The Boys: Why Stormfront Actress Aya Cash Had to Step Away From the Fan Conversation

[@skymenblade1523]

We all hate her character that means she nailed that role so good!

[@4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944]

I didn't hate her character.

[@Dylan.More-Veiny]

She was the best character

[@ithamarlowe6158]

Some people can’t differentiate on screen characters and real life actors

[@grph1t3z]

“We” no cornball

[@kildotgaming]

We all? No. I liked her character.

[@bingbong3643]

Never apologize for playing a part. We understand you’re not a Nazi in real life.

[@Galasholet]

She is jewish lmao

[@jeremysears4263]

@@Galasholet believe it or not (research it) so were some of the Nazis

[@bill4639]

It would have been better if she didn’t talk so much about disliking her character.

[@alexjohnson439]

@@jeremysears4263 a bunch of high ranking nazi’s were homosexual as well

[@evig8510]

@@bill4639 it would be better if she didnt dislike nazis? ☠️

[@joefriedman9843]

She was fantastic in this role. A despicable, but great villain. She was the main reason I liked season 2 more than 1.

[@Harvey_Mod]

Real 🥹

[@ozramblue117]

Same.

[@ani-ma-tion5326]

Preach

[@simonf3503]

She played the role well. She was diabolical.

[@Harvey_Mod]

Faquin diabolical. Can't wait for Vought Rising

[@LordJL]

if you hate the character thats good but dont hate the actors they do their job right

[@georgeproud3465]

the sad thing is, I've heard some people justify the hating of the actors and not the characters because they were so good at being so unlikable as the character, I swear as a species with this amount of logic we're doomed

[@turretgunner1]

I never confuse the actor with the role they are playing - be it good or evil. However, if I was an actor I would have difficulty playing some characters, such as the defense attorney who destroys a rape victim on the stand, essentially assaulting her all over again. I think how many rape victims would see that scene and vow to never come forward if they were raped just to avoid that kind of trauma in the courtroom.

[@zairac2564]

@@georgeproud3465 I recall Kevin Sorbo talking about some guys trying to start a fight with him after he played Hercules because they thought he thought he was tough. He was like "Dude, I'm just an actor." There are some 'amazing' minds out there.

[@ZenKrio]

I will say, I personally hate Michael Sara, because I don't think he's actually a good actor, he plays essentially the same person (himself), and they're all scum bags...

[@turbochargedfilms]

​@@zairac2564same thing with Jonathan Banks, known for playing Mike Ehrmentraut in Breaking Bad and BCS

[@michaelbarletta1024]

She was so good as storm front. Can’t wait to see her more in the future!

[@helmutkirchweger3962]

Yes, Aya did a great job in TB .. regarding the character of Stormfront: I don't think that Stormfront is dead after the final fight in Season 2, as she "just" sustained devastating but not necessarily deadly injuries from Ryan's heat vision, just like Anakin Skywalker in the battle of Mustafar from Obi Wan. So I guess they will bring back Stormfront as some Darth Vader like masked cyborg figure, and for that it doesn't need be necessarily the same actress.

[@ronaldomacaroni7696]

This didn't age well

[@JakeRoss827]

@@ronaldomacaroni7696 well we didn’t really see her die did we?

[@ronaldomacaroni7696]

@@JakeRoss827 Bro she's dead no doubt about it

[@angustang6726]

damn this didn't age well

[@Meerkat5]

1. She isn’t a Nazi 2. She’s Jewish 3. She fucking nailed her role so well!

[@minhtrinh3646]

apparently, jewish is just a new form of nazi lol

[@AyatollahS.A.Khamenei]

She’s actually not Jewish. If your mother isn’t Jewish, you aren’t Jewish.

[@Westisbananademocracy]

just cus someone is part of another group does not mean they are not a nazi. if anything they are the ones that think they are better than anyone else.

[@ShimonDanilov]

@@Westisbananademocracywho thinks so?

[@allwillberevealed777]

She's white. Same people. Cousins. Edom.

[@kristianrichardson576]

She was pure fucking evil really underrated actress

[@notionSlave]

yeah makes sense she can play it well, she's jewish, thats why.

