Recaps

Heisenberg settled into The Seven's office after killing Translucent and defeating Homelander, while the company's assistants rushed to accommodate him. He left Homelander alive but blind, welcomed him with braised food, and learned Monet was Queen Maeve's woman.

• Homelander reluctantly went to buy braised pig's trotters for Queen Maeve, while Monet learned that Heisenberg had killed Translucent and gouged out Homelander's eyes.
• Monet and her assistant decided to serve Heisenberg, and Heisenberg ordered Queen Maeve to remove Homelander's decorations from The Seven's office.
• Heisenberg and Queen Maeve discussed Vought's plans for The Seven's membership before Monet entered with Homelander and the braised food.
• Heisenberg criticized the food's flavor, then asked Monet how she had become chief assistant; Queen Maeve explained that Monet was her woman.
• Heisenberg sent Monet downstairs, leaving Homelander alone with him in the lounge.

Heisenberg intimidated Homelander, declared that he would take control of The Seven and make Vought International serve the team, then ordered Queen Maeve to purge the company. As Queen Maeve began carrying out his plans, Annie learned that her audition had earned her a place in the final selection.

• Heisenberg warned Homelander to change his ways, then flung him out of Queen Maeve's lounge and revealed that he had joined The Seven alongside him.
• Heisenberg told Drew Arwen that he would take complete control of The Seven and ordered Vought International to recruit a replacement for Translucent within three days.
• Drew reported Heisenberg's demands to the president, who told Madelyn that Heisenberg was even more powerful and demanding than Homelander.
• Heisenberg ordered Queen Maeve to reshape Vought International and assured her she could kill anyone who opposed her; she said she could finish the purge in two days.
• Annie received notice that The Seven had praised her audition video and invited her to the final selection the next morning.

Heisenberg took control of Vought International and ordered The Seven to remain inactive until its roster was complete. He forced Homelander to face his weakness and watched him beg for his life, leaving Homelander’s fate in Heisenberg’s hands.

• Heisenberg watched Pokémon with Pikachu, then Queen Maeve reported that The Seven had gathered at Vought and described how Homelander had stayed silent since losing his eyes.
• Heisenberg ordered the superheroes to remain at the company until The Seven’s roster was complete, and Vought staff changed the top-floor lounge signs to identify it as his room.
• Madelyn apologized to Homelander in the laboratory, but Heisenberg arrived and threatened him until Homelander got out of bed and regenerated his eyes.
• Heisenberg took Homelander to a grassy field and asked how it felt to have his eyes removed, prompting Homelander to promise he would do anything to survive.
• Homelander threw himself at Heisenberg’s feet, acted out the humiliation he thought Heisenberg wanted, and pleaded for his life, saying he was a father.

Heisenberg brought Homelander to The Seven's auditions and demanded an honest account of his role in shaping the superhero world. Homelander confessed that he had encouraged its corruption to preserve his own status, then faced the gathered applicants as Heisenberg released him.

• Heisenberg ordered Homelander to stand tall and follow him to The Seven's selection venue.
• At the auditions, Heisenberg challenged Homelander about enjoying the commercialized superhero system and warned that his answer would affect whether he could keep living.
• Homelander admitted he had helped make other superheroes seem unworthy so he could remain the world's ideal hero, and urged Heisenberg to use his strength to change the world.
• Heisenberg grabbed Homelander by the throat, but a crowd of applicants rushed over, mistook the gesture for a friendly joke, and gathered around them.
• Homelander introduced himself to the crowd and asked a woman in white her name; she said she was Starlight from Texas and had auditioned twenty-two times.

Heisenberg abruptly chose Starlight as a new member of The Seven and brought her to Vought International, overriding Homelander’s plans. Starlight, shaken by Homelander’s behavior and unsure what awaited her, asked to leave, but Heisenberg told her to stay at Vought and prepare for a press conference.

• Homelander dismissed Starlight’s introduction until Heisenberg singled her out and took her hand.
• Homelander asked whether Starlight suited The Seven, but Heisenberg declared the audition over and said she was already a member.
• Heisenberg brought Starlight to The Seven’s conference room and ordered Homelander to announce her selection to the media.
• Homelander questioned the decision and made insulting remarks about Starlight, who burst into tears and answered that she really could shine down there.
• Heisenberg instructed Homelander to arrange an ordinary induction and press conference, then told Starlight she could not leave Vought Corporation.
• Heisenberg summoned Queen Maeve through the Bifrost and asked her to take Starlight to the lounge while Starlight prepared for the press conference.

