The Cringiest Character on The Boys is Actually One of the Good Guys
The first three seasons of The Boys have given fans a lot to handle – graphic gore, untethered adult content, coarse language, and a lot of plot twists.
It seems they're doing everything they can to make a different version of superhero content than fans have ever seen. While it's produced high ratings and generated a lot of fans, the offbeat nature of the show has also resulted in a lot of cringey moments.
For some fans, the cringiest character of the show is Laz Alonso's Mother's Milk.
The character is a self-proclaimed badass who, despite lacking any superpowers, battles the most powerful superheroes on the planet. In one Season 2 scene, the nearly invincible Stormfront flips his car and he spills out. He rolls out, pumps his shotgun, and struts toward her.
He pulled the same stunt against Soldier Boy at Herogasm in Season 3. M.M. mean-mugs Soldier Boy as he marches toward him, looking like he's ready to throw down. Remember, this is the same Soldier Boy that Butcher believes can kill Homelander.
Fans are left wondering: Does M.M. actually think he can put up a fight?
The creators clearly wanted to show how unafraid he was despite being hopelessly outmatched, something that was meant to up the character's coolness. But it didn't get quite the intended reaction from some fans, who simply cringed.
Fans think the creators tried too hard to remind viewers that M.M. is written to be the coolest member of the team, but his brazen overconfidence was hard for some to understand.
In the comic books, M.M. isn't quite as helpless. He has superpowers given to him from Compound V, something he realizes when his super strength accidentally kills someone. If he had the same powers in the on-screen version, maybe his overconfidence wouldn't be quite so cringey.
However, a more comic-accurate version of Mother's Milk might do a little more harm than good regarding his level of cringe.
The show never mentions why they call him Mother's Milk. In the comics, his nickname and his powers come from the same source: His mother's milk. Being born with Compound V in his blood gifted him with super strength, but it cursed him with the need to periodically consume his mother's breast milk. If he doesn't, he will lose his powers and eventually die.
So while the on-screen version of M.M. can have a cringey level of overconfidence, fans should remember that it certainly could be worse.