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In the fifth and final season of The Boys, creator-showrunner Eric Kripke and his writers’ room had their work cut out for them, with a complex cast of characters’ arcs to wrap up, from the heartbreaking to the adrenaline-inducing and absurdly hilarious.
Written by Judalina Neira and David Reed and directed by Philip Sgriccia, the series finale, “Blood and Bone,” opens with a rushed funeral for Tomer Capone’s Frenchie, who sacrifices himself in the penultimate episode. Despite the character’s absence, the scene
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