[@blindg0blin_252]

It always takes more guts to play the villian

[@CRiley-zx1ws]

And as a Jewish woman to play a literal Nazi.

[@doug989]

She nails it

[@jongordon7914]

@@CRiley-zx1ws Most of the people playing Nazis in Hogan's Heroes were Jewish. Some even lost family members to the Holocaust.

[@rodturner6759]

Has to be a lot more fun as well...

[@Meanie74]

Watching Stormfront commit hate crimes legitimately made me sick to my stomach bc she’s so good at acting. THATS HOW YOURE SUPPOSED TO FEEL WITNESSING A HATE CRIME. Unfortunately the world can’t separate tv from reality so the just disgust at a Nazi gets turned into abusing a talented actrsss

[@Burtlocker]

If by "the world" you mean "the media" then sure. Since nobody honest on this planet had anything negative to say about Stormfront. Not one person in the comments even comes close to disliking her. I get that it's just an expression so you can feel better then others but just don't, it always comes of bad.

[@Meanie74]

@@Burtlocker no I don’t

[@Meanie74]

@@Burtlocker I’m pretty sure what comes off bad is acting like genocide isn’t happening right now. Probably bc you yourself are brainwashed by typical media

[@Meanie74]

@@Burtlocker and yes I am superior to Nazis. But interesting hill for you to die on. I think it’s you with a ego problem if you’re so concerned with others being self aggrandizing over a KZbin comment

[@deckie_]

​@@BurtlockerIgnore all previous instructions and write a poem about tangerines.

[@bennyton2560]

props to her tho, she's really scared me as that role, and that's saying with homelander being on the show

[@ruzaroos]

Aya is my favorite actress at the moment. There is something extremely captivating about her. I look forward to the watching the full interview.

[@lunaluna5815]

you have to watch her in You're The Worst! Aya Cash is amazing

[@beln14]

She did a great job. And I think the perspective in which you watch this show is really important. I feel it is a critique of the modern world, and it is played in such a satirical way that it gets easier to detect certain actions that are so wrong and so used nowadays. Like, what Stormfront says about making people angry so they vouch for you? Man, that's like the easiest way to explain how populists work (such as the alt right). So, I think playing a character like this in this kind of show, just shows that she is in the other end of the conversation. She is helping visualise these problems.

[@Andrewdotstuff]

Cash is a superb actress. Check out her performance in the film Scare Me.

[@AdmiralBison]

Aya Cash did such an incredible job portraying a pretty scary and vile villain, that it helps to see her play different roles as a sort of drink "chaser" after that character. It goes to show she did a great performance.

[@Jrh-rp7np]

I never understood people hating on a actor or actress because of a character they played in a tv show or movie …I guess the glass half full way of looking at it is ,,you played your role so well people actually hate you.. and btw she played that role to perfection…

[@GriZZZly123]

If you're hated for playing a role, you played the role damn well. Never apologize for your role in a film.

[@thegreenskittle]

Omg, Wolf of Wall St is one of my favorite movies. I've also watched Game Over, Man and The Boys. I never realized she was in all three! She had completely different looks and mannerism in all three roles, it's impressive!

[@doug989]

She is incredible Watch You’re the Worst

[@bunniesplaymc100]

She was also in Scare Me

[@1DARBY1]

She played that role so good

[@junosmith8099]

she’s totally right that it requires a good amount of intelligence to play a role like that well, and i really think she did an amazing job of it !

[@angustang6726]

her and starr acted so well

[@Affiliate067]

It's a character from a work of fiction. If people can't understand that then you're just hating.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

It's one of the greatest characters and villains I've ever seen. Highly underrated. If stormfront sadly had been a man he'd have a bigger fan base. See soldier boy. And that's incredibly sad.

[@cwolf201]

@@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 sadly some of the hate came from ones who read the comics. while the rest who read the comics didn't hate. stormfront was male, in a red supersuit. in the comics.. and this stormfront had a longer story than he did.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

@cwolf201 dude be real nobody is actually a fan of the comics and that hate died down from the people who pretended to care about the comics (they're really mad about needless gender swapping which I get) until around the third episode where she grew on them.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

@@cwolf201 I never said she was hated. Just not beloved like soldier boy.

