#I mean these are the same writers that had the Wheeler-Byers boys exchange of spring 86'

[jonathanbyersphd]

A timeskip to 1988 is still so wild to me that I have a hard time believing it tbh. Like that's at minimum 20 months of what. Hawkins being quarantined by the government? The same government that El, Will, Mike, Jonathan & Argyle are on the run from? Also, Hopper is dead?? Like legally??? Not to mention that they're supposed to what carry-on as normal in the meantime? Go to school, work, leave for college? I don't know it's just a little too much given the last scene was the apocalypse rolling in, unless Will is having a vecna vision (very probable) but then why would the focus be on El ya know?

I'm not saying it's not possible just that it will be awkward. What I think is more likely is that they're calling for 1988 cars but the season takes place in 87 (probably winter but maybe later) and they're calling for 88 because that's what the model year would've been in 1987. But that's just my theory, and I could be completely wrong