The Boys has lost one member, leaving both the team and viewers heartbroken.

At the end of the show's penultimate episode, 'The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man They Call Mother's Milk',Frenchie (Tomer Capone) sacrifices himself to protect Kimiko Miyashiro (Karen Fukuhara) from Homelander (Antony Starr). In his final moments, Frenchie tells Kimiko she saved him. The two share a kiss before Frenchie succumbs to his wounds, leaving Kimiko sobbing as the screen cuts to black.

Frenchie's death is the latest in the show's final season, which has already seen the deaths of Reggie Franklin/A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), Misty Tucker Gray/Firecracker (Valorie Curry), and Justin/Black Noir II (Nathan Mitchell).

'We knew we had to kill off one of The Boys', Eric Kripke toldThe Hollywood Reporter.

'You can't have a shot at victory unless it costs your heroes something that's really hard. I always thinkThe Lord of the Ringswas so good at that, andGame of Throneswas so good at that. For narrative momentum, your heroes have to pay a steep price — because that's how it works in the real world.'

He also said that they knew early on that 'it was going to be Frenchie' and 'it had to happen'.

'So it was going through each character and deciding what was going to be the most heart wrenching. I think we knew early on it was going to be Frenchie. In so many ways, Frenchie and Kimiko are the heart of the show. Despite what killers they are, they're both so emotionally sweet. We knew this would have real maximum destruction, and I think it had to happen. They would not have a chance of winning if Frenchie doesn't sacrifice himself,' Kripke said.

On the other hand,Tomer Capone saidthat he knew Frenchie's death was inevitable. 'I knew it. I felt it. I knew it was coming. I knew it was inevitable,' the actor said.

The final episode ofThe Boys, titled 'Blood and Bone', will be released on 20 May 2026 on Prime Video.

The current season has faced backlash from fans over slow pacing, with manycomplaints about 'filler episodes'. The finale is expected to wrap things up, with a final showdown between The Boys and Homelander.

Source: International Business Times UK