Actor Laz Alonso, who plays Mother's Milk in The Boys, has expressed his frustration with his character's development in the fifth season. Through an Instagram video titled The Boys season 5 has a Soldier Boy problem, Alonso supports the criticism that Soldier Boy's excessive screen time detracts from MM's evolution. The complaint points out that although episode 7 gives him more prominence, the narrative arrives late and feels disjointed.
The narrative imbalance in The Boys production 🎬
From a script perspective, the problem lies in the distribution of screen time among supporting characters. Soldier Boy, played by Jensen Ackles, returns with a charisma that dominates scenes, but his arc advances at the expense of figures like Mother's Milk, whose family background and trauma are sidelined. The season's structure prioritizes visual spectacle and shocking twists over emotional cohesion. This creates a sense of haste in MM's development, with his story concentrated in a single episode without the progression it deserved.
Mother's Milk and the forgotten sidekick syndrome 😤
It seems in The Boys, if you don't shoot laser beams or explode heads, you have to wait your turn. Soldier Boy arrives, hogs the shots, drops his cynical lines, and everyone applauds. Meanwhile, MM is left with narrative crumbs, as if his personal drama is less important than watching a guy with superpowers complain about his father. At this rate, in the next season they'll reveal that MM is actually a hologram, because he sure doesn't get any screen time.