“will wants to be in the basement with mike playing DnD for the rest of his life” DAVID WE GET IT
THEN THEY PUT THE S3 BYLER FIGHT SCENE I’M-
THEYRE BEING TOO OBVIOUS. PLS FINN’S SMILE IS SO FUNNY TO ME, you can tell he feels a bit called out when David says this. With the way they’re saying it, you can tell it’s someone in the known cast that Will has a crush on. WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
And when Mike and El have to split apart while checking into a hotel with the Pizza crew because they as a couple ‘shouldn’t have a room together’ and so Mike offers to sleep in a room/bed with Will? What then?
Or, alternatively;
When Jonathan and Argyle share a room and they can’t afford a third so Mike, Will and El all have to sleep in one? WHAT THEN??!?!?
If any stranger things fans are even remotely surprised to discover Will is gay this season, I will actually go on a rampage. It’s been fucking hinted too many times before, and it is already to be expected.
I literally don’t care if you’ve already seen this a trillion times. WATCH THIS SHORT CLIP, but replace Jonathan with Will in your mind, and Nancy with Mike. It’s still Byler, if you think about it. (Byers and Wheeler siblings FTW!!)
ITS TERRIFYINGLY SIMILAR.
Along withthis parallel, from another old post of mine, it’s insane how much Byler coincides with Jancy and how both of their love stories have come along. If you want more parallels, I’m sure other blogs can help out! Everyone is so smart around here
Nancy’s description is not even as close relating to her as it is relating to Mike. I mean, sure, Nancy was hanging out with popular kids and getting drunk and stupid in s1, but in season two, she seems to know herself pretty well (other than being with the wrong guy). My main issue is that “afraid of what would happen if you accepted yourself for who you really are” wouldn’t exactly be my go-to sentence to describe her predicament. I’d say it was more along the lines of trying to be someone you’re not, but I guess both Wheeler siblings seem to have trouble with that, don’t they? Anyways, Murray’s description of Nancy (-not even almost, but-)perfectly aligns with Mike. As I watch, I see Nancy’s face contort into sheer confusion AND I AM JUST AS CONFUSED. It doesn’t really match her, and although it should be okay because Murray doesn’t even know them that well and it’s be valid for him to guess a bit off, it sounds more like foreshadowing for other characters to me.
So Mike is Nancy. Except with Mike, instead of Steve, who we like, but don’t love, Mike is retracting back to the safety of… NAME. NAME!! Oh yeah, Eleven! No hate to her, she’s just as great as Steve. But she’s his parallel in this situation, and that serves as a helpful reminder that they just don’t end up together.
One thing I can only pray for to happen in season 4, is Mike and Will at some point interacting with Murray. I don’t know if they’ve ever met, but I can just imagine Murray sensing the tensions of the love triangle and telling them that they’re just like they’re older siblings. Annoying, oblivious. (Although he probably wouldn’t say those words, because saying they’re just like their sibling is CONFIRMATION ENOUGH FOR ME).
Once again, if you’ve already pointed this out and I’m not aware, pls direct message me and I’ll edit to give you credit here :)) Tyyy
Edit: I think Murray and them did low-key meet at Starcourt in s3, but that’s not what I mean because I want the BANTER and the petty not talking to each other stage, where I want the look on Murray’s face when he pieces it together. If they even do so much as go near him, he will sense the issues. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN
APPARENTLY ITS CONFIRMED THAT THERE’S A DINNER SCENE WITH MURRAY??!,?!?& GOD HE IS GOING TO BUTCHER THE THREE OF THEM SO HARD IN THIS SCENE!!
“I think Mike, like, learns a lot about himself and, uh, how he sees his relationships with people and, uhm, a lot of understanding and growth” GIRLLLLLLLLLLL?????
THIS WAS SO TELLING FOR THE STORY. Not to get my hopes up or anything, but as a queer person, HOW ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO INTERPRET THAT??
It’s such a familiar description, I’m sure many of us have felt this way when sexuality becomes something we have to be confronted with at a certain point in our lives.
If he hadn’t mentioned the “relationships with other people” bit, I might have brushed it off as just some well-done character development the duffers brought forth to him, but this is obviously going to be something more that has to do with Mike’s feelings about other people, (especially since he didn’t just say about Eleven like he had in other interviews) He said ‘people’ for a reason. It’s not like he has many people around him this season to have feelings about, y’know? There’s Jonathan and argyle, which aren’t really on his same story plane in the sense of the teens vs kids separation. Basically, the love triangle is all he has to work off of, and Finn saying that is HUUUUGE confirmation, at least in my eyes, that SOMETHING is cooking between the three of them that they’ll have to sort out this season.
Can’t wait for that scene we get of the California crew road trip, Mike slotted in between Will and El in the backseat as he glances to both of them with a slightly troubled look on his face. I’m only dreaming tho
What I love a lot about the potential of the love triangle plot is that these shots don’t really specify who Will is jealous about.
