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: Starlight successfully blackmails a Vought lab technician, Gecko, into stealing a vial of Compound V . However, a newly recovered A-Train discovers the theft and threatens to expose her until she counter-blackmails him with his past confession of murdering Popclaw.

: Billy Butcher officially reunites with the team but immediately creates friction, particularly with Hughie, over his sudden reappearance. Butcher makes a high-stakes deal with his former mentor, Grace Mallory : if the Boys capture a recently arrived "Supe-terrorist," Mallory will help him find his wife, Becca. The.Boys.S02E02.PROPER.Preparation.and.Planning...

: Comedian Patton Oswalt provides the voice for the Deep's talking gills. : Starlight successfully blackmails a Vought lab technician,

: The title is a reference to a story arc from The Boys comics. Butcher makes a high-stakes deal with his former

: Hughie is seen watching the music video for Billy Joel’s "You're Only Human (Second Wind)," a song with themes reflecting his own feelings of inadequacy and depression.

: The team tracks their target to a costume shop, only to discover that the "terrorist" is actually Kenji , Kimiko's younger brother. The siblings' reunion is bittersweet; while they share a heartfelt moment, they eventually engage in a brutal super-powered battle after Kimiko realizes Kenji has been brainwashed by the Shining Light Liberation Army .

: This episode introduces the running joke involving members of the Church of the Collective and the soft drink Fresca .