Heisenberg explained that he had chosen Starlight to show the public a genuine hero, then demonstrated his power to Vought and government leaders by transporting them to the White House. Starlight joined The Seven but The Deep humiliated her, and Heisenberg arrived as she prepared to confront him.

• Queen Maeve helped Starlight compose herself and told her to preserve The Seven’s dignity before taking her to rest.
• Heisenberg told Queen Maeve he wanted Starlight to represent a genuine hero and ordered Vought’s directors to meet him.
• Vought’s directors and Secretary of Defense Jonathan argued over Heisenberg’s origins and what his arrival meant for their control of superheroes.
• Heisenberg transported the gathered leaders from Vought’s top floor to the Oval Office and told the president they would discuss serving him.
• Starlight completed her press conference with The Deep and celebrated joining The Seven, but The Deep insulted her and ordered her to kneel.
• As Starlight’s powers gathered in anger, Heisenberg entered the conference room with Homelander and Queen Maeve.

Heisenberg stopped Homelander from killing The Deep and let him leave after The Deep showed concern for Translucent. He then welcomed Starlight into The Seven and announced that he would use her to begin changing how superheroes were seen and treated.

• Homelander forced The Deep to kneel for disrespecting Heisenberg and nearly strangled him, but Heisenberg asked Starlight whether The Deep should live.
• The Deep asked to pay his respects to Translucent, and Heisenberg spared him while warning him not to harass anyone again.
• Heisenberg told Starlight she had officially joined The Seven and praised her for having the heart of a hero.
• Heisenberg ordered Homelander to involve Starlight in Vought Corporation's work and direct the company's media resources toward her.
• Heisenberg explained that the Seven's misconduct undermined superhumans' claims to fair treatment and declared that he would teach Starlight what a real hero was.

Heisenberg pushed Starlight to confront her anger at The Seven, then explained that he had arranged for The Deep to humiliate her so she would see the team’s corruption. He gave Starlight time to recover, ordered The Deep maimed and sent away, and told Homelander that he would remain in The Seven to handle its dirty work.

• Heisenberg questioned Starlight about The Seven and urged her to admit she wanted to fight The Deep, challenge Homelander, and reject the team’s failures.
• Heisenberg revealed that he had deliberately let The Deep target Starlight to show her what The Seven had become, and Starlight said she regretted not fighting back.
• Heisenberg told Starlight he had chosen her for her pure character and asked her to rest, call her mother, and wait for his instructions.
• Queen Maeve asked how Heisenberg would deal with The Deep, and he ordered that The Deep lose a hand and a foot before being sent to the Arctic to watch a lighthouse and rescue ships.
• Heisenberg instructed the team to recruit wholesome new heroes and told Homelander he and Queen Maeve would remain in The Seven, with Homelander assigned its covert dirty work under threat of death if he failed.

Homelander accepted Heisenberg’s authority and received a mission to eliminate Vought’s leadership, while Heisenberg laid out a future storyline that would turn Black Noir into a fugitive and push Starlight and the other heroes to grow. Disguised as Black Noir, Homelander entered his secret armory and discovered evidence that Black Noir had collected his comics and a worn Homelander uniform, leading him to suspect Black Noir was in love with him.

• Homelander vowed to obey Heisenberg’s orders while training to surpass him, and Heisenberg sent him to deal with Vought’s leadership disguised in Black Noir’s clothes.
• Heisenberg told Queen Maeve that Black Noir would kill Vought’s president, escape her ambush, target corporate and political figures, and eventually be defeated by Starlight and the other heroes at the White House.
• Heisenberg instructed Maeve to visit the Deep and help establish a story in which the Deep had tried and failed to stop Black Noir, then sent her away for special training.
• Homelander entered Black Noir’s hidden armory, put on his gear, and noticed that Black Noir’s comb and grooming habits resembled his own.
• Homelander found his comics and a worn Homelander uniform in Black Noir’s storage chest, concluded that Black Noir secretly loved him, and vowed to destroy him anyway.

Queen Maeve crippled The Deep and lured Black Noir to his room while Homelander, disguised as Black Noir, killed Vought’s president and executives. After Madelyn hinted at a hidden truth about Homelander and Black Noir, Homelander killed her and raced toward The Deep’s room, where Black Noir and Maeve were converging.

• Queen Maeve attacked The Deep, severed his arm and Achilles tendon, and sent a message to Black Noir using his phone.
• Homelander, disguised as Black Noir, killed Vought’s president and summoned executives to a meeting.
• Madelyn recognized Homelander and hinted that he would learn a truth that would intensify his rage, but Homelander killed her before she could explain.
• Homelander crushed the chairman’s head and charged through the floor toward The Deep’s room.
• Black Noir arrived at The Deep’s room, suspected a conspiracy, and approached the unconscious Deep as Queen Maeve headed there too.

