The Boys season 4 has only one episode left, yet there are still some unresolved plot strands and questions to be addressed.

After a slower start than its predecessors, The Boys season 4 picked up the pace by episode 4 and began building to a climactic finish. Despite the fact that the season’s finale is approaching, it appears like the Amazon series still has a lot to unpack before embarking on its final season with season 5.

Unlike past seasons, which focused on combining supe action with political intrigue, The Boys season 4 has embraced the political parts of its overall narrative to prepare the way for a bang-packed season 5. As a result, many of the underlying mysteries following The Boys season 4 episode 7 focus around the volatile political landscape and power battles both within and outside of Vought. Because characters such as Butcher, Ryan, and Starlight have undergone substantial shifts over the season, certain questions remain about their position in the series’ future.

What Powers Does Butcher Have (If Any)?

And How Do His Powers Connect To Kessler?

Homelander somehow overpowers Ezekiel and brutally executes him in The Boys season 4 episode 4, implying that he may still be the supreme being. However, following the episode 4 occurrence, The Boys’ fourth installment retains an air of mystery surrounding Butcher’s abilities, making it difficult not to wonder how he defeated Ezekiel so easily. Butcher may have preserved some of his powers from his time as a supe in The Boys season 3. If this is true, he could have superhuman strength and the capacity to project heat beams from his eyes.

Will Hughie Realize Starlight Is A Shapeshifter?

And Will He Realize This Before It Is Too Late?

Although something feels strange about Starlight during The Boys season 4 episode 7, it is difficult to pinpoint why she is acting differently. The episode concludes with a surprising surprise, revealing that Starlight, who has been with Hughie all along, is a shapeshifter. Meanwhile, the actual Starlight is imprisoned in an unknown location. Although the episode does not reveal the shapeshifter’s motivations, it appears that Sister Sage recruited her to ruin the lads’ blackmail on Neuman.

Will Neuman Be President When The Boys Season 4 Ends?

Or Will The Boys Find A Way To Eradicate Her?

Sister Sage appears to be asking the shapeshifter to destroy the blackmail against Victoria Neuman because she wants Neuman to be the future president. With the blackmail removed, the lads would have nothing against Neuman, giving her no compelling motive to spare them in the show’s denouement. However, because Neuman is still the Vice President-Elect, it is difficult not to be curious about how Sister Sage will assassinate Robert Singer to assure Neuman’s election to the president.

Will Ryan Finally Leave Homelander?

Or Become More Like Him?

Billy Butcher discovers fresh hope in The Boys season 4 episode 7, when Ryan opposes Vought’s executives on live television and admits how much he misses his mother during the holidays. Butcher is pleased of Ryan for standing up for himself, and he believes he will eventually quit Homelander. However, Ryan’s rejection of Vought may not be as clear as it appears. Homelander became more unpredictable and unbalanced in The Boys season 3 after he began ignoring Vought’s commands, recognizing that no one else could control him due to his physical might.

How Will The Boys Create The Virus Without Sameer’s Help?

Is Kimiko Infected Leg Enough For Them To Recreate It?

As shown in episode 7 of The Boys season 4, Sameer was straining to duplicate the supe virus with the limited tools in Frenchie’s warehouse lab. Now that he’s fled, the boys must find another way to generate the virus because they can’t 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 a superpower like Victoria Neuman without it. Because Frenchie has extensive experience in pharmacology and was even assisting Sameer, he may be able to reproduce the virus. Frenchie also gets access to Kimiko’s detached leg, which became infected with the virus after Sameer injected her with it in episode 7.

Has A-Train Escaped For Good?

Or Will Homelander Catch Him?

A-Train’s path to redemption continues in The Boys season 4 episode 7, as he assists the boys in defeating The Deep and the new Black Noir. However, this exposes him as the mole, causing him to go into hiding before Homelander discovers the truth about his treason. As a result, A-Train pays Ashley one final visit and asks her if she wants to depart with him. When Ashley declines the offer, A-Train escapes, most likely removing his monitoring chip before going to his safe home.

Will Starlight’s Powers Finally Return?

How Else Will She Be Able To Stop The Shapeshifter?

The seventh episode of The Boys season 4 appears to provide Starlight with an ideal time to self-reflect and figure out how to regain her powers. Her feud with Firecracker in prior episodes made her question if she wanted to be a superhero anymore, finally leading to her loss of powers. Now that she is confined within a dilapidated house and must return home before the shapeshifter causes any further harm, she must confront her identity and reevaluate her job as a superhero in order to restore her s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s.

However, there is a small chance that she will not regain her powers, leaving the shapeshifter to continue causing havoc unchecked. As all of the underlying secrets in The Boys season 4 indicate, the program still has a lot to unravel in the season’s final episode. Season 4 of The Boys will most likely leave some of these questions unanswered, given the show has one more season before it finishes. Hopefully, it will provide enough room for interesting thoughts and speculation.