The Boys

("A Lo Caliche" by Sr Ortegón playing)

Hey, baby.

-Oh, Jesus Christ. -Yeah, I'm sorry.

Where have you been? It's been days.

Yeah. I've been handling business.

It's okay now, it's okay.

You said I had to hide, you said we were in trouble and...

You know, I think, I think I got it worked out.

I think I have some-some good news.

Good news?

Stillwell. She's open to us going public.

Don't you lie to me.

Hand on a Bible.

Yeah. But, listen,

for us to go public, you have to come clean with me.

Like, I have to know who you told about Compound V.

Hey, come on.

This is, this is you and me.

I mean, we're Bonnie and Clyde.

Ride or die, right?

I...

Oh, shit.

I told these guys,

you were running the V down near the Noodle Palace.

I'm so sorry, baby.

I had to. I...

Why?

What do they have on you?

I don't know their names,

but there was this British guy,

dark hair, real smug asshole.

Buzz cut French guy, big black guy with a goatee,

and a skinny white kid.

I think they were all working together. Mm-hmm.

-I'm so sorry, baby. -Nah.

-I'm so sorry. -No, it's okay.

-I fucked up so bad. -It's all right.

You know what I was thinking about

on my run over here?

Our first date.

Most first dates

order, like, a scallop

and a bottle of water.

But you...

...got a dark beer,

a New York strip,

-and chocolate chip cheesecake. -(laughs)

I remember thinking,

"Here's someone

who isn't afraid to be happy."

And I fell for you, right then and there.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Why?

Well?

Heroin overdose.

I'm sorry to hear that.

And the V?

-She told some guys about it. -No, no.

I mean you.

Come on, A-Train.

You've been shooting it up for weeks.

You really think I wouldn't notice?

I'm done, man.

Nah, I'm fucking, I'm fucking done.

-Cold turkey. -Really?

-Yeah. -Hmm.

Good.

Yeah.

You know,

you really screwed up, kiddo.

But you did the right thing coming to me,

and I'm proud of you.

Thanks, Homelander,

for giving me the chance.

I appreciate it.

Hey. Come on.

I love you.

We're family.

I'll always be watching over you.

Always.

Attaboy.

Oh, and the misplaced Asian girl?

I'll find her.

: Fuck.

Le poulet.

Massage the bird with olive oil,

then a sprinkle of salt and pepper,

then I bake. (sniffs)

Basting every 20 minutes to keep it from drying out

is very important.

Till it's crisp, but not too crunchy.

And voilà.

I think you understand me.

It's in your eyes.

Can you speak?

Tell me what you know, mon coeur.

So we can find these fuckers

who did this to you,

so I can get you back home.

I like this outfit. You know, the other one had--

-Oh, my God. -(laughs)

The other one had kind of like a, you know,

a Nikki Minaj thing going on.

Oh, yeah, the other one sucks.

They're only letting me wear this one

because, apparently, it's family friendly.

-Hmm. -Hmm.

You know, I'm surprised you came.

I seem to remember you inviting me?

No, I mean, I'm-I'm glad you came.

You just... I don't know,

you don't really strike me as the religious type.

Well, yeah, lapsed, but I served my time in Sunday school.

-Hmm. Hey, Starlight.

Hi.

Okay, so, do you know everybody here,

or just, like, 99.9%?

No. My mom and I, um,

we would drive coast to coast in her brown Honda Civic,

just doing the whole Christian Circuit thing.

You know, Power Fest, Capes for Christ,

Believe Expo.

We wore

the tires off of that car. These people are like

family to me.

After everything that's happened,

it's actually...

it's really nice to see them again.

-Sweetheart. -(gasps) Mom! Hi.

Mm.

-How was your flight? -Oh, it was a nightmare.

I think we sat on the runway for 45 minutes,

and then there was all the, you know, Flight 37 stuff.

But a Xanax and a couple of Pinot Grigio later,

-here I am. -(chuckles)

Oh, hello. Uh, do you want a autograph?

H-Honey, give him an autograph.

Oh, no, no. We-- I mean, I know her.

-I mean, I don't... -Yeah.

-We know each other. Yes. -Mm-hmm.

-Yeah. -Oh. Do you work at Vought?

No. No, no, no.

Mom, this is, this is Hughie.

He's... uh, he's a friend.

-Hi. -Uh, how nice.

Starlight. You hydrating?

Hey, Donna.

-How was your flight? -Oh, it-it was perfect in every w...

You have that "Teen Roundtable" in about 15, are you ready?

-Mm-hmm. -Oh, she was born ready.

I should know, I was there.

Great. (laughs)

Um, do you want to come?

Uh... You know what? I'll let you go ahead.

Go, uh, go roundtable those teens.

-Mm. -We'll catch up later?

Yeah, sure.

So, Jesus...

Jesus said, "Hey, bro.

"Hey, bro, bring it in.

"You shouldn't need proof.

"You should just

"believe because I say so,

"because you have

-faith." -(cheering, applause)

"People who have faith,

those are my peeps, y'all." That's what Jesus said.

But I am gonna ask you one question...

Two twats at every entrance,

armed to holy hell. In church.

Well, that's America for you,

isn't it?

And God's watching from up above.

Right there.

Over there.

Yeah.

Security's tighter than a choir boy's asshole.

So let me ask you something:

Why could Jesus walk on water?

Why does Homelander fly?

How about A-Train, why does he get to run the way he runs?

Or how do I get to hold the whole world

in my loving embrace?

Why were we chosen?

Because of the Lord.

Because we were born with his power.

Because we believe!

-We believe. -$15,000

for an exclusive VIP experience with Ezekiel.

Seriously?

There's not an easier, cheaper way

for us to get to him?

We ain't getting to Ezekiel. You are.

-I am? -Whoa, whoa, wait. What?