Obviously, he’s a bit mad that Mike isnt giving him much of an ounce of his attention, despite their closeness, but another thing is that maybe he’s sad that El isn’t either. They probably developed some sort of relationship after the months of living together, and considering their friendship/sibling solidarity suddenly goes flying out the door when El sees Mike again, I think that could also be a thing he’d hate. I love that him and El have a real relationship now!! Makes for more conflict between the love triangle too.
I don’t know if anyone has already answered this before, but if the Smalltown Boy theory is eternally lost, then what were these stills of the parents surrounding the kids with assumed ‘bad news’ about?
I cant think of any other reason they’d all be huddled like that, not to mention with Mike’s parents present as well. He takes a plane, that’s established, but it’s not like he can do that on his own without supervision?? I’m really not sure, but something had to happen for him to be talked about at this ‘intervention’ with the Party back at Hawkins, right? Lmk y’all’s thoughts!
Random reminder that when strangerwriters was asked to describe the characters with famous musicals, they used Spring Awakening to describe Will
*coughsneezecough* SPRING awakening *ahem*
SPRINGGG!
break ;)
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Just FYI, spring awakening is a play well-known for its explicitness for showing homosexuality when it was published and later performed around 1890-1900. It was usually banned or heavily censored for the time that it was published throughout the 20th century. The musical, which is really just a recreation of the play (with songs) that was off-broadway at first in the 90’s, explores the conflicting lives of teenhood sexuality. Much less censored this time around, but also is is given a turn into a more comedic outlook on the teens’ situations.
The two boys who are love interests in the show are two who I don’t really think reflect anything near byler, but it’s still definitely something they used to emphasize that Will is most definitely not straight and that they may be revealing it at some time that relates to spring. anygays thank you for coming to my TED Talk
There is seriously absolutely NO WAY Mike is ignoring Will in the first few episodes for no reason.
Like, Mike and Will haven’t seen each other in I don’t even know how long, they are literal best friends, but apparently Mike pays him absolutely no mind when hopping off the plane at first in Cali? Seems very sus to me, especially considering where we last left off with Mike last season.
(In case y’all forgot)
Obviously, whatever is going on will be resolved sooner rather than later, considering all of their anticipated screen time together, but aside from that, I was asking myself earlier why on earth Mike would be avoiding him. And as much as I don’t want to get my hopes up too much, I’m really leaning toward what lots of other blogs have been saying about Mike having a ‘revelation’ about his feelings and as a result deciding to suppress and avoid the person causing it *cough* William Byers *coughco* I really don’t see any other reason for Mike to fall back into his previous coping mechanism of focusing all of his attention on someone that’s socially acceptable to hang out with and who he can handle that doesn’t have him questioning himself (sexuality-wise). I just think at this point he’s overdoing it a bit, and all I ask is that Will won’t have to snap at Mike again for him to finally get what he’s been doing wrong.
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All of season 3 was about ignoring Will, so there’s no way the Duffers would do a repeat of that whole dynamic without addressing it or having it be a plot point that actually changes something this time around. With that in mind, I’m super excited for what they turn Byler’s relationship into, even if they don’t solidify them completely yet in this volume. I think we will get even more concrete evidence into some of our theories at least.
The first thing I thought of when I saw the california posters was the song Hotel California by Eagles. IF THEY DONT HAVE THIS DAMN BOP OF A SONG IN A MONTAGE I WILL ACTUALLY RIOT
Listen to it if you haven’t. It has such a specific vibe that I hope the california crew will capture this season lmao
Im not sure if anyone has mentioned this on tumblr, but I saw this on an Instagram edit and ????
DID THEY REALLY DO THAT??
There are teams of people working on the specifics of this show; people who keep note of every significant date and time and who make sure things are aligned and don’t clash with previous important dates. We all already thought they’d at least MENTION Will’s birthday considering it’s spring break, but alas…
Well, if you really think they put that date into the video in clear conscience thinking “oh hey, this is a completely normal day for us to set this day in” you are MENTAL. and, on the other hand, if the duffers let this happen actually thinking that, THEY are mental.
theres no way Mike doesn’t get the hint with Will and all. I MEAN WE KNOW HES A DUMBASS, but if he could figure out the shit with the computer dial and Nina Project then he sure as hell can pick up on a few sent signals by his BEST FRIEND. “That’s because she’s my girlfriend, Will.” “And what about us?” “We’re friends. WERE FRIENDS!”
i know DAMN WELL y’all have seen those compilations of Mike wheeler repeating sentences in stranger things, with EXTRA emphasis on the second time (ie: “Will is alive. WILL IS ALIVE”, “what is wrong with you? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU”, etc etc) I just wish it hadn’t been this one why did he have to clarify so much? Perhaps he jumped to the idea that when Will said what about us, he was implying something else. Something that they MOST DEFINITELY DONT HAVE GOING ON. It almost sounded defensive, even a bit like he was denying something.
