#the frenchman

[ladyantiheroine]

I love you Frenchie never change.

[monochromegee]

Necessity is the milf of invention.

[scarletsinsblog]

idk why it needs to be said, but Kimiko and Frenchie have never been platonic 😭 since that finale, I’ve seen mostly positivity about their confession/kiss, but I have also seen people claiming that the writers are “pandering to a minority” by making them a couple…??? THEY HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP TO THAT SINCE THE MOMENT THEY MET!

Frenchie has always been queer, yes, but it’s SO obvious that he’s been pining for Kimiko since the very beginning. and when she told him he was “family,” it didn’t necessarily negate their romantic vibe. family is simply comfortability and love between two or more people, and it isn’t reserved to platonic relationships.

and for those who claim they were “more like siblings,” I beg of you to answer this: what does your relationship with YOUR siblings look like?! because if it looks anything like the dynamic between Kimiko and Frenchie…that’s concerning.

he literally calls her “my heart” exclusively for the better part of three seasons. which, in French, is typically a romantic endearment.

needed to speak my truth because I’m tired of this debate and the strangely purist takes people have expressed about these two and their relationship. they are allowed to like each other as more than friends, and I’m not sure why it’s such a taboo thing for two fucked up people to find their soulmate in one another. 🤷‍♀️

[idontcarecarebear]

If i had to pick a song that accurately represents the relationship between Butcher and Hughie from Butchers point of view it would be Change (In the House of of Flies) by Deftones

Just listen to the song and you’ll understand

[oprahwinfreyjrjr]

Rating Frenchie’s Food Refs in The Boys

Roast chicken with green beans and potatoes

While he holds Kimiko prisoner in what looks like an abandoned squat, Frenchie takes great pleasure in describing the dinner he has prepared for her. He presents her with a pan-roasted chicken, seasoned simply with olive oil, fresh herbs, and salt and pepper. It is served alongside green beans and roasted potatoes.

I love that Kimiko is literally chained to a radiator and Frenchie is treating it like a first date.

Also, I thought it was cute that he gave Kimiko plastic cutlery to be on the safe side. As if he hadn’t just watched her murder a bunch of dudes with her bare hands!

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 🇫🇷 /5

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Madeleines

After she stops trying to kill him, Frenchie teaches Kimiko how to make Madeleines, buttery little cakes shaped like seashells.

Adorable. I love how quickly he flips from “I can’t trust you with metal utensils because you will murder me.” to this cozy scene.

I’ve heard that madeleines are the kind of sweet treat that French children are given after school for their goûter (basically, an afternoon snack). If that’s a nostalgic memory for Frenchie, it makes it even sweeter that he chose to bake these with Kimiko.

Also, madeleine pans are pretty much only good for one thing—making madeleines. So my question is…why does Frenchie have multiple pans stashed in the safe house?

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 / 5

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Jambon Beurre and Diet Coke

After Butcher is reunited with Becca and introduces her to The Boys, Frenchie makes a jambon beurre for her. It’s a classic French sandwich—typically just good butter and ham on a crusty baguette. As he explains, it’s deceptively simple but the end result is so much greater than the sum of its parts.

The bow is so silly. It’s not load bearing at all and serves no function but to look cute for Becca. I think it’s kind of sweet. They even remember her favorite drink—Diet Coke.

It makes me wonder how often this came up. Did Butcher talk often about how much his late wife loved Diet Coke? Or had he mentioned it once and his friends squirreled away that tidbit?

Frenchie gets points for the thoughtful gesture. But with a sandwich with so few ingredients, every element needs to be perfect. I’m docking points because I’m not confident he has access to decent fresh baguettes in this dank basement in Queens.

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷/5

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Donut Hamburger

At Voughtland, Frenchie is appalled at this godless American delicacy.

However, later that day, he puts his disgust aside and volunteers to take Kimiko to eat as many donut hamburgers as her heart desires because he just wants her to be happy. Awww.

🇫🇷🇫🇷/5

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Sad Salad

Sad boring Colin texts his sad boring salad to Frenchie.

Colin was hot but he and Frenchie were doomed from the start. For the obvious reasons, of course, but also because the writers forgot to give him a personality.

