The Boys Season 3 Episode 6: Herogasm

The episode begins with Black Noir cutting out his tracking chip and disappearing after learning that Soldier Boy is alive and targeting former Payback members. Meanwhile, Frenchie, Kimiko, and Cherie are held captive by Little Nina. When Nina forces Frenchie to choose which of Kimiko or Cherie will die, Kimiko escapes her restraints, kills Nina's men with Cherie's help, and Nina escapes. M.M. tells Starlight that Soldier Boy killed his grandfather, a trauma he links to his obsessive rituals. At the Herogasm gathering, M.M. tries to incapacitate Soldier Boy with gas, but it does not work.

A-Train confronts Blue Hawk at Herogasm. After apologizing to Hughie for Robin's death, A-Train drags Blue Hawk at super-speed until Blue Hawk dies; A-Train then collapses as his heart fails. Soldier Boy confronts the TNT Twins, who tell him Black Noir was the Payback member who gave him to the Russians. A Russian song triggers Soldier Boy's involuntary chest blast, destroying the house and ending the Herogasm gathering. Homelander arrives after Soldier Boy's blast and fights Soldier Boy, Butcher, and Hughie.

Butcher's Temp V powers and Hughie's teleportation help them restrain Homelander, but he breaks free and escapes before Soldier Boy can use his chest blast on him. Hughie teleports Starlight away from Herogasm rather than helping evacuate others, telling her that he wants to be the one who saves her. Starlight broadcasts from the Herogasm aftermath, tells followers that Soldier Boy is alive and dangerous and that Vought is covering it up, accuses Homelander of abuse toward her and Maeve, and renounces the Starlight identity and quits the Seven.

The episode ends with Starlight's public break from Vought and the Seven after the Herogasm destruction. In the final key beat, Starlight broadcasts from the aftermath, revealing that Soldier Boy is alive and dangerous, accusing Homelander of abuse, and renouncing her Starlight identity. This leaves unresolved threads: the fate of A-Train, who collapsed after his heart failed, is not confirmed; Soldier Boy's whereabouts after his blast and Homelander's escape are unknown; and the consequences of Starlight's public revelations for Vought and the Seven are left open.