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Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for The Boys season 5, episode 7!The Deep's true feelings about Homelander have finally been revealed.
star Chace Crawford has unpacked the Deep's true feelings about Homelander after his sudden betrayal in season 5, episode 7. Since the start of the series, the Deep has always maintained loyalty to Homelander, going so far as to kill the sea life he cares deeply for just to appease him. However, , episode 7 sees this relationship crumble, with Homelander dissolving the Seven and dismissing the Deep from his duties. Despite his loyalty, he doesn't have a place in the main antagonist's future.
[SITEURL] | V+ Vought Files Personality Quiz ScreenRant/ TV/ The Boys/ Personality Quiz Vought International · Classified Which Member of The Boys Are You? “With great power comes the absolute certainty that you’ll turn into a right c***.” ⚡ Homelander America's Hero 🔨 Butcher The Boys' Leader ✨ Starlight The Real Hero 🎵 Hughie Just Some Guy 🌸 Kimiko The Female ENTER VOUGHT TOWER → 12345678 QUESTION 1 / 8LIFESTYLE 01 It’s Friday night and you’ve got no obligations. What’s your move? AStaying in, listening to music, avoiding anything that could go wrong BGoing somewhere I’ll be recognized — I need to be seen CDrinking at a dive bar, planning my next move against someone who wronged me DMeeting with people who actually want to make a difference — there’s always work to do EWatching a musical or dancing alone in my room — the quiet moments are mine ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 2 / 8INSTINCTS 02 A Supe goes rogue in the middle of the city. Civilians are in danger. What do you do? ARun toward the danger — powers or not, someone has to help these people BFinally. This is what I’ve been preparing for. Time to put the plan into action CThis is MY city. I’ll handle it — and make sure the cameras are rolling DMove fast, move silent. Get the civilians out first, deal with the Supe second EI’m terrified, but I’m not leaving. Someone hand me something I can use ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 3 / 8LOYALTY 03 Someone you trusted has been working with the enemy. How do you react? ARage. Pure, white-hot rage. They’re going to pay for this BIt guts me. I trusted them. But I need to understand why before I react CBetrayal? No one betrays ME. They’ll regret the day they were born DIt hurts, but I can’t let it break me — there are bigger things at stake EI say nothing. But I remember. And when the time comes, they’ll know ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 4 / 8IDENTITY 04 How would the people closest to you honestly describe you? ASomeone who always tries to do the right thing, even when it’s hard BThe most powerful person in the room — and they’d better not forget it CQuiet, but absolutely not someone you want to cross DA bastard, probably. But a bastard who gets results ENervous, a little awkward, but surprisingly brave when it counts ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 5 / 8CONFLICT 05 You discover that a powerful institution has been covering up something horrific. What do you do? AExpose it. Go public. The truth is the most powerful weapon there is BBurn it to the ground. Scorched earth. No half-measures CGather evidence carefully — we need to do this the right way or they’ll bury it DDepends. Is it MY institution? If so, the cover-up continues. If not, I’ll weaponize it EFind the people responsible. Personally. No press conference needed ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 6 / 8TRUST 06 Vought offers you a deal: power, money, and protection — but you have to look the other way on something terrible. What do you do? ATake the deal. Power IS the point. Morality is for people who can’t afford ambition BRefuse. Loudly. And then figure out how to bring them down from outside CRefuse, but quietly — then start gathering evidence from the inside DTake the deal, use their resources, then double-cross them spectacularly EWalk away silently. I’ve been someone’s weapon before. Never again ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 7 / 8EMOTIONS 07 After everything you’ve been through, how do you cope with the darkness? ABadly. Whiskey, grudges, and the promise of revenge keep me going BI lean on the people I love — they’re the only reason I haven’t completely lost it CI remind myself why I’m fighting. The anger becomes purpose DArt, music, expression — the things they could never take from me EI don’t cope. I dominate. If the darkness scares you, become the thing they fear ← BACKNEXT → 12345678 QUESTION 8 / 8VALUES 08 When the fight is finally over and Vought is gone, what matters most to you? AThat we did it the right way — that we didn’t become the thing we were fighting BPeace. Real peace. A life where I choose who I am, not what I was made to be CThat the truth came out and people finally know what was done to them DThat every last one of them got what they deserved EOver? It’s never over. There’s always someone who needs to be reminded who’s in charge REVEAL MY CHARACTER → Vought Psychological Profile Complete Your Boys Alter Ego ⚡ Homelander “I can do whatever I want.” You crave control and validation in equal measure. On the surface, you project confidence and power — the kind that makes people either worship you or cower. But underneath? There’s a void that no amount of adoration can fill. You demand loyalty but struggle to give it. You’re at your most dangerous when you feel cornered, and at your most human when you realize that all the power in the world can’t make someone genuinely love you. You’re not the hero — you’re the cautionary tale. Narcissistic Terrifying Charismatic Unstable 🔨 Billy Butcher “I’m gonna f***in’ kill you all.” You’re a wrecking ball with a grudge, and God help anyone standing between you and your target. Your rage is legendary — but so is the pain that fuels it. You’d burn the world down for the people you love, and that’s both your greatest strength and your fatal flaw. You don’t play by the rules because the rules were written by the people you’re fighting against. Underneath all that bravado is someone who’s terrified of losing anyone else. Ruthless Driven Self-Destructive Loyal ✨ Starlight “I’m done being controlled.” You walked