Homelander confronted Black Noir and learned that he was his stronger clone, created as a contingency weapon. Black Noir revealed that he had repeatedly impersonated Homelander to commit killings and other crimes, leaving Homelander to believe he was responsible.

• Homelander arrived disguised as Black Noir, attacked him with lasers, and exposed the truth that Black Noir was another version of himself.
• Homelander, Queen Maeve, and Starlight left Vought Corporation to confront Black Noir, while paparazzi watched the chaos.
• Black Noir revealed that he had impersonated Homelander since his coming-of-age celebration and had framed him for killing forty-two people.
• Black Noir removed his mask and damaged armor, revealing a face and outfit identical to Homelander's.
• Black Noir confessed that he had faked Homelander's supposed second personality, crimes, rape, and paternity, and mocked him for believing the lies.

Homelander learned that Black Noir had impersonated him and shaped him into a killer, but accepted what he had become and threatened Noir’s son. Black Noir overwhelmed Homelander and killed Homelander before Pikachu confronted him; Heisenberg then arrived and ordered Pikachu to use Quick Attack, making Black Noir vanish.

• Homelander realized Black Noir had committed the acts he blamed on a supposed second personality, but said he would kill Noir’s son and fought him.
• Black Noir proved far faster and stronger than Homelander, beating him severely while Queen Maeve and the others watched.
• Homelander tried to rescue Homelander, but Black Noir killed him with a single blow; Queen Maeve called for her boss to save them.
• Pikachu appeared instead of Heisenberg and charged Black Noir, who mocked the Pokémon and threw Homelander toward Queen Maeve.
• Heisenberg appeared behind Pikachu and commanded it to use Quick Attack, after which Black Noir vanished.

Pikachu killed Black Noir with a Quick Attack, and Heisenberg ordered Vought to present a fabricated version of the events as the truth. The Deep woke from surgery badly injured and was assigned an absurd Antarctic environmental mission to keep him quiet.

• Pikachu sent Black Noir flying beyond the Solar System with a Quick Attack, leaving Homelander, Queen Maeve, and Starlight stunned.
• Heisenberg brought Maeve and Starlight into Vought and instructed the public relations staff to blame Black Noir for the deaths while claiming he had escaped.
• The Deep woke in a recovery pod and discovered that Black Noir had severed his hands and feet and mutilated his lower abdomen.
• A nurse delivered Maeve's instructions, and The Deep agreed to keep quiet in exchange for being told what to say.
• The nurse claimed The Deep had devoted himself to environmental causes and ordered him onto a ship bound for Antarctica.

The Deep left Vought for an Antarctic lighthouse after Queen Maeve arranged his exile, and he tried to rescue a lobster from a supermarket but watched it get killed. He reached the abandoned research station, settled in, and decided to make rescuing marine life his new purpose.

• The Deep accepted Compound V and an address from the little nurse, then left Vought after staff members mistook him for a hero who had tried to stop Black Noir.
• Queen Maeve told the little nurse that The Deep would eventually go to the lighthouse arranged by Mr. Heisenberg.
• The Deep bought supplies and tried to take a talking lobster from a supermarket, but the clerk killed it while preparing it for sale.
• The Deep carried the lobster’s corpse to the shore, stole a surfboard, and swam to the Antarctic research station assigned to him.
• The Deep settled into the frozen station, vowed to rescue more marine life, then cooked and ate Lord Lobster.

Heisenberg reviewed The Seven’s progress and ordered Homelander to continue covert operations against rival companies and the US military while delaying recruitment until Starlight could set an example. The chapter ended with Susan Rayner warning Butcher that Vought’s new aims made investigating it too dangerous.

• Queen Maeve reported that she had cleared out most of Vought’s shareholder interests, while Homelander described his public appearances and asked permission to challenge rival superhuman teams.
• Starlight admitted she had been unsettled but said she enjoyed helping people, and Heisenberg told her to keep saving lives and remain herself.
• Homelander reported using Black Noir’s identity to attack Canadian border forces and said he planned to continue targeting politicians; Heisenberg praised him and warned him to protect his disguise.
• Heisenberg told Queen Maeve to delay recruiting new members until Starlight’s example could help change public perceptions of superhumans.
• Heisenberg ordered Homelander to use Black Noir’s identity against rival companies and sweep military bases near the Canadian border before Vought intervened with the US Government.
• After seeing news of Black Noir’s attack, Butcher called Susan Rayner, who told him Vought had changed its priorities and warned him to lie low.

