A Look At A Smaller Moment From ‘The Boys’
by Frank Martin
Sometimes, when it comes to big and boisterous shows, it’s easy to lose the smaller character moments that don’t get as much attention. Every viewer goes into a story with different personal experiences. So while on a grander scale, the big moments may attract the most attention, sometimes it’s the smaller moments that viewers may form a more personal connection with. This happened to me quite recently in regards to the superhero action drama The Boys.
One of the character arcs for Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) involves his daughter. Throughout the show, he is undoubtedly represented as a loving and caring father. He is constantly pushed between his duty to his job and his duty as a father. This conflict clashed when he knocked out Todd (Matthew Gorman), who had been raising his daughter. Todd insulted Mother’s Milk and had been taking his daughter to Homelander (Antony Starr) rallies.
Now while that scene drew a lot of attention, it was the scene afterwards that resonated with me a lot more. In the aftermath of punching the man in front of his daughter, MM instantly felt regret. He confessed to Frenchie (Tomer Capone) that he hoped his daughter would never see that side of him. Frenchie tells MM that he is undeniably a good man. But good men aren’t perfect, and it’s important for his daughter to see all of him; the good with the bad.
This scene certainly isn’t as flashy as Mother’s Milk knocking out a fascist supporter, but on a character level, it’s much more profound. It shows true bonding among the show’s main characters. It also reveals something about what it means to be a flawed human. While The Boys draws a lot of attention for its superhero violence and sex, sometimes these smaller moments show that the series can be profound without the need for shock value.
The Boys is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
