At Least One Big ‘The Boys’ Actor Isn’t Loving Season 5

InnovationGamingAt Least One Big ‘The Boys’ Actor Isn’t Loving Season 5ByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 09:44am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The BoysAmazonThe Boys showrunner Eric Kripke said ahead of season 5, the final season of the show, that he was deathly afraid of another Game of Thrones situation, messing up the final season and erasing goodwill for the past ones. While I don’t think we’ve quite arrived in that dire of a situation, things could be going better. And now, at least one or more cast member seems to be publicly agreeing as season 5 is still airing.Mother's MilkAmazonOver the weekend, fans were passing around the fact that Laz Alonso, the actor who plays Mother’s Milk, was sharing Reels critical of his own storyline and how Soldier Boy was getting too much screentime, a common fan complaint. The video, called “The Boys has a Soldier Boy problem” and transcription:“I wish they would give some of the time that they’re giving to Soldier Boy to MM (that I agree with). I really wish that this could feel like a little bit more of a continuous arc because it’s feeling kind of startling. Considering that last season he is the person who saw A-Train and was like ‘we can get him, I can appeal to his humanity.”MORE FOR YOUAlonso also posted a separate Reel of someone complaining about how lame Black Noir’s death was, a brief struggle in a podcast studio where The Deep chokes him with a cord and knifes him in the throat. Hardly an epic superhero battle.Past Alonso, fans noticed that Karl Urban’s account like a video called “New ep of The Boys makes no sense.”The BoysAmazonAgain, we’re not in Game of Thrones ending territory here. Season 5 of The Boys has a (frankly unbelievable) 97% Rotten Tomatoes...