The Boys: What's With Homelander's Milk Obsession?
Even in The Boys season 3, Homelander continues to make it clear that he is still obsessed with milk. Throughout season 1, Homelander's jealousy of Madelyn Stillwell's infant son became increasingly clear, finally peaking in the finale. In a shocking turn of events, he kills Stillwell after confronting her about her continued dishonesty regarding his own offspring. The Boys season 2 continued this story, showing a despondent Homelander lurking around her empty office, eventually helping himself to the leftover bottle of her breastmilk he finds in her freezer.
In a show that is unafraid to have a superpowered baby lazer people to death, or a «hero» with invisibility powers using it to lurk in the women's washroom, somehow, the scenes between Homelander and Madelyn Stillwell still standout because of their bizarre, uncomfortable nature. Homelander is a man-child with extraordinary yet dangerous powers, and Stillwell was the Vought executive tasked with keeping him under control. The latter accomplished this by appealing to his deepest desires — not for a sexual partner, but for a mother.
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Homelander's maternal desire is most strongly illustrated in a memorable scene from The Boys season 1 in which Stillwell invites Homelander to lay his head on her lap as she imitates breastfeeding him, having him suck her fingers while she cradles him and soothingly assures him "you're my good boy." The dialogue and energy of the moment has an undercurrent of sexual tension — especially her seductive tone of voice, and the slow saunter of her movements — yet the act itself is limited to a mother-child pantomime. Homelander actually drinking Madelyn Stillwell's breastmilk
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