"Since when could Starlight do that": Erin Moriarty's New Found Power After Being a Laughing Stock the Entire Season Has Baffled The Boys Fans (2024)

FAQs

Where did Starlight get her powers? ›

As a child, Annie's mother Donna (Ann Cusack) agreed to allow Vought to infuse her with Compound V after birth, but raised her to believe that her powers were a gift from God.

The Boys season 4 sees Starlight losing control of her powers, but they come back to her during the finale — and their sudden return may leave viewers wondering why. Starlight faces a similar struggle to the rest of The Boys in the show's latest outing.

However, when she finds out about the existence of Compound V and that Hughie initially wanted to get information she feels completely betrayed, disappointed, frustrated and pissed off because he was the only real good thing that happened to her in her time at The Seven, she is also angry with her mother due to lying ...

It's clear that Starlight isn't handling her problems well in The Boys season 4, and all the stress seems to be manifesting physically. Vought is using all of this against Starlight, and it's most likely getting to her. This explains why she tries and fails to use her powers in The Boys season 4, episode 5.

He bathes her in studio lights, gifting her with the newfound ability to fly, as well as strengthening what powers she already possessed. This makes Starlight more of a powerful threat to Homelander in The Boys season 4, meaning that she could indeed be the one to defeat him in a final battle.

In the world of The Boys, Starlight's powers seem to have unlimited potential. She was a timid addition and possibly the weakest member of The Seven in the show's early seasons, but Starlight has come into her own throughout the series.

Firecracker reveals on her conservative talkshow that her enemy, Starlight, had an abortion at 6 weeks pregnant. Starlight is furious and beats Firecracker to a pulp on live TV, which seems to be what Firecracker wanted her to do.

High caliber bullets are powerful enough to stun her. Lack of Electricity/Depletion: If there is no source of electricity for Annie to absorb, she has no power to harness. When locked in the prison in Vought Tower, she was powerless due to the lack of any lights or electrical sources in the room.

She is quickly rattled after finding that her membership to The Seven comes at a high price—sexual activity with the male members. Similarly to the show, Starlight is coerced into performing oral sex on Homelander, Black Noir, and A-Train.

Does Annie know Hughie killed Translucent? ›

In the episode, Annie finally discovers Hughie affiliance with the Boys and that he is the one who killed Translucent.

In the epilogue series The Boys: Dear Becky, which followed the conclusion of the main series' run, it is revealed that Hughie Campbell and Annie January are engaged, and living in Hughie's hometown.

Hailing Erin Moriarty's performance as the fake Starlight, the director said there was just a stillness that she brought to her performance where she is just a bit more robotic. "...she (Erin Moriarty) is a natural.

Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Hearing: As she is now a Supe, Ashley's hearing will have been enhanced to superhuman levels, allowing her to hear frequencies ordinary humans cannot.

Starlight can fly and manipulate light. Her trademark power is electricity conversion: she can absorb the ambient electricity from her surroundings in order to fuel her powers which can often manifest as focused blasts of light from her hands.

Annie January: 1996 - 2014

As her mother had been exposed to dangerous doses of Compound V during her pregnancy, Annie had powers, and the moment she was born she blinded doctors with the bright light emanating from her body.

Just as she lost control of her emotions, it's likely that she has lost control of her powers as a physical result of that stress. Starlight has always been a voice of reason, but with the attack on her becoming so personal, she lost sight of that.

In the comics, Black Noir is a long-time member of the Seven, almost always shown in silhouette with his face obscured. His powers include super strength and supposed skills as a pilot. He is stronger than even Homelander; Mother's Milk states he can "[...] bench a dozen Mack trucks".