into a corrupt system believing you could change it from the inside — and against all odds, you might be right. You’ve been lied to, manipulated, and betrayed, but none of it broke your moral compass. You fight not because you enjoy it, but because someone has to stand up. You’re the kind of person who sees the worst in people and still chooses to believe in the best. That’s not naivety — that’s courage. Brave Principled Resilient Compassionate 🎵 Hughie Campbell “I don’t want to be a person who can just let things go.” You never asked for any of this. You were living a quiet life, and then the world showed you something so unjust that you couldn’t look away. You’re not the strongest or the loudest, but you have something most people lack: the stubborn refusal to accept that this is just how things are. You’re terrified most of the time, but you show up anyway. That’s not weakness — that’s the definition of bravery. You fumble, you doubt, but you never quit. Anxious Resourceful Moral Brave 🌸 Kimiko “You are my heart.” You’ve been through horrors that would destroy most people, and yet here you are — still fighting, still caring, still protecting the ones you love. You don’t need words to communicate what matters; your actions say everything. You’re a contradiction in the most beautiful way: capable of devastating violence, but driven by an overwhelming tenderness. The world tried to make you a weapon, but you chose to be a person. That choice is the bravest thing anyone can do. Lethal Gentle Protective Traumatized ↻ PLAY AGAIN
In an interview with ScreenRant's Tatiana Hullender, Crawford, who plays the Deep, explained how his character really feels about Homelander after the Seven were disbanded in The Boys season 5, episode 7. The series star revealed that the Deep finally understood Homelander never really cared about him, something that completely shatters his worldview given how loyal he'd been for such a long time. His exile from the ocean adds to that level of pressure, since without the Seven, he now has nowhere to go and nobody to turn to:
ScreenRant: The Deep is obviously horrified by the death of all this ocean life, but he was the one actively endangering them in the first place by lying about the pipeline. Then in episode 7, after having killed his only friend in the Seven, Homelander still kicks him out and ocean life spurns him. Was there a moment before that breaking point where he considered what he was doing? Did he ever want to take a different path?
Chace Crawford: Yeah, I think we all start to pray to God in the foxhole when things are really bad. You want to make a change. I think the Deep's problem is, "Oh, I'm ready to change. I will do it," and then he stays the way he's always been.
I think when he sees this, he just doesn't know how to go about it. He's so stupid. He really thinks he can maybe talk Homelander into giving him the Seven and redeeming himself that way, because that's his whole life and identity. He's just really desperately clinging onto it, and he has been for the past three seasons. He's trying to appease Homelander and be a sycophant. He's just hanging on to the fast life that he's got and trying not to lose that.
I think the big realization of that episode is that Homelander doesn't love him. He's chasing this ghost of a relationship with him, and he's been in denial his whole life. It's finally cracking, and he's having to face real consequences in real life. To lose the ocean and the love of the sea life was his biggest kick in the nuts. Yeah, poor Deep.
In addition, Crawford explained how the Deep has a "father complex" that Homelander satiates, something that slowly starts to crack after the Seven are officially dissolved. It's an approach that shows how, despite how much the Deep has sacrificed — from sea life to his best friend in Black Noir — it was never going to be enough to satisfy the person he wanted to impress the most. However, he does admit it's likely fun watching his character get hit with consequences for everything he's done all at once, forced to wrestle with the aftermath of his decisions:
I think he finally starts to see some things [about Homelander]. To see the cracks in Homelander is probably kind of scary. It's like seeing your dad be completely humbled and not be The Man all the time.
I think it's just all around terrifying for the Deep, who's just trying to survive and not to lose what he's got left. He's just very angry, and I think that deep down, he's got this rage that he hasn't dealt with. He's obviously done no therapy, and he's just got all these unresolved issues, like a father complex with Homelander.
The one thing he wants Homelander to say, he will never say it to him. He'll never have this love and acceptance or ride off into the sunset with Homelander as his teammate. The walls are crumbling, and it's sad for him. But it's probably fun for the audience!
Homelander dismissing the Deep of his duties is the first of many unfortunate moments for the aquatic Supe in season 5, episode 7. Abandoned by every other , he finds himself on a dock where a hammerhead shark warns him he's no longer allowed in the ocean, otherwise he'll be killed. This results in him allowing a man to drown, since he's too afraid of his own self-preservation to take the risk and save him.
was the catalyst for many of these events. While he did so because Noir destroyed the oil pipeline that killed billions of sea animals, it was an extreme action spurred by his wishes to always please Homelander above everyone else. He sacrificed their friendship for the validation of someone who didn't care about him, leading to his downfall. The fact he finally sees Homelander for who he is, however, is too little too late, especially after everything he's done just to stay by his side.
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This lays the groundwork for a rather depressing yet fitting end for the Deep, whose fate just might circle back to when he assaulted Starlight in the very first episode of the entire series. It's an approach that gives his character arc more meaning, especially now that he doesn't have anything left to lose. The Boys might finally be setting up the Deep's untimely end, either dying or having to live with everything he's done.
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