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The Boys Season 5 Episode 6: Though the Heavens Fall

Aired May 6, 2026 65 min Prime Video
In "Though the Heavens Fall," The Deep films a promotional video for Vought's new pipeline, but Noir sabotages the pipeline in resentment over The Deep killing Adam, causing a major oil spill that harms marine life — and The Deep then kills Noir. Sage incapacitates Ashley and has Bashley read Soldier Boy's mind; after learning the V1… In "Though the Heavens Fall," The Deep films a promotional video for Vought's new pipeline, but Noir sabotages the pipeline in resentment over The Deep killing Adam, causing a major oil spill that harms marine life — and The Deep then kills Noir.
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The Deep shoots a promotional video for Vought’s new oil pipeline. Noir, who holds the killing of Adam against The Deep, sabotages the line — a blowout that spills oil and harms marine life. The Deep’s answer is final: he kills Noir. Sage takes Ashley out of play and has Bashley read Soldier Boy’s mind. What Bashley finds is the lead to V1 — and with it, Sage switches sides. The Boys have produced a new batch of the virus.

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Though the Heavens Fall is Episode 6 of The Boys Season 5, aired 2026-05-06 (runtime 65 minutes). Noir sabotages Vought’s new pipeline and is killed by The Deep, Sage switches sides after learning the V1 lead, and The Boys bait Bombsight into Soldier Boy’s ambush using her former lover Golden Geisha. Bombsight trades the V1 for the loss of her powers and immortality — and Soldier Boy hands it to Homelander, who injects it in front of The Boys.

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Episode
Season 5, Episode 6 of 8
Title
Though the Heavens Fall
Air Date
May 6, 2026
Runtime
65 min
Director
Catriona McKenzie
Writers
David Reed

Overview

Episode Summary

In "Though the Heavens Fall," The Deep films a promotional video for Vought's new pipeline, but Noir sabotages the pipeline in resentment over The Deep killing Adam, causing a major oil spill that harms marine life — and The Deep then kills Noir. Sage incapacitates Ashley and has Bashley read Soldier Boy's mind; after learning the V1 lead, she switches sides. After The Boys produce more of the virus, Hughie and Annie try to plant it in Homelander's church but are stopped by Oh Father. Following The Legend's tip and with Sage's help, they use Bombsight's former lover Golden Geisha as bait.

Bombsight walks into Soldier Boy's ambush and, after a fierce fight, trades the V1 for having her powers and immortality stripped. Contrary to Sage's prediction, Soldier Boy delivers the V1 to Homelander, who injects it in front of The Boys.

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The Deep shoots a promotional video for Vought’s new oil pipeline. Noir, who holds the killing of Adam against The Deep, sabotages the line — a blowout that spills oil and harms marine life. The Deep’s answer is final: he kills Noir.

Sage takes Ashley out of play and has Bashley read Soldier Boy’s mind. What Bashley finds is the lead to V1 — and with it, Sage switches sides.

The Boys have produced a new batch of the virus. Hughie and Annie try to place it in Homelander’s church but are stopped by Oh Father. The Legend then points them to a different target: Golden Geisha, Bombsight’s former lover. With Sage’s help, the team sets her up as bait.

Bombsight comes to save Golden Geisha — and walks into Soldier Boy’s ambush. After a fierce fight, she strikes her bargain: the V1, in exchange for Soldier Boy stripping her powers and her immortality. Then, against everything Sage predicted, Soldier Boy hands the V1 to Homelander — who injects it in front of The Boys.

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Key Moments

Pipeline Sabotage

Noir sabotages the Vought pipeline The Deep promoted, causing a major oil spill that harms marine life; The Deep kills Noir in return.

Sage Switches Sides

After incapacitating Ashley and having Bashley read Soldier Boy’s mind, Sage learns the V1 lead — and changes sides.

The Church Plan Fails

Hughie and Annie try to plant the new virus in Homelander’s church but are stopped by Oh Father; The Legend redirects them to Golden Geisha.

The Bombsight Ambush

Lured by Golden Geisha, Bombsight fights Soldier Boy — and trades the V1 for the loss of her powers and immortality.

Homelander Injects V1

Contrary to Sage’s prediction, Soldier Boy gives the V1 to Homelander, who injects it in front of The Boys.

Analysis

Character Development

Sage plays both sides until the moment she stops: after taking Ashley out of play and using Bashley to read Soldier Boy’s mind, she learns the V1 lead — and switches sides, aligning with The Boys’ operation.

Noir’s resentment over The Deep’s killing of Adam ends his arc in this episode: his sabotage of the pipeline harms marine life and costs him his life when The Deep strikes back.

The Deep adds a second killing to his record, executing Noir after the sabotage of the very pipeline he promoted on camera.

Soldier Boy defies expectations twice: he honors the brutal bargain with Bombsight — stripping her powers and immortality for the V1 — then ignores Sage’s prediction and hands the serum to Homelander.

Bombsight gives up everything to save Golden Geisha: ambushed and outfought, she surrenders the V1 in exchange for an ordinary mortal life.

Cast

Main Cast

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Karl Urban
as Billy Butcher
Jack Quaid
as Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell
Antony Starr
as Homelander
Erin Moriarty
as Annie January / Starlight
Laz Alonso
as Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.
Chace Crawford
as Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep
Tomer Capone
as Serge / Frenchie
Karen Fukuhara
as Kimiko Miyashiro
Nathan Mitchell
as Justin / Black Noir II
Colby Minifie
as Ashley Barrett

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Jensen Ackles
as Ben / Soldier Boy
Paul Reiser
as The Legend
Feden Kidane
as Reporter #1
Jasmin Kar
as Reporter #2
Mason Dye
as Bombsight
Aya Cash
as Klara Risinger / Stormfront (archive footage)
Naoko Mori
as Golden Geisha
Darius Rathe
as Tanner
Derek Boyes
as Big Chief Apache
Sharon McFarlane
as Hot Flash

Analysis

The Boys Season 5 Episode 6 Ending Explained

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This section discusses the ending of "Though the Heavens Fall" in detail. Stop here if you haven't watched the episode.

The episode’s ending is one irreversible act: Soldier Boy hands the V1 to Homelander — contrary to what Sage predicted — and Homelander injects it in front of The Boys.

It is made possible by the ambush before it: Bombsight came to save Golden Geisha, fought Soldier Boy, and traded the V1 for the loss of her powers and immortality.

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What happens in The Boys Season 5 Episode 6?

Noir sabotages Vought’s new pipeline and is killed by The Deep, Sage switches sides after learning the V1 lead, and The Boys use Golden Geisha as bait to lure Bombsight into Soldier Boy’s ambush. Bombsight trades the V1 for the loss of her powers and immortality — and Soldier Boy gives it to Homelander, who injects it in front of The Boys.

Does Homelander get V1?

Yes. After Bombsight trades the V1 to Soldier Boy in exchange for losing her powers and immortality, Soldier Boy — contrary to Sage’s prediction — gives it to Homelander, who injects it in front of The Boys.

Who kills Noir in Season 5?

The Deep. After Noir sabotages Vought’s new pipeline — causing a major oil spill that harms marine life — The Deep kills him.

Why does Bombsight give up the V1?

Ambushed by Soldier Boy when she comes to save Golden Geisha, Bombsight trades the V1 in exchange for Soldier Boy stripping her powers and immortality.

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