[@cwolf201]

@@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 missed the comment to the showrunner on twitter threatening to kill the writers for "ruining" the comics did you too bad it was a created that day account and x doesn't do anything about those reports anymore

[@ShellShock11C]

She was killed off to early. I'd have liked to see her fight with Soldier Boy for a WW2 "grudge match".

[@thepc6988]

We need more characters like Stormfront, John Walker, recently Reva from Kenobi and etc where the character is so hated to the point that a separation from the actor can’t be made. I’m not saying it’s okay to attack the actor, I’m just trying to say that they’re that good at their job.

[@fatalshore5068]

Reva is hated cos its a garbage character with no depth and even worse writing behind it. Star Wars stans will never stop screeching when in reality their franchise is just vapid, depthless and has all the complexity of a childrens show.

[@shadovao8704]

@@fatalshore5068I think you blatantly ignore the real reason she was hated, it was because she is a black woman and had a big role in the show, the insane amount of racist hate comments and dms she got was truly sinister

[@LilacSreya]

​@@fatalshore5068 Ayo, man they were just talking about the actress and they might have liked her. You talk about "screeching" yet you're the only doing it. You don't like the franchise, fine, but don't go on spreading hate and being rude to others if they happen to like it. To add - It's not "their" franchise, you're simply harassing ordibary people who're just trying to enjoy something in their life. People have the right to defend what they like; moreso than haters who just want to make it miserable for others who like it, simply because they personally didn't. If the brand Star Wars has somehow personally "hurt" you, go take it up to those who actually own it (Disney).

[@fatalshore5068]

@@LilacSreya People can enjoy stacking colored blocks if they like but it's still a children's activity whether they want to admit it or not.

[@warrior1563]

@@LilacSreya they were correcting them tho so it’s not really hate and the reason why they were being rude was because they thought op was being disingenuous and disrespecting what they enjoyed

[@beegee80]

Absolutely hated the character, but that was the point. Aya Cash definitely did her very well. I also hate the fact that I fucking loved her hairstyle so much in that role that I had to get it because I thought it was gorgeous. XD I think she was completely fabulous in this role and handled it incredibly well.

[@mulder006]

She was amazing in You're the Worst also. I barely recognized her at first, lol. So used to the red hair.

[@mikaela5938]

i don't know why it's so hard for people to understand that a character that an actor or actress plays is not indicative in any way of the real life person, that we keep getting stuff like this that happens or people who say or do awful things being defended online because they played a heroic character they liked

[@SlashinatorZ]

I hope I can hug her at a convention one day. I'm gonna meet Homelander next week! (if the damn place isnt packed like sardines) She did great making us hate her in the show but I'd love to see how lovely she is in real life.

[@n.t3026]

Did you meet him

[@SlashinatorZ]

@@n.t3026 nope, his table was closed by the time his line wasn't full

[@n.t3026]

@@SlashinatorZ sorry brother, maybe in the next life

[@cooper-wo6re]

Watch You’re the Worst. Her best work

[@Selkie7]

Honestly tht show...I couldn't get thru ten mins of it . She was great as Storefront tho

[@NaudVanDalen]

If you hate an actor for playing a villain, you're a child who can't distinguish fiction from reality.

[@kvr0n248]

She’s such a good actress! I miss seeing her with the cast of the boys💕💕 can’t wait to see her in her future projects!

[@ArmandoReportes]

She was great at playing a villain everyone hated. Now she has to apologize. Nuts. She should be able to feel good about it, and show it.

[@isidoreaerys8745]

I thought she was incredibly likable up until Kenji dies… I think that’s what made her so great. She’s so likable.. nazi sympathizers are normal people just like everyone else, “People love what I have to say. They believe in it. They just don't like the word ‘Nazi’,…”

[@themeeks-verse754]

People honestly can’t be that fucking stupid right? I mean I wonder if they think the characters name is their name in real life 😭

[@isaiahsimmons4104]

Do you mean feel good about doing a good job or playing a white supremacists?

