One-Shots Delivers Bloody, Celebrity-Packed Reboot for The Boys

The Boys’ season 5 episode “One-Shots” breaks the show’s gloom with a fast-paced, multi-POV special that layers a celebrity-packed poker game, a bloody showdown, and surprising emotional beats for Firecracker and Black Noir, capped by a long-awaited Supernatural reunion. Its heavy reliance on shock value over tight plotting gives the episode a refreshing energy and structural shake-up for the season, even as some threads feel underdeveloped and the finale looms. It also advances Soldier Boy and Homelander’s storyline toward chaos, signaling a wild wrap-up ahead.