The Boys
Summary
Why does Homelander like Milk River inThe Boys , something the show has made a period of accenting ? Throughout season 1 , Homelander ’s jealousy of Madelyn Stillwell ’s infant son became increasingly exculpated , finally peaking in the finale . In a shameful turn of events , he kill Stillwell after confronting her about her continued dishonesty regarding his offspring . The Boysseason 2 continued this story , indicate a despondent Homelander lurking around her empty post , finally help himself to the leftover nursing bottle of breast tmilk he finds in her Deepfreeze .
The setting between Homelander and Madelyn Stillwell stand out because of their flakey , uncomfortable nature . Homelander is a powerful man - childcapable of leveling a metropolis on a whimsey , and Stillwell was the Vought executive tasked with keeping him under ascendence . The latter carry through this by appeal to his deepest desire — not for a sexual married person , but for a female parent . Homelander in reality drinking Madelyn Stillwell ’s tit Milk River inThe Boysseason 2 is the rude sequel of this arc .
The Boys time of year 3 , episode 7 confirm a major connection between Homelander and Soldier Boy . What happened , what does it mean , and what arrive next ?
Homelander’s Milk Obsession Explained
Madelyn Helped Create His Oedipus Complex
The Boysseason 2 explores that Homelander may be a sociopath , but he does have a genuine desire to belong to a family and intelligibly has dissonant bitterness toward Vought , the tummy that raise him to be their star attribute . Homelander was made in a lab — and unlike other heroes who were still raised in a home surroundings , such as Starlight , Homelander ’s fostering was at the hands of scientists essay to make him into something they could apply .
Because of this , The Boysseason 2 envision a desperate attempt at bonding between the show ’s twisted Superman andHomelander ’s Logos Ryan . However , he struggles to do so because he lacks the introductory experience of a normal have it away human relationship . Madelyn offered that with her strange pseudosexual Madonna bit , but — as Homelander discovered in time of year 1 — it was all a lie .
Homelander did n’t just drink down Madelyn because she lied to him about Ryan ; he killed her because she revealed to him that her enate act toward him had been just that — an act . In the oddment , his obsession with watching her pump breast Milk River , his jealousy of her relationship with her infant Word , and his genuine drinking of her breast milk were all behaviors of a discomfited , alone man . It could be believe an Oedipus composite or just " mommy issue " — either way , Homelander is motivated to fill a void that results from his irregular upbringing .
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Homelander’s Milk Obsession Has Been Explored In Unique Ways
Antony Starr Said They Add Milk To Several Scenes Now
Homelander Milk Moments
Episode Title
Stillwell " Tames " Homelander
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
" undecomposed For The Soul " ( S1E5 )
Homelander Drinks Stillwell ’s Breast Milk
" The Big Ride " ( S2E1 )
Homelander Milks The Cow & Drinks It
" Here Comes a standard candle to Light You to Bed " ( S3E7 )
Firecracker Lactates For Homelander
" contaminating commercial enterprise " ( S4E6 )
However thwarted and mentally ill he may have seemed before , The Boysseason 3 arbalist Homelander to a novel level of unhinged , bringing his milk fixation into the new time of year with aplomb . According to Starlight , " there ’s something wrong with Homelander … something broken … he ’s lose his f**king nous . " While these command could have well lend oneself to Homelander in previous time of year , The Boysseason 3 does seem to be reaching for yet more shock economic value .
first off among this grounds is the fact thatHomelander is seen milking a cowand reacting to it in either an orgasmic or appalled manner – and mayhap both . This is n’t unrelated to his Milk River obsession , but it does signal a Modern and perhaps even more worrisome commission . Antony Starr , who plays Homelander , key the experience of milk the moo-cow as foul ( viaCBR ) , but it could be thatHomelander gets joy from the milking . Starr also say the milk obsessions is a purposeful joke ( viaDeadline ) .
" Homelander find some of her breast Milk River in a deep freezer and lasers it , go drinking it , gets caught . "
" And it was so risible and weird , and I retrieve I sent Eric an email after that conniption going , ‘ Dude , we got ta get as much Milk River in this show as possible . This is gon na be like a small motif or a signature thing . Like , we have to do it . ’ And he was like , ‘ One stride ahead of you , brother . I ’m place it in everything . ’ "
" We do n’t have to do anything with it , either . If I just face at someone and sip milk , there ’s a whirl to it . It ’s become a really fun thing . "
However , in season 4 , it take a more disturbing direction . Firecracker ( Valorie Curry ) is the previous case to have an infatuation with Homelander . She link The Seven and intended to enter some kind of relationship with Homelander . She knows about his Milk River infatuation , and she start take prescription medicine medication that cause her to lactateso that Homelander can finally breastfeed on someone . Showrunner Eric Kripke say it was an obvious determination to make ( viaVariety ) .
" When you take that character and how slavishly devoted she is to Homelander , and how she would do anything for him — as she ’s made abundantly clear by saying it like seven time in a row to him — that leave him the thing he require most in the world becomes coherent , in a bananas sort of path . "
Homelander’s Real Mother Theory Could Make His Milk Obsession More Disgusting
Some Believe Stormfront Is Homelander’s Mom
The Boysseason 3 revealed that Soldier Boy is Homelander ’s male parent ( conceived via sperm Soldier Boy donated to Vought ) , but the identicalness of Homelander ’s mother still has n’t been revealed . His deficiency of a parental name is a clear cause of his Oedipal human relationship with Madison Stillwell and his breast milk fixation . However , a popularThe Boystheory adds a whole novel level of disgust to the already pretty gross Homelander Milk River fixation : there ’s aplausible argument to be made thatStormfront is Homelander ’s Mom .
Stormfront , Homelander ’s ill - fated love interest and an outright Nazi , was over 100 age former . Her whereabouts at the clock time of Soldier Boy ’s sperm donation are still unknown . Soldier Boy uncover in Season 3 ofThe Boysthat he knew Liberty(Stormfront ’s former identity operator ) . He also mention the two commence the first Herogasm party , indicating they already had a kinship that was , at the very least , sex - positive .
There ’s every chance that Stormfront receive Soldier Boy ’s sperm and gave nascence to Homelander .
There ’s every chance that Stormfront received Soldier Boy ’s sperm and give birth to Homelander . The timeline all match up , and Homelander holding Maeve hostage to glean her egg feel like incredibly ominous prefiguration . If Stormfront is indeed Homelander ’s female parent , then his milk compulsion and Oedipus complex will take an even glum and more revolting tour in the last season .
time of year 4 ofThe Boysnever dealt with the issue . However , season 5 will be the show ’s last time of year , and Soldier Boy is returning , so there is a opportunity for an reply . It could reveal more about Homelander ’s mother , especially since Homelander ’s relationship with Ryan and his founding father ’s individuality became cardinal themes inThe Boys . If Homelander ’s mother is Stormfront , the breast milk and cow bag antics of the most powerful Supe inThe Boyswill have assist as apparatus for one of the grimmest arcs in television story .
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The Boys is a grainy and insurgent take on the superhero writing style , focusing on a mathematical group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities , explore melodic theme of depravation and moral equivocalness in a humankind where Hero are not always what they seem .
