Netflix's Boots introduced viewers to a group of aspiring Marine recruits who endure severe physical challenges, emotional pitfalls and even a surprise death - but how did the season end? The show, which premiered on Thursday, October 9, follows Cameron (Miles Heizer) as he joins the American military alongside his best friend Ray (Liam Oh) during the 1990s. Cameron has to hide his sexuality while trying to make it through basic training alongside Slovacek (Kieron Moore), Hicks (Angus O'Brien), Nash (Dominic Goodman), John (Blake Burt), Cody (Brandon Tyler Moore) and Ochoa (Johnathan Nieves).