#THE ENDGAME SEASON

[under-the-table-podcast]

Let's talk about our last season

THE ENDGAME SEASON

You're invited! 10/13/2024 (Chris Carter's birthday! which we think is a great endgame sign)

Come tell us all about your theories, hopes, dreams, and fears about SEASON 4, THE ENDGAME SEASON. Let's start manifesting our Sydcarmy Endgame, chefs! Let's podcast it into existence, the more the merrier!

DM us for details or ping us in our Sydcarmy UDT community It's your ship now again, Captains!

[dramaism]

I still don't trust Stella. But I also can't trust myself. 'Cause I am jealous. I have fallen for Min Ho. A little bit. Or a lot.

XO, Kitty (2023 — ...)

[phoenixfossils]

First of all. They KNEW what they were doing with these colors.

And i need a whole day to process what i just watched so excuse me but im FRAIL RN

[byerswheeler]

oh so they REALLY are endgame

[purgeindeath]

it’s kind of amazing how vi had absolutely no character arc this season. like i don’t know if that even counts a character at all. feels like ai tried writing her. she became a cop, cried, served cunt, got an ugly haircut, cried and then fucked caitlyn. 10/10 writing 😍😍😍 so complex and thought provoking and definitely addresses all the interesting aspects about her identity and violence in s1

[peachesartplace]

"How are you feeling?"

"Fucking fantastic, Cupcake."

[bkdk-bylerthings]

Why I think we’ll get a Byler dance scene in season 5

While getting ready for the snowball..we have a montage of the kids getting ready for it starting with Will. Johnathan records his brother and his mom teaching Will how to dance right as Joyce spins it’s focused on her then flashes to Mike.

In film it’s always important to have details like this for example someone in a scene could be talking about ‘I need to take a shower’ the next clip is a completely different character turning on the shower, I’m pretty sure this called momentum and to have a flow in said show.

So for it to switch to Mike it’s almost like Will was/is supposed to dance with Mike. I’d also like to point out this is all from a camera pov, 1st Jonathan ‘s video recorder to Karen’s camera

These clues are all over the place, you just have to pay close attention to notice them and realized they were done on purpose.

So this scene is just waiting to be finished just like many others in this show, season 5 will resolve everything.

[appleju1c3]

“mike isn’t gay” then why is will always illuminated by sunlight when we see will from mike’s pov… there is no heterosexual explanation for this..!

[kimodraw]

the crucifix stays ON for freaky vampire sex!!!!! !

[loversray]

I saw a lot of people, even Bylers saying that it’s a reach to say Mike’s looking at Will in this shot, as Hawkins is in flames in front of them. Yet, it’s not really a reach.

This is where text and subtext come in. Textually, yes, Mike is not looking at Will, he’s looking in front of them. However this is very obviously filmed intentionally to at first look like he’s looking at Will, and SUBTEXTUALLY hint that Will’s on his mind.

The camera pans from Will to Mike very slowly, bringing Mike in focus.

There’s already 2 shots where Mike looks outside the window at Hawkins

And they felt the need to make one where he looks LONGING, with Will in front of him? Will also has 2 shots, that happen right after Mike’s shots. Also, important note, El is not a focus at all in this scene. She doesn’t have a single shot, and only appears behind Mike.

You might miss it, and that’s okay, it’s very subtle, but i like cinema and i know how it works, that’s how i could tell.

The Duffers frame it like that on purpose, something they said in an interview. They wanted every shot to be perfect.

Byler has these subtle hints that are so easy to miss, but they’re there.

[bylerpining]

BOYFRIENDS🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻😭😭😭

[sirfrogthe3rd]

"If an artist falls in love with you, you can never die."

[yumttt]

reminder, but this scene doesn’t exist🥲

[michaelwheelerdefiodental]

"Steve will die saving Dustin";

"Eddie will came back from the dead";

"The end of the series will be an Mike and Eleven marriage scene";

"Will gonna end up dead as the series ends".

[nerdflayer]

Mike didn’t even start thinking about eleven romantically until Lucas jokingly teased him about liking her. Mike denied it and after the bullies tripped him then he started showing her interest.

It would be amazing if Lucas ended up being the one to eye what was going on and brought Mike closer to Byler. A cute call back and a full circle moment for them both. But alas what do I know.