With only two episodes left in Gen V season 2, there are still plenty of loose ends to tie up. The cameos just keep coming, as do the new insights into the lore of the gory and outlandish The Boys universe.
As you carve out time to watch Gen V this week, here is everything you need to know in the lead-up to season 2, episode 7.
When does Gen V S2E7 come out?
Episode 7 of season 2 of Gen V will be released on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service on Wednesday, October 15.
The latest episode, titled “Hell Week,” is expected to have a runtime around 41 minutes. That includes the end credits and preview of the following episode, which typically account for four of those minutes.
(Warning: Spoilers for The Boys and Gen V Season 2, Episodes 1–6 ahead).
Who will show up in this episode?
A handful of new supes have joined the cast of Gen V, both as part of the student body and the faculty. Here is the unofficial cast list for season 2, episode 7:
- Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
- Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer, a.k.a. Little Cricket
- Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap
- London Thor/Derek Duk as Jordan Li
- Asa Germann as Sam Riordan
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity
- Hamish Linklater as Dean Cipher, a.k.a. Dr. Gold
- Keeya King as Annabeth Moreau
- Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar
- Olivia Morandin as Zoe Neuman
- Ethan Slater as Thomas Godolkin
- Jessica Clement as Harper
- Georgie Murphy as Ally
- Stephen Kalyn as Greg
Chance Perdomo, who played Andre Anderson in season 1, died following a motorcycle accident in March 2024. His character’s death was written into the plot of the show, and the role was not recast.
It remains to be seen if Erin Moriarty’s Starlight, Chace Crawford’s The Deep, Valorie Curry’s Firecracker or Susan Heyward’s Sister Sage will continue to make cameo appearances moving forward. Antony Starr’s Homelander showed up in the season 1 finale, so he may fly by campus again in season 2.
What to expect in Gen V S2E7
In episode 6, Marie successfully broke out of the Elmira Center alongside Emma, Jordan, Cate and Annabeth. Sam also arrived to lend a hand after initially turning Emma down. During the escape, it became clear that Annabeth has pre-cognitive powers of her own. The Guardians of Godolkin hid out at an abandoned library, then reached out to Harper to get help from Polarity. Cipher controlled Polarity to spill their location, though, and he sent Vikor to bring Marie back to campus.
In the middle of Vikor’s fight with Marie and Jordan, Stan Edgar showed up with his adoptive granddaughter, Zoe Neuman, who took out the Nordic-themed supe. Edgar offered Marie safe harbor at his secret bunker, and agreed to bring her friends along, as well. There, the former Vought CEO revealed that Marie and Homelander were the only survivors of Project Odessa. Cate and Jordan told Edgar about the burned old man they found in the dean’s house, and they deduce that he is actually Thomas Godolkin. Worried about putting Annabeth in danger, Marie snuck out of Edgar’s bunker in the middle of the night. Cate followed her, hoping to get her powers fixed.
Meanwhile, Cipher told Polarity that he intends to cut down Godolkin’s enrollment and only keep the strongest supes around. Polarity eventually broke out of Cipher’s control and threw him out the window. The preview for episode 7 showed Marie, Cate and Polarity teaming up to confront Cipher and get what they can out of Godolkin, who may hold the key to controlling supes.
There is not an official synopsis for season 2, episode 7 of Gen V publicly listed yet.
How does Gen V fit into The Boys universe?
Gen V season 1 ended with Homelander showing up to stop Cate and Sam’s attack on campus. But when Marie blew up Cate’s arm to save Jordan from getting mind controlled, Homelander accused her attacking her own kind. While Marie, Emma, Andre and Jordan woke up in Elmira, Vought positioned Cate and Sam as the real heroes.
The supe-targeting virus discovered during Gen V season 1 played an integral part in The Boys season 4. Vice President-elect Victoria Neuman had Dr. Sameer Shah running tests with it, but The Boys used the last remaining sample to escape from deadly farm animals. Butcher kidnapped Sameer and forced him to recreate the virus, then took out Neuman to take her blood-controlling powers off the board. Little does he know that Marie exists, boasting a very similar power set – and now some loyalty to Edgar, too.
Meanwhile, the new President pledged allegiance to Homelander and declared martial law. Vought and The Seven, with Cate and Sam’s help, rounded up The Boys and their allies. Starlight and Butcher – who has the new virus – are the only ones who escape.
Gen V season 2 takes place after The Boys season 4. The pro-supe, anti-human movement spills over into Gen V, making it complicated for the so-called Guardians of Godolkin to rise up against Vought. At the same time, Marie is apparently cut from the same cloth as Homelander, so her powers could play a major role in how the main show concludes in 2026.
