The Boys Season 2 Episode 5: We Gotta Go Now

Starlight finds Sage Grove references in Stormfront's email, and when the two confront each other it becomes clear that each knows the other's secret — a mutual hostage situation inside the Seven.

Homelander's image problem gets worse before it gets managed: a video of him killing civilians damages his public standing, and Stormfront works to remake that image through social media.

Maeve starts building her own resistance, asking the Deep for help against Homelander while telling Elena to wait — protecting her by keeping her at arm's length.

The episode's action peaks at Aunt Judy's home, where Black Noir attacks Butcher. Butcher survives and escalates the only way he can: pressuring Edgar, who calls Noir off.

It closes on the alliance that will define the back half of the season — Stormfront and Homelander beginning a sexual relationship.

"We Gotta Go Now" ends with Stormfront and Homelander beginning a sexual relationship. That final beat closes the episode on the two characters' newly intimate alliance. The ending leaves several threads unresolved, including Starlight's knowledge of Sage Grove, the fallout from the video of Homelander killing civilians and Stormfront's social media effort to reshape his image, and Maeve's efforts against Homelander.