TMDb/The Boys TV The Boys season 5 recycles its signature super-speed gore, but the joke feels stale. A celebrity cameo massacre undermines the show's satire. April 30, 2026 AceShowbiz - The Boys has revived one of its oldest visual gags in its fifth season: the superfast superhero running through people and bursting them apart. The series began with this violence, as A-Train accidentally killed Hughie's girlfriend in the street, setting Hughie on his quest for revenge against the supes.