#and he can’t repair castle Byers because he can’t repair will’s childhood. they both have to move forward for the rest of their lives. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

counting-stars-gayly · 2 months ago

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They’re not going to rebuild Castle Byers because Will can’t rebuild his childhood, which is the reason he destroyed Castle Byers in the first place. He’d been trying to hold on to a level of carefree ignorance that no longer existed for him. The problems Castle Byers saved him from have been replaced by new problems that are bigger and stronger than a child’s fort. He needs to face them differently. Thank you and goodnight

#I know it’s sad that he destroyed it while crying in the rain but that was NOT because Mike made him sad.#he’d been sad for a VERY LONG TIME.#his fight with Mike was just the nail in the coffin #it made him realize that he’d tried his damndest but was never going to get his childhood back #that everyone else had theirs while he wasn’t looking.#the writers should have given Mike and Will a better resolution to their fight but a better resolution isn’t Mike helping Will rebuild a #child’s fort that he’s already outgrown.#Mike is not responsible for the destruction of castle Byers because he’s not the one who stole will’s childhood #and he can’t repair castle Byers because he can’t repair will’s childhood. they both have to move forward for the rest of their lives.#ITS SYMBOLIC #not of their fight and not of their relationship but of WILL’S CHILDHOOD TOOLS FOR ESCAPISM #also if the mindflayer is partially a metaphor for will’s sexuality and for growing up #then do you REALLY think it’s a coincidence that he sense the mindflayer right after destroying a symbol of his childhood escapism #and says ominously ‘‘he’s back’’? like come on be serious #stranger things #byler #byler s5 #byler rain fight #byler s3 #will byers #mike wheeler #will byers analysis #st5 predictions #symbolism #stranger things rant #this is probably horribly written because I’m tired but whatever

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