Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” closed out its fifth and final season this week, but the series finale has sparked a sharp backlash on IMDb, where the last two episodes are now ranked as the lowest rated installments in the show’s history.
According to the ratings currently visible on the platform, Episode 7, “The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother’s Milk,” sits at 6.2, while the finale, “Blood and Bone,” holds a 6.6, both well below the scores typically associated with the Eric Kripke-created superhero satire.
‘The Boys’ Ends With Its Most Divisive Episodes Yet
For years, “The Boys” built a reputation as one of streaming’s most consistent genre successes, combining violence, political satire, and anti superhero cynicism into a breakout franchise for Amazon. Earlier seasons regularly produced IMDb scores in the high 8s and 9s, particularly during major Homelander centered episodes, making the sudden drop for the closing chapters especially noticeable among longtime viewers.
The final season raised the stakes by pushing Antony Starr’s Homelander closer than ever to absolute power. Storylines involving the V1 Compound V variant, Billy Butcher’s increasingly extreme tactics, and the collapse of Vought’s public image drove the series toward a bleak endgame that positioned nearly every major character for sacrifice or confrontation. The final episodes also featured several major deaths.
Despite the audience backlash reflected on IMDb, the season was broadly well received by critics during its run. Reviews highlighted the performances of Karl Urban, Antony Starr, and Karen Fukuhara, while also praising the scale of the action and the show’s willingness to avoid a traditionally optimistic ending. At the same time, some critics echoed fan complaints about narrative sprawl and tonal excess.
Whether the finale’s ratings stabilize over time remains to be seen, but the numbers mark an unusual ending for a series that spent most of its run near the top of streaming television discourse. Even with a polarizing conclusion, “The Boys” leaves behind one of the most commercially successful and culturally visible television franchises Amazon has produced.
