Honestly it wouldve been so much better had they kept the original reveal from the comic. What was the point of developing BN’s character, then having Homelander kill him, casting another one, and then killing him too by way of the Deep? Its so fucking asinine, my god. Kripke what the fuck happened to you man. Your ass used to be beautiful.
I’m pretty sure they just really liked the actor who played Noir and felt bad he didn’t get to speak as Noir I, but they had zero idea of what to do with him beyond introduce him as Noir II