#stranger things spoiler

[strawberrybyers]

me: i don’t believe leakers like what could they possibly know?? they never show any proof

also me: *sees new leak that says byler is 100% canon and they’ll be together all season*

[friendsdontlieokay]

GUYS I'M NOT TRIPPING IT'S REAL. WE GOT JONATHAN BYERS BTS, WE'VE GOT JANCY BTS, WE'VE GOT STONCY BTS OH PLEASE HELP I'M GOING FERAL

AND IN BONUS WE GET ROBIN BUCKLEY EVEN!!?

DAAAMNNN

[plistommy]

I can’t believe they’re gonna make a HOLE and put a damn antenna into Steve’s beautiful car next season I was afraid this day was gonna come

[accidentally-i]

NOT THE CONVERSATION CAMP !!!!!! 😣😣😣

[timetobeaghost]

Obsessed with those new Stranger Things leaks XD

Cutting for the one person who hasn't read them and doesn't want to...

Mike dying in E3, saving El and Will from a monster mouth thingy, YESSS. Not permanently of course, fake dying. Leaked by a person after all who probably only had the first 3 scripts, as Noah did last year.

That is exactly what should happen!

We need a real payoff for all the Mike death omens. You'll remember Suzie's house where he was greeted with an arrow to the head, went by that play acting choking girl and then came to stand behind that knife chopping vegetables in the kitchen. That was a m-fing PROMISE to kill him!

Also on Wills bed he sat between the Jaws poster threatening to swallow him and a "Little shop of Horrors" poster with a people swallowing plant. Only recently have I seen someone on the tag lay out that that they're sure that means he will be "half swallowed" by some creature. Yes, or swallowed WHOLE.

Leaks claim Will will have trauma induced flashbacks, including one that will raise your eyebrows as to whether Byler already somewhat happened. Then he will come out to Joyce because of all that and it's perffffect!

That way the GA will be sort of warned about Byler and will be like "Wait... Byler?" and when the answer is yes, they'll be like "I knew it!! (from when you showed me earlier)"

I want them to grieve for Mike, get a sign of hope and then attempt to rescue him, come onnnn! This is literally the best way S5 could go.

Also if you want Will to fall prey to Henry for a time, to not be able to withstand evil, what could possibly be better than ripping his heart ou of his chest. I looooove it!

All while destabilizing tf out of El and everyone, let's gooo!

[clericxhood777]

I'm actually losing my shit, wbu???

[merelyspecters]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler Characters: Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler, Barbara Holland (mentioned) Additional Tags: Steve Harrington-centric, POV Steve Harrington, Angst, Character Study, Season/Series 02, early in season 2, Doomed Relationship, One Shot, Canonical Character Death, Dead Barbara "Barb" Holland, Grief/Mourning, Aftermath, aftermath of season 1, Post-Season/Series 01 Finale, Canon-Typical Violence, King Steve type of mindset Summary:

You said, "Hold me tight"/But I couldn't get it right

Sometimes, Steve wished Nancy would just get over it. It was a crummy thing to think, let alone say, so he did neither. He just wished, sometimes.

Or; Steve has selfish desires and selfless dreams, the latter of which are somehow worse.

[freckledjoes]

Bruh... Dustin becoming a mini-Eddie with the hair, clothes, rings. The grave. Edward Munson "now at peace" as fucking if and for it to be vandalized too idk man just no just leave me here I don't want it

[will80sbyers]

OH MY GOD

[mothofmyth]

Wayne Munson living on the breadline. Wayne Munson who can't afford rent on his home AND a kid, so he moves to the trailer park and gives Eddie the bedroom. Wayne Munson picking up every shift he can to put food in his kid's belly and a roof over his kid's head. Wayne Munson who's back hurts from sleeping on the couch and doing manual labour for 12 hours a day. Wayne Munson who wouldn't change a thing, even when Eddie doesn't graduate, and then doesn't graduate again. Wayne Munson who became a very rich man after Eddie died. Wayne Munson who still sleeps on the couch in a run down trailer, while the bed lies cold and empty.

Wayne Munson who swore he would give the rest of his life to his kid the day he became his. Wayne Munson who didn't go back on that promise even after his kid died. Wayne Munson who has a bed ready and waiting when his kid comes back from the dead. Wayne Munson who readily accepts any and all changes his kid came back with. Wayne Munson who cries and holds his kid tighter than anything when he returns. Wayne Munson who quits his job on the spot to cook a warm meal for his kid and his new boyfriend when he hesitantly introduces them to each other.

Wayne Munson who lives a long and happy life, and finally passes away surrounded by family. Wayne Munson who gets the happily ever after and the ending he deserves.

[taeiris]

theyre all grown up now :(

[plistommy]

SEASON 5 STEVE!!!

[hellfire--cult]

THEY'RE AT HIS PICNIC TABLEEEEEE

im gonNA CRYYYYY

[apocalyptic-byler]

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE ERICA SINCLAIR

LOOK AT SHE!!!! SHE LOOKS SO CUTE AND PRETTY AND HER HAIR IS ADORABLE!!!!!

[tryingonametaphor]

Why Will Byers?

