The show's Herogasm event also provides the backdrop for a pivotal moment: Butcher revealing his Compound-V-given laser eyes and super-strength to a shocked Homelander. This was completely different from their comic-book Herogasm encounter, which is more sexual in nature. In series 3 of The Boys, Herogasm becomes the stage for the first on-screen showdown between Homelander and Soldier Boy – something the show has built toward since the end of its second season. There is also an incredibly shocking moment between Black Noir and Hughie that didn't make it into the show (not that there were complaints about this particular deviation from the source material). In The Boys comic, Herogasm is used to weave exposition of relevant events that happened prior to the series' first issue.
The premise of the show's Herogasm has been changed, and so too has the orgy's purpose in the narrative.
