In The Boys Season 4, Hughie doesn't intentionally cheat on Starlight; he's manipulated and assaulted by a shapeshifter (Firecracker's sister) who takes Starlight's form, leading to a deeply traumatic sexual encounter that Starlight initially misinterprets as infidelity, causing a huge fight, though Hughie was coerced and victimized, not unfaithful.
Initially, Hughie engages in the relationship to plant a bug on Starlight's phone; however, the relationship develops into a romantic/sexual one. Starlight is angry and upset that Hughie uses her to get tickets into the Believe Expo in Good for the Soul, and again to gain information on Naqib.
Since The Boys Season 4 is set around November 2024, Annie had an abortion in May 2024, six months before the events of the season. This means she terminated the pregnancy shortly after Season 3. This revelation by Firecracker is exposed to be part of a master plan by Sister Sage to tarnish Starlight's reputation.
The Deep uses this to his advantage, blackmailing Starlight into having oral sex with him, something she was strongly against at the time. The Deep uses this to mock her; however, on advice from Queen Maeve, Starlight is able to move past it and ignore him.
He was briefly a member of The Seven and a former member of the all-Supe boy band Super-Sweet. He was also Starlight's childhood friend and ex-boyfriend.
No, Homelander and Starlight do not sleep together in The Boys series; they share a significant, but ultimately fake, public kiss in Season 3 orchestrated by Homelander for PR, though Starlight clearly despises him and he is obsessed with her, leading to tension and near-moments but no actual sexual relationship.
At the end of the season, Hughie and Annie propose and decide to get married.
The Boys features several LGBTQ+ characters, most prominently Queen Maeve, who is a lesbian, and Frenchie, who is bisexual, with his relationship with Colin highlighting this in later seasons. Other queer characters include Doppelganger (genderfluid/gay) and Jordan Li (bigender/bisexual) from Gen V, plus several minor supes and comic characters like Elena (Maeve's girlfriend) and Termite (bisexual).
Knowing he will be locked away for life as an invalid, Butcher deceives Hughie into killing him by falsely claiming he had murdered Hughie's parents. Hughie, in a fit of rage, rams a metal spike into Butcher's chest, killing him. True to character, Billy dies smiling.
In 2084, three teenagers discover the secret to time travel. At first their jumps cover only a few seconds, but soon they master the technique and combat their fear of jumping into the unknown.
On her show, "Truthbomb," Firecracker reveals that Annie and Hughie decided to have an abortion. This proves to be the final straw for Starlight, who powers-up and beats the ever loving crap out of Firecracker on live TV.
Erin Moriarty, the actress who plays Starlight in The Boys, has denied all rumors of plastic surgery, stating that changes in her appearance are due to natural aging, makeup, lighting, weight fluctuations, and her recent diagnosis of Graves' disease, not cosmetic procedures.
According to the iQIYI app Sun Yinghao, Yoo Gwanwoo and Zhang Jijun have withdrawn from the Starlight Boys : r/kpop.
Mother's Milk (MM) seems skinnier in The Boys Season 4 because actor Laz Alonzo lost weight intentionally for a healthier lifestyle and a more "fit" look for the role, combined with shaving his beard, which significantly changed his facial appearance. The show even acknowledges this in-universe, with a character commenting he looks like he needs to eat more, while Alonzo's personal health journey involved dietary changes after a DNA test.
Hughie is intentionally drawn to resemble the British actor and writer Simon Pegg. According to Robertson, he drew the character based on Pegg after seeing him in the sitcom Spaced, and thought that Pegg captured the balance of "innocence but tough determination" that Ennis wanted in the character.
In the epilogue series, Dear Becky, which takes place twelve years after the end of the series, Annie and Hughie get married and settle down in his hometown in Scotland, Annie taking Hughie's name as "Annie Campbell".
Vogelbaum reveals that Homelander had impregnated Becca, and that Becca and the baby died during birth.
Despite being referred to as a "brain tumor", Kessler in actuality seems to be a worm-esque parasite existing under Butcher's skin, generally around the brain region. Homelander refers to it as a black mass swirling around his brain, implying the existence of many worms that function as a single entity.
The researcher found that Homelander is proven to have all nine signs of narcissistic personality disorder and is heavily influenced by it. NPD presents itself through a variety of different behavioral patterns.
Homelander learn that Queen Maeve slept with Billy Butcher. Homelander is able to smell Billy Butcher's scent on Queen Maeve, thus letting him know they had a tryst. In one of their occasional meetings, Maeve and Butcher have a fling and sleep with each other. Queen Maeve seduced Billy Butcher.
The character of Billy Butcher can be seen as a direct parody of The Punisher from Marvel. Both these characters operate outside the law using violent means and are highly skilled in combat.
Three gender-swapped characters in The Boys enhance Homelander's character arc. Gender-swapping Stillwell, Stormfront, and Neuman developed Homelander and added depth. The addition of more women in The Boys improves overall representation but may not allow them to develop their own stories.
Fillers and Botox
Erin is believed to have had lip and cheek fillers along with Botox in her forehead, which apparently is the reason why her eyebrows look more arched now.
Their relationship remains strained, however, and Annie eventually leaves Hughie due to him being unable to move past the events he witnessed. Despite this, the two rekindle their relationship at the end of the series.
At Ezekiel's meet, Homelander questions how Hughie knows Starlight. They hold a baptizing, in which Homelander uses this opportunity to hold Hughie under water for an extended period of time, presumably as a threat.