The title “We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here” is a lyric from the socialist anthem “The Red Flag.” This directly contrasts with Homelander’s growing fascist imagery (red, white & blue flags) and foreshadows the episode’s theme: regular people trying to keep hope alive under a fascist regime.
>!The final scene shows Butcher injecting himself with Temp V again , despite his terminal brain condition, because he sees Kessler (hallucination) convincing him that dying as a monster is better than dying as a failure.!< the boys s04 vp3
Homelander takes Ryan to visit the abandoned Vought lab where Ryan was born (via a breast milk bottle of his own mother’s milk, of course). The interesting part? Homelander genuinely tries to bond — but only by showing Ryan a preserved fetus of a failed Supe. He calls it Ryan’s “brother.” Ryan is visibly horrified. It’s a masterclass in showing Homelander’s complete inability to understand human emotion, while also revealing his loneliness. The title “We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying
For book readers and careful viewers: Butcher’s CIA ally Joe Kessler (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is not real — or at least, not entirely. In Episode 3, Kessler gives Butcher advice while no one else acknowledges him. Later, Butcher takes a mysterious pill from Kessler that may be slowing his brain tumor… or feeding his hallucinations. The show hints Kessler is a hallucination born of Butcher’s guilt and Temps V side effects. Homelander genuinely tries to bond — but only
It seems you're referring to (likely meaning Season 4, Episode 3).