What a boring thing to text? Also, it looks like Colin googled “salad” and sent Frenchie some stock art?

0/5

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Cassoulet

Little Nina claims that Frenchie’s cassoulet is so good it made her come.

Probably a bit of hyperbole because cassoulet, while it is delicious, is also heavy AF. It typically has duck confit (duck slow-cooked in its own fat), pork sausage, more pork, and creamy white beans.

Up until this point, cooking for Frenchie was always an act of love. He associated it with good memories of his mother. It was one of the ways he showed he cared. And it’s telling that Little Nina would use something pure and twist it into something ugly. The whole point of her graphic comment is to shock and assert dominance.

🇫🇷🇫🇷/5

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Office Donut

Frenchie makes a mess eating a donut at the office.

After getting admonished by MM for not using a plate, Frenchie replies, “But I never use a plate when I eat your mother’s sweet and savory vagin.”

What a wild, completely nonsensical response. I love how quickly that escalated. Also, I think this is the first time we’ve seen Frenchie consume anything that was not drugs or alcohol. I’m with MM, though. Use a plate!

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷/5

[famouscreatorcowboyparty]

The Foxhole Court —-> The Sunshine Court

The Raven King —-> The Golden Raven

The King’s Men —-> ???

[bludhavensbirdboy]

giggling at the fact that people are actually upset over frenchie being bisexual like please did yous not watch the first three season that man has never done a straight thing in his life?!! like look at this man and try tell me that he isn’t queer 🗣️🗣️

[nando161mando]

The French

[sparklyinternetwizard]

spoiler alert: it did

[theironribcage]

Idk how I feel about it but here’s a little art piece of Frenchie and Kimiko featuring a stuffed giraffe with a VERY bent neck? Anyways

[dzierzbia]

I draw Frenchie choking Tomer Capone because The Frenchman will never respect child murderer and a criminal.

[thebeastunderyourbed]

My problem with Frenchie and Kimiko's storyline in season 4 is that it feels repetitive with season 2, and disconnected from the rest, you know?

Consider this: Frenchie and Kimiko start the season happy. Not necessarily romantic, but the most settled they have ever been. They know each other's flaws and accept each other completely.

Then comes another perspective.

Colin knows Frenchie killed his family from the start even if the audience doesn't. Or maybe he sees Frenchie's scars at Starlight's house and finds out early in the season. We follow his investigation and complete the puzzle piece by piece until Colin tries to kill Frenchie and Kimiko stops him. They are forced to have a conversation where Frenchie is confronted with his past actions from the perspective of a victim and not just his own guilt.

He makes a deal with Colin. Frenchie will help him find the other people involved in his parent's murder then let Colin kill him (without Kimiko knowing or under protest from her). Colin starts to realize he has some sexual tension with Frenchie as they investigate and they start an angsty sexual relationship where both parties know who they are fucking. Kimiko doesn't mind because her relationship with Frenchie is its own unique thing, platonic or not.

As the season progresses, we find out that Little Nina is working with Homelander to make more supes to take over. And this connects to the Shining Light group that turned Kimiko, which is where she gets her own reckoning with the past as they investigate Little Nina's current location. And everything culminates at the end.

If they still want Colin to break up with Frenchie. They could have a moment where Frenchie saves his life after they get Little Nina, and Colin realizes he can't kill him anymore, but he also can't have a a relationship, one with a real future, with the guy who killed his family, so he leaves.

Frenchie could take this moment to make peace with the fact that he hurt people in the past and it has consequences, but accepting responsability doesn't just mean giving up on life. And maybe he uses that to help Kimiko make peace with that as well.

[vyvy4n]

Broke every bone in my hands colouring this on paper just to have it fuck up when scanning and have to fix it digitally

[noobclock666]

Okay hear me out. They are kind of the same.

They both beat up superhero's.

They both have powers. Believe it or not.

They both have a cute brother and sister relationship. AND NOTHING MORE. Maybe father and daughter. But that's a little too much.

The grown man is taking care of a murderous little girl.

Thay are both crated by douchebags that both think superheroes and or anime are silly. And I respect them both for that.