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The Boys S1E4 — The Female of the Species

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The Boys•Season 1•Episode 4

The Female of the Species

8.7/10 · 31,074 votesJul 25, 201956 min

Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

On a very special episode of The Boys… an hour of guts, gutterballs, airplane hijackings, madness, ghosts, and one very intriguing Female. Oh, and lots of heart — both in the sentimental sense, and in the gory literal sense.

Directed byFrederick E. O. Toye

Written byCraig Rosenberg

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Karl Urban

Karl Urban

Billy Butcher

Jack Quaid

Jack Quaid

Hugh 'Hughie' Campbell

Antony Starr

Antony Starr

Homelander

Erin Moriarty

Erin Moriarty

Annie January / Starlight

Dominique McElligott

Dominique McElligott

Maggie Shaw / Queen Maeve

Jessie T. Usher

Jessie T. Usher

Reggie Franklin / A-Train

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Marvin T. 'Mother's Milk' Milk / M.M.

Chace Crawford

Chace Crawford

Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep

Tomer Capone

Tomer Capone

Serge / Frenchie

Karen Fukuhara

Karen Fukuhara

Kimiko Miyashiro

Nathan Mitchell

Nathan Mitchell

Earving / Black Noir

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Madelyn Stillwell

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Craig Rosenberg

Writer

Frederick E. O. Toye

Frederick E. O. Toye

Director

Cedric Nairn-Smith

Cedric Nairn-Smith

Editor

Dara Taylor

Dara Taylor

Additional Music

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Barbara Agbaje

Assistant Art Director

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Episode Summary

"The Female of the Species" is episode 4 of The Boys season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 31,074 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye and written by Craig Rosenberg, it aired on July 25, 2019.

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