Queen Maeve recruited The Revengers for a staged superhero crisis designed to gather America’s superhuman teams and conceal a hedonistic gathering. Soldier Boy and his teammates eagerly accepted, and Maeve ended the call satisfied that the operation would help clean up the remaining mess.

• Butcher broke his phone after Susan Rayner challenged his plans, then went to bed exhausted and grieving his wife.
• Queen Maeve decided against relying on Homelander or Heisenberg to eliminate rival teams and planned to prove her own usefulness by recruiting The Revengers.
• Soldier Boy gathered Iron Knight, Eagle Shooter, Crimson Countess, Blue Giant, and Stormfront, and they enthusiastically accepted Queen Maeve’s invitation.
• Queen Maeve told Soldier Boy that she would fabricate an extraterrestrial threat to unite superhero teams in a major joint operation.
• Maeve and Soldier Boy agreed that the supposed crisis would mask a drug-fueled party, and Maeve ended the call with Heisenberg beside her.

Queen Maeve arranged a joint operation with The Revengers as part of Heisenberg’s plan to eliminate them, while Professor John S. Godekin proposed creating the X-Men from children raised to become future heroes. A day later, Vought staged an alien-invasion emergency to draw superheroes to its headquarters, and Butcher rushed to join the operation and expose the deception.

• Queen Maeve told Heisenberg that she had arranged a drug-party trip with The Revengers, which would let them fabricate an alien invasion to conceal the team’s deaths.
• Queen Maeve relayed Professor John S. Godekin’s proposal to form the X-Men, a team of superhuman children trained as a reserve for The Seven.
• Vought’s broadcast announced that a fleet of aliens was approaching Earth, and Homelander and Soldier Boy called superheroes to join their joint operation.
• People in the coffee shop panicked and looted supplies as William Butcher dismissed the invasion as a Vought fabrication and hurried out to investigate.
• Homelander and Soldier Boy returned to Vought’s rooftop after filming the announcement and prepared to bring their teams to the island gathering.

Heisenberg and Queen Maeve awaited the superheroes gathering on Gloria Island, while Homelander brought Soldier Boy ashore and told him to wait for everyone before the party began. William Butcher infiltrated Vought’s service crew to investigate the gathering, but learned that an unknown figure called The Great Mister controlled the company and was the event’s guest of honor.

• Heisenberg waited with Queen Maeve on Gloria Island as Homelander and Soldier Boy arrived, and Queen Maeve anticipated the incoming teams.
• Homelander slapped Soldier Boy for trying to start the party early, then waited while Soldier Boy swam and entertained himself.
• William Butcher killed a service worker, disguised himself as crew, and boarded a flight to Gloria Island with Romanée-Conti.
• Butcher watched The Revengers and American Rescue Association heroes enter Vought and concluded that the supposed cosmic invasion was a pretext for their gathering.
• On a reception boat, Butcher learned from another crew member that The Great Mister had taken over Vought, though Butcher had never heard of him.
• After reaching the island, Butcher was ordered to take the Romanée-Conti to the cliff where Queen Maeve and The Great Mister were waiting.

Heisenberg met Butcher, revealed that he knew about his anti-superhuman identity, and answered Butcher’s questions about who he was. Heisenberg claimed to be a real god and demonstrated his power by making Homelander kill Soldier Boy, leaving Butcher to confront the truth behind his claim.

• Butcher brought Romanée-Conti to Heisenberg, and Queen Maeve escorted him to meet the Sun God.
• Heisenberg recognized Butcher and invited him to sit, while Butcher revealed that he was William Butcher, a member of an anti-superhuman organization.
• Butcher questioned Heisenberg about Vought’s changes, the deaths among The Seven, and Black Noir, but Heisenberg asked him to take the questions one at a time.
• Heisenberg said he was a god, and Butcher mocked him as another superhuman lunatic who believed himself divine.
• Heisenberg declared that he disliked Soldier Boy, and Homelander immediately flew to the sea and tore off Soldier Boy’s head.

Homelander killed Soldier Boy after hearing Heisenberg say he disliked him, then Heisenberg offered Butcher control over which superheroes Homelander would kill. Butcher accepted Heisenberg as his god and named a series of targets, ending by ordering Homelander himself killed.

• Homelander killed Soldier Boy in front of the gathered superheroes and threatened the others with the headless corpse.
• Heisenberg told Butcher he could choose superheroes to die if he acknowledged Heisenberg as his god.
• Butcher accepted Heisenberg’s offer and chose Crimson Countess as his first target, and Homelander killed her.
• Butcher named Stormfront, Blue Giant, Fast Runner, and Eagle Shooter, and Homelander killed each of them.
• Butcher named Homelander as his next target, making Queen Maeve freeze beside Heisenberg.