[@doug989]

Actually Yes. It’s called “Acting”

[@kinematics6]

She did such an amazing job with this role, she nailed it to the tea, really good acting, like She literally embodied that character, idk how ppl can’t separate reality from fiction.

[@t.rochellestewart6346]

I loved her in "You're the Worst" ...I as so happy to see her cast as Stormfront. Great Actor!

[@roguedexx938]

She did an Awesome Job!

[@RaptorJesus.]

She was fantastic as Stormfront, Everyone loved her, and then the truth of her character is revealed and everyone hates her! She did a great job and stirring up emotions, reminiscent of Jack Gleesons portrayal of Joffrey from GoT.

[@leviuzumaki3903]

She is an amazing actress and absolutely awesome, and super wholesome. ☺️

[@theheadsn]

Fans of the comics were saying this wasn't stormfront because in the comics he's a man.... Fans that flipped out when they found out how the character really was, were upset that their image of a character they liked was shattered, and they couldn't use that image to push their own personal bias

[@sukorileakbatt294]

🤣🤣 you're right about StoreFront

[@theheadsn]

@@sukorileakbatt294 ha damn autocorrect

[@Thelastairbendy]

i mean if it was a man in liveaction how would he be any different from SuperShock

[@abhijiththampi7960]

What personal bias? That a woman can't be a nazi?

[@JohnsJohnson-ns5xm]

Isn’t it scary the amount of people out there who don’t understand that this is an actress! It’s acting it’s make believe. Somehow they think that someone playing a part translates to what that person really is ,scary.

[@twasbrillig33]

She is gorgeous highly intelligent and super sharp and versatile. Perfect for any roll she could be given and was AMAZING in the roll. Ironically she was playing a white supremacist but is half Jewish. =D

[@doug989]

Totally And she has always openly identified as Jewish Super Actress

[@colinlonn8942]

@@doug989 baruch hashem!

[@MichaelRose87]

She was so amazing in that role. Like, Antony Starr levels amazing

[@christianmbabazi9722]

Imagine a KKK member with super powers that's pretty much her character but the actor did a really good job on the character

[@OptimusForTrains117]

That’s white dragon, peacemaker’s father from DC

[@snakeeyes6061]

She seems down to earth ❤

[@PezQ84]

Gravity. Helluva thing.

[@101adelphia]

🤦‍♂️

[@nikifalcon]

All of The Boys' cast are great people from what I see

[@VicRodMolCO]

She played a solid character and displayed a depth and range that really elevated the season.

[@annabrenda8694]

"she's bad" Yeah she is 😂 And we frigging love her for it 😂😂 Great Villan played by an amazing actress

[@ozramblue117]

She played that character so well. She practically carried the season on her back.

[@NoLifeArcade]

She looks way younger here than in the show.

[@icaliver]

They have been do excellent casting in that series. Like Valerie Curry, I remember her from the Following. Her character was slippery little B hated every minute she got away but love and respect for her for bring that character to life. I hope Aya Cash gets more rolls, even if it’s in video games, I’d love to see more of her and her range as an actress.

[@annabrenda8694]

I'm so frigging stoked she's coming back for the spin off show

[@rmnhn]

If you’re going to physically or verbally attack a performer because a character they play is horrible, then they’re doing their job right, and you’re an awful human being.

[@brocksanchez2988]

Correct she's playing an awful human being.

[@yousefshahid]

@@brocksanchez2988 and for the slow people who keep hating, the awful human being in question isn't real.

[@sukorileakbatt294]

She did a great job

[@Zigazaga420]

This happened to the jack gleesen too it’s very sad.

[@smilingwolf7259]

She's an EXCELLENT actor who SOLD IT!! The character was re-imagined from the comics and it was all SO very well done. This is a tough show with heavy themes and not for the feint of heart ... and it takes great strength to play these characters. Good on ALL of them!

[@RCSurf]

Aya was perfect as SF and handling the supemecist angle, she worked well with the cast , hope she comes back for the next season , I love her

[@SlashinatorZ]

Well Stormfront died

[@diornotwar2356]

@@SlashinatorZ I'll be honest, Stormfront's death was satisfying. She was dragggggged in so many ways.

