After leaving one of their own bleeding out in a parking lot, Marie (Jaz Sinclair), Emma (Lizzie Broadway), and Jordan (London Thor & Derek Luh) might have Vought on their tail. While Emma and Jordan were working at convincing Marie to return to God U, they did not quite get it over the finish line in “New Year, New U.” However, with Starlight (Erin Moriarty) pushing her to return as well, “Justice Never Forgets” shows us the aftermath of Marie’s return to the scene of the crime.
Gen V — “Justice Never Forgets” Plot
Marie records a social media clip explaining her return to God U, but she cannot finish the video. Jordan and Emma have been working with her, but Marie is hesitant about going back. This causes Jordan to lash out about Marie leaving them behind at Elmira. When Jordan leaves, Marie agrees to film the video, and Emma posts it online.
The next day, Marie sits with Cipher (Hamish Linklater), and they discuss Elmira. He knows she’s furious, but he tries to ease her guilt by giving her Andre’s medical reports. This proves Andre knew about the condition that killed him before he used his powers. Marie stands up to leave, but Cipher asks her to keep an eye on Emma and Jordan. Cate survived but is in surgery to save her life.
Sam sees Firecracker (Valorie Curry) talking about Cate’s attack, blaming it on humans for persecuting superheroes. Marie, Emma, and Jordan walk into the hall, where Sam and Emma stare at each other from across the room. Emma wonders if they should “finish the job,” but Jordan and Marie disagree. However, Marie agrees to look into “Odessa.”
Sam visits Cate in the hospital as he tries to support her. When a nurse touches Cate, she grabs back and uses the nurse to say, “They left me to die. How could they? Emma, help me.” When another nurse tries to intervene, the first nurse stabs her in the eye.
Cipher lets Polarity (Sean Patrick Thomas) into his new office after he accepted a role on the faculty. Cipher lets Polarity know the higher-ups are aware of his condition while also apologizing for Andre’s death. Polarity smiles through it.
Emma attends class with “Trad Supe” Modesty Monarch (Kira Guloein) for a social media class. Emma tries to leave the class, but Modesty Monarch tells her that Vought demands she take this course and posts a video about Cate’s attack. Marie returns to her room, where Jordan reads about Andre’s condition. They are furious that Marie did not tell them sooner, and they begin to fight. However, they are interrupted by Stacey (Stacey McGunnigle), who hands Marie her schedule, including a seminar that starts now.
Cipher leads the seminar, telling a small group of students this will make them tougher and stronger. He then says they need to push a red button across the room before introducing them to Vikor (Tait Fletcher). The goliath man enters the room with a massive hammer and makes sex jokes.
When a student laughs at him, Vikor immediately slams them against the wall. Only Jordan and Marie give him any trouble, and his focus on torturing Marie provides Jordan with the opportunity to reach the button. Cipher calls off the exercise, having established a baseline, and tells the remaining supes they need to fight for the cause of superhero superiority.
Rufus (Alexander Calvert) verbally abuses a human for thinking she’s putting up anti-supe signage, but Emma intervenes. She makes fun of his genital dismemberment, causing him to storm off. Emma jumps in line for food, pops a Xanax, and is shocked when Polarity asks her to step away from the crowd.
Polarity brings her to his office, where he tells her that he’s here to help. She confirms Cipher was at Elmira, and Polarity promises to kill him. Emma reminds him that Andre thought his father was the smartest superhero. That is the Polarity they need to stop Cipher. Emma loops him into the Odessa mystery and tells him about Starlight. He relaxes and agrees to help.
Marie and Jordan speak about the seminar back in their rooms as Marie changes. There’s an awkwardness in the air, but Marie apologizes for leaving Jordan. They reminisce about Andre and his quest to smoke more joints than anyone in history. Jordan admits it’s tougher for them to be angry at Marie than to be scared of losing her. They make out and start to hook up.
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Polarity takes Emma with him to the archives, where “The Rememberer” (Stephen Guarino) sits behind a desk. Polarity tries to get into the archives, but The Rememberer holds a grudge from their past. A very high Emma suddenly realizes she’s in front of The Rememberer and tells him how much she loved his show.
This flatters him (he even shows her the screenplay for the reboot of his show), and he allows them into the archives, where there are documents about Thomas Godolkin.
Meanwhile, The Deep (Chace Crawford) leads an initiation of the frat boys across campus. Sam is on edge and asks The Deep if Homelander is looking into the attack on Cate. When The Deep gets out of the conversation, Sam asks the others about Emma, discovering she took an Uber to where Cate was found beaten.
Polarity struggles to keep Emma on track in their research, and because she’s high, she accidentally discovers a secret room with more information. Polarity uses his powers to go inside, where they find Nazi and KKK paraphernalia. In the files, Emma finds a folder on Odessa and then realizes she knows what is going on. In her excitement, she grows. Polarity closes the door before the Rememberer returns.
Marie and Jordan lay in bed after hooking up. While “Birds of a Feather” plays in the background, they agree to go on a real date together. As Jordan kisses her, Marie says she loves them. Outside, fireworks go off. Emma runs into Sam, who knows Emma was involved in the attack on Cate’s. Emma reminds Sam that Cate mind-controlled him and his brother. She is not innocent.
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Marie and Jordan discover the fireworks are part of a celebration. Vought has blamed the Starlighters for the attack on Cate. Dogknot (Zach McGowan) was responsible for blaming the Starlighters that Marie defended from Hometeamers. Marie thinks this is her fault when Emma joins them. The folder shows Odessa’s birth certificate, and we see a picture of baby Marie.
Cate wakes up in her hospital bed and is surrounded by dead nurses. Cipher enters the room and asks, “What did you get into?” before it fades to black.
Is Gen V — “Justice Never Forgets” — worth watching?
Yes, this is a stronger episode than the premiere because it can jump straight into the fray. Not only do we get significantly more time with Marie, but we get a quick answer to a mystery that could have lingered over the entire season. While there are surely more details to come, knowing this project involves the protagonist of Gen V helps with buy-in. I’m glad they did not wait to reveal this until mid-season, because worse shows have certainly tried to hide the ball from the audience as long as possible. Marie and Jordan needed to work their stuff out after months apart.
Linklater also gets some choice scenes in “Justice Never Forgets.” He’s terrifying, sitting across from Marie, and his ability to read her is concerning. If he’s already steps ahead of her, as he shows with his implication that she was involved in the attack against Cate, our heroes may already be overmatched. Linklater is playing it extremely well, and frankly, scenes with Cipher were the best of the episode.
We get more cameos from figures from The Boys, most notably Chace Crawford and Valorie Curry. Both can help tie this to the main series while deepening the connections between the factions in the world. Gen V had those references in Season 1, but with three members (or former members) of the Seven already appearing in two episodes, it’s clear Gen V wants to make the connections stronger.
Perhaps the best aspect of “Justice Never Forgets” is that it mixes the very funny comedy with the horrifying extremism from a fascist company. The Boys has never pretended to be anything but a satire of modern politics. Kripke, Goldberg, and others have worn that as a badge of honor for the series. Gen V was political in Season 1, but it is unafraid to go full tilt into the fray so far. Using this rhetoric as both a comedic tool and a way to highlight the violence some words create feels more relevant than ever.
Gen V releases on Prime Video every Wednesday. “Justice Never Forgets” was released on September 17, 2025. The first three episodes premiere on September 17, and then the series releases one new episode every week from there.