'The Boys' Season 4 Episode 7 Easter eggs: From 'the end' of Tilda Swinton to Black Noir's 'new' power

With plenty of developments to dissect, buckle because here are 4 Easter Eggs you might have missed in 'The Insider'

UPDATED JUL 12, 2024

As Season 4 hurtles towards its finale, 'The Boys' ramps up the suspense in its penultimate episode (@primevideo)

Contains spoilers for 'The Boys' Season 4

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'The Boys' Season 4, Episode 7 titled, 'The Insider' aired on Thursday, July 11. In the latest episode, tensions escalate following a controversial alt-right party that spiraled out of control.

Hughie finds himself in a precarious situation in Tek Knight's secret dungeon, while Neuman rallies wealthy elites to support her in invoking the 25th amendment.

Adding to the chaos, Buthcer discovers Joe Kessler exists solely in his imagination, further complicating matters.

As the season hurtles towards its finale, 'The Boys' ramps up the suspense in its penultimate episode.

Ryan's uncertainties cause friction with Homelander, MM faces a daunting choice, and Sage grows increasingly frustrated with her stalled master plan.

Meanwhile, The Boys encounter a shape-shifting Supe who poses a new threat.

With plenty of developments to dissect, buckle because here are 4 Easter Eggs you might have missed in 'The Insider'.

Tilda Swinton returns to voice Ambricious in 'The Boys' Season 4 Episode 7

Tilda Swinton voices the role of Ambrosius, the octopus in 'The Boys' (@primevideo)

Tilda Swinton comes back to voice Ambrosius, The Deep's octopus girlfriend, in another scene later in the season. Unfortunately, Ambrosius dies in this episode, marking the end of Swinton's voice in 'The Boys'.

This marks the final appearance of Swinton's distinctive voice in 'The Boys'. Fans will surely miss her unique contribution to the show.

Black Noir can fly in 'The Boys' Season 4

The New Black Noir speaks out and shakes up The Seven (@primevideo) — The New Black Noir speaks out and shakes up The Seven in 'The Boys' Season 4(@primevideo)

In this episode, we discover that the new Black Noir can fly, adding an exciting twist to the fight scenes.

This new ability is a clever nod to the comics, where Black Noir, a clone of Homelander, possesses the power of flight.

Seeing him fly in the show adds a new dynamic to the action and nicely connects to his comic book origins. Fans will appreciate this clever nod to the source material.

'The Boys' introduces shape-shifting Supes in 'The Boys' Season 4

The newly introduced shape-shifting Supe in a still from 'The Boys' Season 4 (@primevideo)

In this episode, a new Supe who can change shapes is introduced. This Supe pretends to be Annie, potentially causing complications for the characters.

Butcher mentions their past encounters with similar Supes in 'The Boys', including Doppelganger, who worked for Vought in Seasons 1 and 2.

These shape-shifting abilities always lead to complications and tricks, making it hard to trust anyone who might not be who they appear to be.

Sameer Shah manages to develop the Anti-Supe Virus in 'The Boys' Season 4

Omid Abtahi as Sameer Shah in a still from 'The Boys' (@primevideo)

Throughout this Season, we've seen this feature appear several times, and now we witness Sameer using it to stab Kimiko.

This weapon originally debuted in the spin-off series 'Gen V'. To learn more about how it works and its origins, you can read about our Supe Virus guide, which offers detailed information on these powerful and sometimes dangerous technologies in the world of 'The Boys'.

'The Boys' Season 4 trailer

7 episodes of 'The Boys' Season 4 are now streaming on Prime Video.