The Boys Season 4's Finale Date Is A Harsh Reminder Of Its Real-Life Inspiration

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Boys season 4 finale!

Summary The Boys season 4 finale mirrors the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack, adding a bold layer of political commentary.

Homelander's authoritarian ambitions escalate in season 4, with plans to seize power in the White House.

Real-world events like the January 6 attack heavily influence the plot of The Boys season 4.

The Boys season 4 finale is finally here, and the date of the episode is a harsh reminder of the story's real-life inspiration. The Boys has openly commented on contemporary politics, with characters like Homelander and Starlight being direct representations of real-life political figures and ideologies. However, The Boys season 4, episode 8 has just made its real-life inspiration even more apparent, with Homelander's horrifying final plan taking place on the same day as the real-world event that inspired it.

Throughout The Boys season 4, Homelander and Sister Sage have been planning for a terrifying future. Homelander has always been a supe supremacist, but season 4 has pushed this even further, with Homelander setting his eyes on the White House. Although several twists and turns have occurred in Homelander and Sage's plan, it has always maintained a connection to a real-life historical event, one that Homelander seems to be attempting to recreate in the Amazon series.

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The Boys Season 4's Finale Takes Place On The Same Day As The 2021 Capitol Attack

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The Boys season 4 finale takes place on January 6, the same day as the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack. On January 6, 2021, far-right rioters raided the United States Capitol Building, with them attempting to stop Congress from certifying the votes for the 2020 presidential election. This insurrection attempt has made a huge mark on the political landscape in the United States and still shapes current politics, so it makes perfect sense for The Boys to reference it.

The final steps in The Seven's plan take place on January 6 in the world of The Boys, with Sister Sage's shapeshifting Starlight attempting to assassinate President Robert Singer in the finale. However, this plan doesn't come to fruition. Instead, Sage manages to work with what she has, leading to Homelander taking control of the Speaker of the House, getting him into the White House, and allowing him to create an authoritarian supe state.

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How The Real-Life January 6 Attack Has Shaped The Boys Season 4

It Has Had A Huge Impact On The Boys

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The real-life January 6 Capitol attack has had a huge impact on The Boys season 4, with much of the story being directly tied to the real-world event. Although the show's plot turns out to be a ruse, The Boys are initially led to believe that Homelander plans on leading his supe army to raid the Capitol, demanding that Victoria Neuman invoke the 25th Amendment to force Robert Singer to step down.

On top of that, an earlier episode also features traces of the January 6 attack. Season 4 featured an episode in which riled-up Homelander supporters start a protest in front of the Starlight House headquarters, only for things to turn violent when they break into the building. The January 6 attack is just one of many real-world political events that are referenced in The Boys, but it is by far the most important one in season 4.