About

The Deep Yelling "Nooo" or The Deep "No" refers to a GIF caption meme and scene from season 5, episode 8 of the television show The Boys (the series finale) in which the character The Deep, portrayed by actor Chace Crawford, yells "Nooooo!" after being told to take responsibility for his actions in a confrontation with Starlight (Erin Moriarty).

Following the episode's release in late May 2026, the clip began spreading on various social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, becoming subject to various fancam style edits and remixes, as well as being used ironically for faux-relatable content and as a reaction GIF or video with added text captions.

Origin

The clip is derived from a scene in season 5, episode 8 of The Boys, titled "Blood and Bone," which aired on May 20th, 2026. In the scene, The Deep and Starlight are fighting during the finale, when she tells him to take responsibility for his own actions instead of blaming others. In response, The Deep yells out, "No!" and charges her.

The original scene from the show was uploaded to YouTube^[1] on May 21st, 2026, by user kelaris3692, garnering over 13,000 views, 370 likes and 80 comments in a week.

The clip quickly spread across various social media platforms and began seeing use as a meme that same day.

For example, on May 20th, 2026, TikTok^[2] user @broskibruhdawg posted the clip with a text caption that was both relatable and within context. The post received over 916,700 views and 205,200 likes in about eight days.

Spread

Captions attached to the clip became increasingly ironic and absurd as The Deep No meme was popularized in late May 2026 following the conclusion of the TV series.

On May 21st, 2026, TikTok^[3] user @mezon_editz posted the clip with the added caption, "Just order yourself if you want pizza," followed by The Deep's exaggerated reaction. The video received over 388,600 views and 44,300 likes in about a week.

On May 22nd, 2026, TikTok^[4] user @itphizixx posted the clip along with commentary centered on The Deep's lack of character development and effort put towards redemption. The video received over 1.5 million views and 251,000 likes in about six days.

The same day, Instagram^[5] user @smart6897yeaasssss posted a compressed version of the clip, which received about 120,600 likes in six days.

On May 22nd, 2026, Instagram^[6] user @x.evvan posted the clip with an ironic caption about refusing to get a job as an adult, which received over 130,800 likes in less than one week.

On May 24th, 2026, the scene was turned into an image macro with the dialogue added as captions and posted to the /r/GenV^[7] subreddit, titled "The award for the meme of the season is awarded to the Deep," garnering over 8,700 upvotes and 180 comments in five days.

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