The Boys
The Boysseason 4 promise to be full of twists and major reveals , but one plot line could see Marvin T. Milk , aka Mother ’s Milk ’s inscrutable soubriquet , explained . Introduced as a loth associate of Billy Butcher inThe Boysseason 1 , M.M. has a complicated relationship with Butcher ’s stria of vigilantes . He ab initio lose his family over rejoining Butcher but sees an upswing when his felonious charges are cleared after Stormfront is take down . The Boysseason 3 see a with child emphasis on M.M. ’s character due to his personal relationship with Soldier Boy , and after his wife Monique sees it ’s eating him up , she allows him to give back to The Boys .
Despite this renewed focus on M.M. inThe Boys , the origin behind his nickname are n’t revealed . However , The Boysseason 3 did give a clueabout his cognomen , examine Laz Alonso ’s character didder and salute a Milk River - corresponding meat in his flat . Outside of this small scene , nothing else has been name . Regardless , the scene suggests the Prime series could rip the nickname ’s origin account straight from the strip . The Boyscomics do unveil the grounds Marvin is called Mother ’s Milk River , and this report could factor out into season 4 because of the overarching tale that the chapter promises to tell .
The Boys Season 4’s Hughie Story Can Reveal MM’s Own Parental Secrets
With the introduction ofHughie ’s mother ( Rosemarie Dewitt ) inThe Boysseason 4 , it ’s exonerated that the chapter will rely heavily on stem of motherhood — intend M.M. ’s own paternal secrets palisade his nickname could be revealed . It was announced in time of year 2 that Hughie ’s female parent abandoned him and his founder when Hughie was quite young . Showrunners have revealed lilliputian about her character reference or the nature of her return , but Hughie becoming embroiled with his long - held mommy publication could prompt the rest of The Boys to discover secrets or revelation about their own mothers — and M.M. ’s moniker comes directly from his relationship with his momma .
InThe Boyscomic book series , M.M. ’s name is Baron Wallis , though it was changed to Marvin T. Milk in the show . His female parent became contaminated with Compound - V while put to work at Vought and gave parentage to a supe . However , M.M. is n’t like an average supe . To keep his superhuman strength and durability , M.M. must continue to devour his mother ’s Compound - V - laden breast milk to keep his powers and stop from aging prematurely . WhileThe Boyshas explicate the " Milk River " part of his nickname through his changed name , the " Mother ’s " part rest a enigma that season 4 could incorporate , thanks to Hughie ’s plot line with his mother .
Why The Boys Season 4 Should Avoid MM’s Comic Nickname Origin
There ’s no head thatThe BoysTV serial publication has deviated heavy from its source material , and keeping M.M. ’s comic nickname origins may not work in the setting of the series . One of thebiggest way of life thatThe Boysis different from the comicsis that Butcher ’s bunch started using Compound - cinque from the get - go , whereas the idiot box show does n’t see them try out with the kernel until they are yield Temp - V in season 3 . In the context of use of the comic , Mother ’s Milk River ’s moniker makes sensory faculty since he ’s somewhat of a debilitate supe like the sleep of Butcher ’s gang when he first meets Hughie .
However , in Prime ’s TV show , explaining M.M ’s soubriquet with the storyline from the comics would n’t work . His full name was change to Marvin T. Milk for a cause , make his nickname in the serial a little well explained by his Christian name alone . In gain , The Boyshas made it so that all of M.M. ’s grievances toward Vought amount from his father ’s side with the backstory surrounding Soldier Boy in season 3 , rather than whatever happened with his mother . Nonetheless , The Boysseason 4 could see an account for the first half M.M. ’s nickname thanks to Hughie ’s own female parent join the disturbance , even if it does n’t stick with the comic strip .
