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whynotimtired · 2 years ago

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We all know that Will's prone to freezing and fleeing as opposed to fighting (who can blame him) and this is consistently not an issue. In fact, the two only times he didn't run he was taken/taken over by an eldritch monster. That's like. The worst thing that could possibly happen. The characters talk about how he's good at running and he's great at hiding and this is all purely GOOD. Nobody faults him for this and truly, nobody seems to even notice.

We open in on st4 and we can see Will is struggling with El being bullied, in the way that he can't help and it's crushing him. Nobody else notices, nobody cares. He has a problem with this. It's negative to him. And so, narratively, he has to overcome it. He feels guilty and powerless and weak and he's going to have his st5 moment. He will help her.

#a lot of the ga was irritated by the fact that he couldnt help her #and point blank period if it wasnt important we wouldntve seen it #if theres no payoff there wouldnt be setup #which is why when he gets vecna'd its going to be about his guilt over never helping el and prob heavily focusing on bullies #(including lonnie)#theres actually a scene in s3 i could draw back to rn #when billy makes will and mike watch him choke her. and mike hits him over the head with a pipe while will stays frozen w fear? yeah #I AM ALL OVER THIS ONE #like henry has her held and taunts her or smthn and wills like 'not so fast'#this IS a will has powers post but ig TECHNICALLY it doesnt matter #will has powers #will gets vecna'd #byler #will byers #stranger things #byeler #willel #i could go in further on how this is the only season where running and hiding is demonized #haha get it cause eddie #wills own feelings on his own habit of running away rubbing off onto the rest of the show? idk man why are u asking me

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