Did Frenchie Die? The Shocking Ending of 'The Boys' Penultimate Episode, Explained

"Episode 7 packs another huge punch by eliminating one of The Boys themselves. Frenchie asks Sister Sage for help with his experiments on Kimiko. Amazon Prime Video Episode 7 juggles all sorts of storylines, including Samuel L. Jackson lending his voice to a shark, Daveed Diggs demonstrating why he has a Tony award by singing as Oh Father, Homelander casually making Ashley Barrett president, and Jordan and Marie from Gen V finally proving a little useful."

"The most intriguing plotline follows Frenchie and Kimiko as they try one last strategy to beat Homelander: replicate Soldier Boy's powers by imbuing Kimiko with otherwise-lethal doses of radiation. But Frenchie can't do it alone, so he consults a freshly-lobotomized Sister Sage for help. Who better than the smartest person in the world to help with this last-resort plan? Unfortunately, she needs a few hours to regain her smarts, and time is exactly what they don't have."

"Homelander is on his way, and while Hughie tries to give a warning, Frenchie's phone is broken. Frenchie still manages to hide Kimiko and Sage behind a zinc wall, meaning Homelander won't be able to see them with his X-ray vision. Homelander almost finds them anyway, but Frenchie saves them by luring Homelander into the uranium room. He hurts Homelander badly, but is mortally wounded in the process."

"Once Homelander leaves, Kimiko and Sage run to find Frenchie, and he passes away."

The final weeks arrive as the superhero series concludes after five seasons. Season 5 maintains suspense by killing major characters, including A-Train, Stormfront, and another central figure in Episode 7. The episode follows multiple storylines, including Samuel L. Jackson voicing a shark, Daveed Diggs singing as Oh Father, Homelander installing Ashley Barrett as president, and Gen V characters Jordan and Marie becoming useful. Frenchie and Kimiko pursue a last strategy to defeat Homelander by giving Kimiko otherwise-lethal radiation to replicate Soldier Boy’s powers. Frenchie seeks help from a lobotomized Sister Sage, but time runs out as Homelander approaches. Frenchie hides them behind a zinc wall and lures Homelander into a uranium room, wounding him while dying himself. Kimiko and Sage then search for Frenchie and find he has passed away.

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