#one of the pivotal characteristics of byler as a relationship is that mike always tries to apologise for his wrongdoings to will; | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

light-lanterne · 1 year ago

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it always makes me sad when i read an exquisite analysis of the show (tropes, characters, symbolism,,, anything really) and then bam, they get mike's motivations or personality all wrong, or over-simplify his arc / trauma, or straight up omit things / make stuff up about him in order to vilify him or make him less important to the overarching plot or whatever :(

it happens to every character from time to time, but mike mischaracterisation tends to be rather frequent amidst bylers (the clique i interact more often with), whereas other characters don't get as misrepresented as mike does within these circles and it just makes me sad :\

#✒️#💡#🧸#mike wheeler #mike wheeler analysis #this post is brought to you by me reading a nice analysis of s3 that poignantly mentioned that mike never even /tried/ to apologise to will #after the rain fight. which uh... he did. and he couldn't and that's still a valid criticism #(especially since it does carry weight in will's overall arc as well as the s4 willelmike dynamics in general)#but it is undeniable that he did try x.x #one of the pivotal characteristics of byler as a relationship is that mike always tries to apologise for his wrongdoings to will;#which in turn validates will's concerns and insecurities and builds his confidence (in himself and their relationship) up.#so erasing that just takes away a huge part of their dynamic :S #(and from mike's entire character. he always tries to apologise to others when he messes up >.< )#(he's imperfect and makes mistakes aplenty; but he's ultimately just a boy that's still growing up and learning)

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