Heisenberg let Butcher kill Homelander and then restored the beach and reunited Butcher with Rebecca, who had been missing for eight years. Butcher discovered that Rebecca had raised Homelander’s son, and the chapter ended with Rebecca shielding the boy from Butcher’s drawn gun.

• Heisenberg took control of Homelander and forced him to strangle himself after Butcher wished for his death.
• Heisenberg rebuked Butcher for condemning innocent superhumans and erased the bodies and blood from the beach.
• Heisenberg brought Rebecca and her son to the beach, then transported Butcher to meet them.
• Butcher approached Rebecca, learned she had a son, and accused her of raising Homelander’s child while he searched for her.
• Butcher aimed his pistol at the boy, and Rebecca stepped in front of her son and pressed herself against the gun.

Butcher attacked Rebecca and tried to kill her son, but the child unleashed powerful heat vision that spared everyone and destroyed Butcher’s gun. Heisenberg arranged for Maeve to guide the boy, then revived Homelander and ordered him to kill Butcher.

• Butcher struck Rebecca with his pistol and aimed at her son, intending to kill Homelander’s child.
• The child’s eyes glowed red, and his power carved a vast molten ravine across the beach while leaving him and Butcher alive.
• Heisenberg praised the child for controlling his power and sent Rebecca, the child, and Maeve home, assigning Maeve to tutor him.
• Heisenberg reconstructed Homelander, who thanked him and turned his attention toward Butcher.
• Heisenberg gave Homelander permission to kill Butcher.

Homelander revealed to Butcher that Black Noir, his clone, had raped Rebecca and committed the crimes Homelander had blamed on himself. As Heisenberg trapped everyone on the island and prepared to kill them, Homelander and Butcher shared drinks and talked about their common enemy, leaving their fate in Heisenberg’s hands.

• Homelander asked Heisenberg’s permission to tell Butcher the truth, and Heisenberg confirmed that everyone on the island would die.
• Homelander told Butcher that Black Noir had raped Rebecca, was his clone, and had committed the killings that Homelander thought he had carried out.
• Homelander explained that Heisenberg’s pet had killed Black Noir and that Heisenberg had ordered him to attack the U.S. base and the White House.
• Heisenberg sealed the island with an invisible barrier, and Homelander asked him to heal Butcher so they could share a drink.
• Homelander and Butcher discussed the island’s purpose and the campaign against corrupt Supes and the U.S. Government, then toasted and asked for more liquor.

Months after Heisenberg left Earth to eliminate the alien threat, Starlight had helped build a peaceful new world and waited for him to return. Heisenberg finally appeared at the Justice Tower, where Starlight welcomed him with a kiss and invited him to see her glowing eyes.

• Starlight visited the completed Justice Tower and remembered how she had led superhumans to defeat Black Noir while Heisenberg fought aliens in space.
• She recalled Heisenberg promising to return when the tower was finished, then leaving Earth to end the alien threat.
• Kara, Bruce, and Barry arrived at the tower, and they discussed their homes, missions, and plans.
• Heisenberg appeared in a burst of magical flames, and Starlight rushed into his arms.
• Starlight told Heisenberg she had upheld his trust and helped establish a united government and Superhuman Association on Earth.
• After Bruce and the others departed, Starlight kissed Heisenberg and shyly asked him to see her eyes glow when she became excited.

Heisenberg returned to Washington and helped establish the Justice League’s new role, while the first anti-superhuman group dissolved and Hughie settled into an ordinary life. Back in the Greek divine world, Bruce reunited with the others as preparations for a counterattack against the Norse world neared completion, ending with Thor turning on Loki during a brawl.

• Heisenberg reunited with Starlight, then worked with her and Queen Maeve to arrange the world’s future before spending the night with Starlight.
• Hughie returned to his ordinary work, and Butcher’s old allies disbanded their nascent anti-superhuman organization because their former enemies were gone and the new heroes gave them no reason to resist.
• Butcher and Homelander brought Judy and Nick to the interdimensional animal settlement, where Scar-faced Grey Wolf and the others welcomed the newcomers.
• Bruce returned to the Greek divine world, where the crowd celebrated Barry Allen; Clark told Bruce that the Divine Kingdom would attack the Norse world soon.
• Bruce refused Clark’s offer of honor points and declared that human wisdom was enough, then Clark and Son Goku began sparring.
• Loki tried to arrange for Thor and himself to join the fight on opposite sides, but Thor said he would help Clark stop Loki and swung Stormbreaker at him.