India, April 12 -- The Boys season 5 has begun in a smashing fashion, quite literally. The opening two episodes, which premiered this week, show a major character dying and one almost dying as Butcher and the boys face off against Homelander and his regime. Ahead of the show's premiere, Jessie T Usher, who plays the speedster A Train on the show, sat down with Hindustan Times, to decode his character arc and the amazing run of the show.

The fifth season of The Boys is also its final. "It's bittersweet," admits Jessie. He confesses that he never expected his character to make it this far in the show. "I expected A Train's end to come before we even got to season five, before the heart transplant (arc) and things of that sort. So, I'm just...