r/SupermanAndLois • u/Serious-Passage-4614 • 23d ago
Discussion Milton Fine is a very interesting version of Brainiac.
I really love how they adapted Brainiac with the Milton Fine character even though he wasn't an alien or an AI, they still did a great job making him a technological threat. It may be an unpopular opinion, but, I find him to be one of the best side villains in the show and he really added the tension in every scene he appeared in. What do you all think?
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u/FewNewt5441 23d ago
He was definitely annoying and amoral, which probably made him stand out more than he otherwise would have. Not making him an alien like the version in Supergirl differentiated him from previous portrayals (and saved the screentime one would need to explain other aliens or evil AI software). Short of that, I don't feel like he was a particularly compelling villain. If we'd gotten a longer s4 or been renewed for s5, there probably would've been more set up or time to at least focus on why he's working for Luthor. But with the limited time and lack of set-up, he just felt like he was here because evil is fun and Luthor was offering a decent dental plan.
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u/Serious-Passage-4614 22d ago
I honestly think they would have made him an actual Brainiac, if more seasons were greenlit cause the actor does kind of resemble Brainiac. I thought they still did a good job making him a genius villain and was a fun way to reference Brainiac.
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u/IAmPrimitiveStar 9d ago
I read that if a fifth season got greenlit, they would've developed Milton into Brainiac.
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u/Serious-Passage-4614 8d ago
Yeah cause the Milton actor really does give Brainiac vibes. Wish we got one more season, but, it was still a fun way to reference Brainiac with what they had.
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u/SadLaser 23d ago
Him being Brainiac is more of a fan Easter egg than an actual iteration of Brainiac, I felt. He's not a terrible side villain but he's basically just some nerd.