Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Mike Redmond | News | May 20, 2026
Back in March, Vanity Fair published an interview with Milly Alcock where she opened up about the online dreck that undoubtedly awaited her as Supergirl headed to theaters. Thanks to her time on House of the Dragon, she was already well-versed in how toxic fandoms operate, and she had no reason to believe this experience would be different.
“It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on,” she said. “We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women’s bodies. I can’t really stop them. I can only be myself.”
Boy, she was right. I won’t repeat the awful things being said out there, but nerdy dudes wasted no time tearing into Alcock’s looks as they gave her the full Brie Larson treatment. How dare a woman criticize the fans? They’ll show her!
Sadly, Alcock has taken a peek into this particular sewer, but the online hordes haven’t silenced her. In fact, she doesn’t hesitate to tell Variety that the backlash went exactly as she predicted.
“I didn’t even say ‘men’ — I said ‘people!’” Alcock said. “And they got so angry. I was like, ‘You’re proving my point. You’re proving my point!’”
She then blasted a very specific type of dude, and I think I’m love.
“I guess women know that this is just how it’s always been, unfortunately,” Alcock adds. “And it’s from a lot of people whose profiles have no photo, who are burner accounts. Or someone’s name and then ‘Dad of four, Christian,’ which is hilarious to me. But I mean, whose opinion do you really care about? If you’re pissing the right kind of people off, you’re doing OK.”
Of course, “never read the comments” is always sage advice. Nothing good will ever come of it, but Alcock is Gen Z, so being perpetually online is in her DNA. She tries her best not to look at the carnage, and candidly admits that some of the barbs do hurt, but she has a good head on her shoulders for finding a way to unplug.
“Sitting at a café and watching people and reading alone — just being a participant in real life — has been helpful,” she says.