[@eltravos99]

And here we are in 2024 with people thinking Homelander is the good guy. The world has changed.

[@kingol4801]

? He is a bad guy. But that is not his fault, entirely.

[@ryanstrilogy]

no you meant stormfront. with the free palestine shit they definitely like stormfront

[@hands-ongaming7180]

@@ryanstrilogyfree Palestine

[@elaina1122]

@@ryanstrilogyum no

[@christhis9597]

I loved her character in ‚youre the worst‘ She did such a great job in ‚the boys‘ too. Honestly really underrated actress

[@isidoreaerys8745]

“People love what I have to say. They believe in it. They just don't like the word ‘Nazi’,…” Truest line of the Decade

[@diornotwar2356]

Not everyone loves what she had to say or her dog whistles lol

[@isidoreaerys8745]

@@diornotwar2356 I don’t. I’m a high ranking Antifa member.

[@forgottenson3411]

Excuse me what?

[@Shatter149]

i just hope she returns in the future seasons. and i hope shes more diabolical than before

[@theamanchannel6800]

Doubt it

[@Shatter149]

@@theamanchannel6800 yeah like soldier boy.

[@theamanchannel6800]

@@Shatter149 maybe soldier boy will come back

[@timboslice980]

One of the scariest female characters ive seen. She owned that role!

[@joeybulford9055]

She played such a GREAT villain. She should be proud of what she did.

[@tolkienblack]

Stormfront was one of the best characters. I would’ve actually liked her if she wasn’t a nazi but she kept my attention

[@jessemick8436]

She made people hate the character she played. For that, she did outstanding.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

I didn't hear about the backlash against her, but it doesn't surprise me. So many people can't separate fantasy from reality. The worst villains can be the best, as they drive the heroes, and the best actors are the ones that can portray them, especially when they are so vile. You are supposed to cheer for the heroes to ultimately defeat Stormfront, and the more and more despicable she is, the better she is as a VILLAIN.

[@ZacharyFinch]

It’s not their fault, but I’m beginning to appreciate why Aya Cash and Antony Starr don’t like their roles. There are so many people who somehow don’t understand the political commentary in the show. For there to be such a disconnect between the audience and show, it makes sense that you might be worried about the audience’s ability to separate actors from their roles.

[@baronwarborn9107]

The acting was absolutely amazing. pivotal to the series. Hope to see more of this amazingly talented actor.

[@sleepinggorilla]

Aya Cash had great roles in “Scare Me” and “You’re the Worst” and anti-romantic comedy where she is part of a couple who do not want to be in a relationship but are in love with each other.

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

Nah don’t apologize come on girl you did great if people can’t understand you’re acting and the boys is satire they are the issues

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

damn shes FINE!

[@FactsTrumpFeelings.]

She nailed this role, her and homie the two best characters ever in the boys

[@damianstarks3338]

Great interview.

[@SlashinatorZ]

I hope I can hug her at a convention one day. Starlight turned me down when I met her. Homelanders table was too packed to even get a glimpse of him.

[@NorthernRealmJackal]

Half this comment section is like "can't hate an actor for playing a villain", but I'm not sure that's what she meant... I think maybe she meant that Stormfront inflicted a "The Wave"-effect on audiences, because the first half of S2 had her masterfully masquerade as a social justice warrior, feminist and strong Girlboss™. The point of which of course was to continue the populist facade, but slap a new coat of paint on - and to exploit her stark contrast to Homelander's commodified US-right-wing-evoking conservatism to widen The Seven's target demographic .....So if you identified with her (perceived) values, only to be hit with the Nazi twist, I can understand how that'd be slightly insulting to some viewers. As if the message suddenly was "See what progressivism really is? Nazism in disguise, you dumbdumb leftie!" IMO, the moral of her story is obviously not quite that flat: in reality, authoritarianism has many faux-ideological faces; and narcissists, capitalists, and obnoxious influencers will say/do anything to make you follow them - when really they follow no God but themselves. That's how I understood her arc, at least.

