While Homelander is sadly doomed by canon to die, they fucked up beyond all repair his heroic sacrifice death. Especially since Kripke seems adamant towards the idea that Homelander not Butcher, should be the final boss with the autism of those who think that the White Walkers should have been the end boss of Game of Thrones.
Ironically the more likely fate for Homelander would be depowering him and show trial/life in prison, since that is what Kripke wants Trump to suffer. Or blinding/depowering/left to be a homeless lunatic ranting and raving ala the villain chick from Victory Gundam who the series creator claimed was so vile due to her being a Judas, that death was too easy and merciful a punishment for her.
It's kinda sad that the series didn't follow the one good idea from the comic.
I mean, we all know the comic isn't all that great, Ennis' edgy "fuck capeshit mate" was a tired schtick by the late 90's, but I kinda liked what he did with Homelander.
As in, the clone twist as stuff can be played out, but I liked the implication that if it wasn't for Vought's corporate meddling, Homelander would fine.
Sure, he would be still a colossal prick like every other super in the comic, but he would be happy to stay in his privilege bubble, just posing for photos and indulging in his hedonism.
And that is because Homelander is just a mediocre man. Sure, he has incredible powers, but besides it, he isn't all that special or remarkable, he isn't particularly smart, or cunning and his delusions of grandeur came from having his mind broken by the blackmail photos Butcher got. He was a dumb regular guy who lost his mind when dealing with shit way above his capabilities.
That leaves the "real" villain, besides vought, a character we barely know, a blank slate that went insane for being a blank slate, and thus making Butcher's crusade completely empty.
To make Homelander a yet another Trump allegory is such a obvious waste of potential that makes me think why would they even bother if all they had to say is yet another "orange man bad".