An analysis and theory on why Henry/Vecna targeted Will first in season 1 and his plans for Will in season 5

‼️Contains The First Shadow (TFS) spoilers so please proceed with caution.‼️

This is going to be a little long but I’ve tried to give as much context as I can without actually being able to show snippets from the stage play. This is my interpretation of everything that went down as a member of the audience and not as someone who has read up any theories about TFS before. To understand why Henry took Will first in 1983, we have to start with -

Henry and Joyce

From all the times I’ve watched TFS, the one thing that has stuck with me is the final conversation Henry has with Joyce. It’s just before his last confrontation with Patty Newby and before he joins Brenner for good. Joyce is the last person (who doesn’t know about Henry’s powers) that he canonically talks to.

Throughout the entire play Joyce, Hopper, and Bob are investigating the animals dying at the hands of Henry and come to the conclusion that Victor Creel has been the one doing the killing. They get so close to solving the case. In her last conversation with Henry, Joyce tries to comfort him by saying that Victor will pay for his crimes - which makes Henry laugh because she’s so close yet so far from the truth. He gets a little frustrated and says something along the lines of “You don’t get it. But someday you will.” (edit 28/9: the exact dialogue is [Henry: you’re too nice. that is how they’ll get you. you have to learn to do anything you can to protect the ones you love] [Joyce: I don’t understand.] [Henry: You will.]) The next time we see Henry make a reappearance in Joyce’s life is during -

The Vanishing of Will Byers

Will is taken into the Upside Down (UD) by Henry. It’s not even a question anymore. All of the context clues from 1x1 lead us to believe that Will’s kidnapping was not by a demogorgon. Will - a 12 year old - miraculously survives a week in the upside down with no food or water. Will is even around the demogorgon a few times in the Upside Down. (Joyce communicating with Will through the lights and then the demogorgon coming after her immediately).

Barb dies the night she is taken but Will stays alive and also somehow manages to talk to Joyce through the wall. Joyce is led exactly to where Will was held at the end of s1 and he makes it out alive. It’s almost as if Henry knew all along that Joyce was the most capable of never giving up on finding her son. Like Henry took Will Byers because he was Joyce’s son. And like he was giving her just enough to know that Will was alive. Even when Joyce and Hopper find him at the end in a state of near death, he’s not injured by a creature. He was being prepared for the next stage of Vecna’s plan -

The Possession of Will Byers

The origins of Henry’s powers happen as such - As a kid, he is transported into the UD (originally coined Dimension X by the government) for a few hours because he touched something he wasn’t meant to touch. During his time in there, he came in contact with the Mind Flayer (MF). According to TFS this is the point in his life when he started getting “corrupted”. Brenner’s dad - who was one of the first people to enter dimension X - had mutated blood after but no powers. Henry was the first person to come in contact with the MF and it’s highly likely he got his powers because of this (This would also track considering how most of the party has been in the UD now but show no signs of having powers). The MF controls Henry for the rest of TFS and Henry grows more power hungry the more he kills.

In S2, Henry presumably sends the MF after Will - who has now had a year to heal from the events of 1983. Will is the only other person in all of ST to have had direct contact with the MF and survived it. Henry didn’t hesitate to kill Billy in S3, but he always gives everyone just enough to keep Will safe. Will himself tells Owens in S2 that the MF wants to kill everyone except him. Will once again survives the entire ordeal and is given a “break” for the next 2 seasons. Except I don’t believe he’s been just given a break. I think Will is -

Henry’s Sleeper Agent.

Ready to awaken in s5. I undoubtedly think that Will is going to have powers. And I don’t think they’re going to be the same as Henry and El. El and the other lab kids get their powers directly from Henry. Will’s powers will be directly from the MF like Henry. I believe this has been Henry’s plan all along and it’s further affirmed by what he tells Will in the recent VR game. That Will will be the key to Henry being able to infiltrate his friends’ minds. Jamie Campbell-Bower also mentioned during the S4 press that to get in character, he set up a display with all of Henry’s victims and targets’ faces on his wall(?), and Will was in the center.

Henry is going to use his connection with Will sneakily and midway through S5 he’s going to awaken Will’s powers (maybe in ep4 - which is said to be titled ‘Sorcerer’ and has young Will in it). Henry is going to try and manipulate his way into making an ally out of Will, and it’s not going to work because -

Will is the Perfect Character Foil.

Will is everything Henry could have been if he had a better support system. He is the perfect character foil. Unlike Henry, Will has a mother who loves him unconditionally and more importantly, believes him. Unlike Henry, the person who Will loves the most (the Patty to Will’s Henry: Mike) is going to love him back and stay by his side all season. No one is going to force them to be apart the way Henry was told to stay away from Patty. Will is not going to be easily swayed even though Henry has spent years crafting him into the perfect soldier. Sure, Henry has seen him heartbroken and sad, but that comes nowhere near to the amount of love and support Will is going to get from his people next season. And they’re going to quite literally defeat Vecna with the power of love and friendship. After that, Will Byers is getting the happy ending that Henry could have gotten.

[letterstomichelangelo]

GUYS THIS IS NOT A DRILL