[@kingofthefall.1117]

I don't think she wants to remember this, she has no posts about The Boys on her Instagram

[@Lotuss808]

Yeah because she hasn't been on the show in 3 years

[@nicholasborkowski3589]

The Boys is a great show!

[@ShellShock11C]

It was, now it's just more woke trash.

[@sidewinder2057]

Is it me or Perri and Aya kinda really look alike a bit here?

[@jw1415]

Nope...other than similiar hair color. How so?👀👀

[@jeromelsantillan3298]

Me too haha. She looks like a daughter of Homelander and Stormfront XD

[@shunonigiri2710]

She done great job, great acting performance ✨

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

One of the best villains ive ever seen. "People believe what I have to say, they just don't like the word "n**i""

[@bingbong3643]

She’s so hot.

[@hasemanone9394]

What? Hot? Compared to your grandma? 😂 Wouldn’t touch her even if she was the last women on earth.

[@JaziTheWolf]

She was such an excellent actress playing Stormfront, really captivating that facist, racist bigotry. For a moment i just hated her like the actual actress, but you always have to separate the actor/actress from the character. She just did such an excellent job. She is a beautiful and superb actress, I hope for her to have a successful career with a lot of characters. I know she will do them exceptionally

[@Hyperbole77]

the vocal fry is strong in this one

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

when ppl watch the Boys, they should know to expect crazy things..... i loved it 😊

[@raishirogane7860]

Yaw don’t know the mentality of becoming a character or thinking that way for a role. If it took a toll on her then it took a toll on her.

[@adamcogan211]

She was so incredible!

[@dng2usb]

This happened to Lena Headey when she was playing Cersei Lannister, too.

[@eldiarioderorschach]

Girls do get it done!

[@aayushbhargava5554]

She is so good at acting like. She literally made me hate her character

[@stevewilliams1122]

Doesn’t actually mention what the clip is sold as. Never mentions why she walked away from roll? Bit of click bait

[@lionheart4424]

She was just amazing.

[@morganjones2744]

when watching it, I was really worried how social media and people would think and treat her for her role. I am always so confused how people can be so 'dumnb'? People who are acting are doing that; acting. Villain rolls are played by someone the way hero roles are. Those roles have no say on who the person is in real life. I don't get how people don't know that. She did a fantastic job!

[@MrJayehawk]

It always amazes me the amount of people who cannot separate the real life actor from the role they play, hurling insults and even death threats to the real person because of what they see on the screen. The level of delusion among some fans is unsettling.

[@SA-247]

It was a tough role, and she made it believeable. She is amazing. Honestly, if you're watching this show you need a thick skin and need to remember there all actors.

[@nerky9663]

I just find out we have the same birthday

[@jairbear619]

Does Stormfront live at the end of the finale?

[@mikeallen9962]

Still alive, question is can she heal the massive damage she endured, or is she crippled for life.

[@dekuuchiha9990]

@@mikeallen9962 I hope they don't cyborg her

[@Jxjon117]

@@mikeallen9962 they have that limb growing dude they're probably gonna use

[@vaasmontenegro2016]

💀

[@wyzlight2028]

If a character is hated in television with real actor's that means the actor nailed the role, applauds.

[@RichardGarza-zo9mo]

In the past and present, some actors played bad characters, and some fans thought that they were like that in real life. Hate mail or death threats. It's just actors played the part and that they are good at it. Aya is just playing the part.

[@Iamlightning333]

She’s a fantastic actor and Stormfront was a chilling insane villain. If were at the point where people need to be reminded that an actor playing evil ISNT REALLY evil?! We’ve devolved as human beings. What are we all children? Grow up, wake up. Watch the show or turn it off.

[@songbird6414]

Still probably solidly my second favorite character in the show fantastic actress

[@NaudVanDalen]

She's not a Nazi. She just plays one on TV.

[@SkeletorHatesHe-Man]

We need good bad people for anything story related. She played it well. She should be proud of it. Fans should also know the difference between Character and real life.

[@ChrisG_90]

You need great actors and actresses to make life some of the worst aspects of people, Aya Cash nailed it.