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A Lesbian Actress Playing an Anti-Gay, Anti-Trans Superhero on ‘The Boys’? Count Her In! Valorie Curry, who stars as conspiracy-minded homophobe Firecracker on the series’ fourth season ...

Curry's Firecracker was introduced in the show's fourth season. By Christy Piña Associate Editor “I hope she dies. She has it coming from many people. She’s awful. She’s horrible.

While both are sure to play important roles in the weeks to come, the first three episodes of this season (available now on Prime Video) delve into Firecracker’s backstory in particular.

Jasper Savage/Prime Video Jasper Savage/Prime Video Third, Firecracker (Valorie Curry) proves her undying fealty to Homelander by revealing she’s been taking prescription medication that causes ...

In Firecracker’s eyes, however, she’s made an incredible amount of progress with Homelander, which of course, is a satiric take on the cheerleading, gun-toting certain MAGA congress-types who ...