{"id":4111,"date":"2026-05-21T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:34:15","slug":"the-boys-season-5-eric-kripke-queen-maeve-claim-resurfaces-dominique-mcelligott-not-in-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/05\/21\/the-boys-season-5-eric-kripke-queen-maeve-claim-resurfaces-dominique-mcelligott-not-in-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Kripke’s Queen Maeve claim resurfaces after Dominique McElligott misses The Boys finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke has confirmed why Dominique McElligott isn\u2019t in the season five finale, an old interview has resurfaced and it explains why we were all hoping to see Queen Maeve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maeve seemingly died at the end of The Boys<\/a> season three in her fight with Soldier Boy, but right at the end it\u2019s revealed that she survived and was depowered in the blast. She went into hiding with her girlfriend Elena, and that\u2019s the last we ever saw of her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone assumed McElligott would reprise her role if only for a cameo in the finale, especially after Sage\u2019s Queen Maeve notebook made a reappearance. But that\u2019s not the only reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Kripke promised Queen Maeve would be back<\/h2>\n
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Back in 2022, following the season three finale, Kripke told <\/span>TVLine<\/span><\/a>, \u201c[Maeve and Dominique are] going to definitely take a break… but the series will definitely not end without seeing Maeve again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also spoke about why they ended her story in that way, saying, \u201cAt no point did I ever consider killing Maeve, from the very, very beginning [of the series].\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were intentionally building to a happy ending for her, always, for a lot of reasons. One, she deserved it. Believe it or not, The Boys is a moral universe, and when you make the right choices, you get rewarded, and she deserved a happy ending with Elena.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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A post shared by Dominique McElligott (@dominique.mcelligott)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kripke added, \u201cI am not going to fall into the trope of killing off gay characters. I’m aware of it, [and] I agree with the criticism of it. I’m not going to do that as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I’ll admit that I think we’re playing around a little with that trope by letting people think she’s dead, and they’re going to shout at their TV and be really upset by it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut then [we] reveal she’s actually going to go have a nice, power-free life with her girlfriend. So hopefully that will take the sting off it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He went on to say, \u201cA lot of the big story is Annie finally stepping up and emerging as the hero she needs to be, and in classic [story] structure, it’s time for her mentor and protector to go and let her stand on her own two feet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The interview has resurfaced amid Maeve not returning in season five, with fans also pointing out that Maeve made an appearance in an episode recap.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Queen Maeve did not appear in #TheBoys<\/a> series finale <\/p>\n

Despite Eric Kripke stating she will before the series ends.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely won't reach the end of the series without seeing Maeve again\u2026but the series will definitely not end without seeing Maeve again," pic.twitter.com\/LA7u9iSP4B<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Boys Out of Context Clips (@TheBoysOOCC) May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n