Gen V Finale: Godolkin Dead, Series Future Unclear

Gen V Season 2’s finale reveals Dean “Cipher” was a puppet for Thomas Godolkin, who survived by using V‑1 and had been inhabiting a burned body known as Doug. Marie Moreau, an Odessa Project survivor tied to Homelander, fully masters her blood‑control powers and, with classmates’ help, decisively kills Godolkin; Doug is one of the two major casualties. The episode features cameos from Starlight and A‑Train, expands Starlight’s resistance, and shows Marie and several classmates fleeing as a newly formed “Guardians of Godolkin” who are then recruited by Starlight. Showrunners and producers framed Season 2’s ending largely to launch plotlines into The Boys’ final season rather than to guarantee a Gen V continuation; Prime has not yet renewed Gen V for a third season and showrunner Michele Fazekas is departing. Eric Kripke expressed interest in moving characters like Godolkin into other Vought projects such as Vought Rising, and The Boys season 5 — already filmed — is expected to arrive in 2026.