Does anyone else think that Milo was just as, if not more insecure than Powder was? I know most people just see him being a regular teen but I think its more than that.
Comparing him to everyone else, it seemed like he was the most average in the family. Vi was the best fighter, Clagger was the strongest, Powder was naturally inventive/intelligent(even if she didn't think much of herself) and what about Milo? He picks locks. Except the first time we see him try, he fails, and Vi is forced to kick the door open, making him useless.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly3fsJcCujs
Everything Vi lists in this scene spells out his character; he's trying to make himself look good/cool, either through lifting himself up or tearing others down. The latter happens the most with Powder.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJEuLeg-dYM
Why her? Not only is she the youngest, she's also the only person in the family he can claim to be better at in most aspects weather it be fighting, roof hopping or otherwise. So she's the easiest and most obvious target to vent at when he's trying to either make himself feel better in comparison.
What really sells me on Milo's insecurity is the first moment he actually gets a personal victory. We already saw Milo fail at lock picking once, and the second time we see him do it, he fumbling, nervous from the situation of being rushed to rescue Vander while Vi holds off Silco's people. Vander-whom I'm assuming is the one who taught him how to pick locks in the first place-looks him in the eye and tells him to,"Take a deep breath,
you can do this."
He visibly calms down and gets to work, eventually freeing Vander with a genuinely happy smile on his face and an approving nod from his father figure.
It's actually kinda sad to think about actually, if Milo was a little kinder and a little more understanding to Powder, I think the two of them could've had a deeper connection as the ones who felt 'inadequate' compared to their other siblings.
