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Warning : This article contains SPOILERS for The Boys time of year 4 , episode 1 .

Summary

The Boysseason 4 is officially here , andone Hughie and Butcher scene fromthe early installment serve as a perfect recall to season 1 . The titular team is off to a rough start in the Amazon show ’s fourth season , witheach member of The Boysgrappling with their own pasts and demon . There is n’t a lot of smashing teamwork happening asThe Boysseason 4opens , and it ’s make it even more hard for MM to fully step into his part as the mathematical group ’s novel drawing card .

Of naturally , The Boys team is n’t always the safe at teamwork , even during the early seasons , and one moment from the premiere is a subtle reminder of that . Butcher and Hughie ’s family relationship is complicated inThe Boys , and it ’s arduous to tell when they ’re loyal friends and when they ’re at odds with one another . One scene fromThe Boysseason 4 ’s gap episodessees Butcher putting Hughie in hurt ’s wayin a personal manner that ’s reminiscent of season 1 .

The Boys season 4 raises the tensions between non - Supes and Supes , and it introduces several of the latter in its newfangled episode . Who are they ?

The Boys Season 4 Poster Showing Homelander with Victoria Neuman Surrounded by Confetti

Hughie Has To Continue Dodging Butcher’s Wayward Bullets On The Boys

Season 4’s Opening Calls Back To A Similar Season 1 Scene

The Boysseason 4 opens with the titular squad taste to assassinate Victoria Neuman at a mass meeting for Robert Singer ’s presidential campaign , but their efforts ultimately go to dissipation . After invite wrong intel , Hughie tries to kill Neuman with acid . When that does n’t shape , Butcher attempts a surprisal bullet to the principal . alas , Butcher ’s hummer ricochets and well-nigh hits Hughie alternatively . And this is n’t the first sentence Hughie is ram to dodge Butcher ’s contrary slug inThe Boys .

This is n’t the first time Hughie is forced to sidestep Butcher ’s obstinate bullets inThe Boys .

In fact , this season 4 moment is the perfect recall to a scene fromThe Boysseason 1 . In the 2nd instalment of the first season , Hughie has to parry one of Butcher ’s bullets when they ’re up against Translucent . Butcher fires at the Supe , but the bullet train ricochets , causing Hughie to hit the pack of cards before he receive shoot . It ’s interesting how like these scene are , and the most recent one proves that one aspect of Butcher ’s character has n’t changed .

Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell and Karl Urban as Billy Butcher in The Boys season 4 with blood splatters

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These Scenes Are Examples Of Butcher’s Shoot First, Ask Questions Later Attitude

It’s 1 Of The Boys Character’s Biggest Flaws

Both scenes that see Hughie dodging bullet train are model of Butcher ’s " shoot first , ask questions later " attitude — and it ’s one of his big flaws throughoutThe Boys . Butcher ’s anger towards Supes and desperation to kill Homelander often make him impulsive . This result to errors that endanger himself and his squad . Such behavior pushes the CIA to makeMM The Boys ' new leader , and it could have even more detrimental force if he does n’t larn to cut back it . Fortunately , he ’s shown some caution and restraint in respect to Ryan . Perhaps that will moderate to further outgrowth inThe Boys .

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