It’s been two years since season three of The Boys premiered on Prime Video, so when actor Laz Alonso made his first look in season 4, followers puzzled if the character of Mom’s Milk had been recast. Viewers took to social media to voice their confusion, with some even claiming he seemed unrecognizable.
The Boys is a darkish and satirical tackle the superhero style. It explores the concept of what would occur if superheroes, who are sometimes idolized as virtuous and noble, have been really corrupt and morally flawed. These superheroes, or “Supes,” are managed by a robust company known as Vought Worldwide, and are sometimes extra involved with their public picture and private achieve than with genuinely serving to individuals. Yay, capitalism.
Mom’s Milk, the chief of The Boys whose mission is to destroy Vought and the Supes, performs an important function in grounding the workforce along with his sensible expertise, ethical compass, and dedication to the trigger. After his debut look in season 4 of The Boys and his seemingly refreshed look, Alonso responded to claims Mom’s Milk had been recast.
Was Mom’s Milk recast?
Nope, that’s the identical Laz Alonso, he’s simply been given a shave and dropped a number of kilos. In response to a fan who commented on his obvious weight reduction, Alonso stated, “Needed to trim it down fam! Bought carried away [with] an excessive amount of pizza.” Lol. He’s additionally proven to be studying a Conquering OCD ebook within the season premiere, so you possibly can deduce his weight reduction has to do with the stress of being in The Boys.
In season three, we received an intimate have a look at MM’s background and the occasions that formed his worldview. “That is most likely the primary season that I’ve had artistic enter put as to the place Mom’s Milk’s arc might probably go,” Alsonso advised DiscussingFilm.
“In the course of the George Floyd incident, Eric [Kripke] and I have been speaking lots. And we weren’t simply speaking about that, we have been speaking about world occasions. That summer season was the summer season of lockdowns, so he and I have been speaking just about every single day. I imply, we have been sitting at residence bored and speaking about just about every little thing that was happening, the ridiculousness of numerous the stuff that we have been witnessing, and methods to discover a solution to seize that within the present for the subsequent season.”
He continued: “Then George Floyd occurred, and it was devastating to say the least, simply to view and to see it. I reached out to Eric and I used to be like, ‘Brother, this a part of historical past must be advised. It must be advised on our present, our method, we will’t stroll away from this. This can be a level of not solely African-American historical past however American historical past as an entire that we’ve a chance now to enter our take, our interpretation. What is occurring, what has occurred, what ought to occur, our personal method of discovering peace and justice in that second.’ So the primary draft of Mom’s Milk’s arc, after I struggle Todd, the cops come and so they bounce on me and beat the residing mess out of me, and my daughter witnesses it—that was within the first draft.”
That have a look at his household life continues into season 4. Within the first three episodes that dropped on Prime Video on June 13, 2024, he can see MM coping with his daughter who’s lashing out at injustice at college. How will the remainder of the season play out? You’ll simply have to observe and see.
