Jay

How about willow having long hair so Michelle can style it like fantasy princesses and elves often do because it makes Michelle happy. Then she cuts it off after the rain fight alongside destroying castle byers (or instead of).

When Michelle notices she’s crushed and really realises she fucked up.

Season 5 should've focused on the actual main characters, not a bunch of new ones

Season 5 should've had the apocalyptic theme they left off season 4 in, not just covering the upside down with metal bars and call it a day

Season 5 should've had the core four be together, not being seperated again

Season 5 should've given Jane independence, not making her entirely dependant on men like she had always been and not even making her last moments about herself.

Season 5 should've developed Steve and Nancys platonic bond, not forcing Steves romantic feelings again

Season 5 should've either bought Will and Mike together or fixed Mike and Jane, not just ignoring their problems and leaving it ambigious if they were dating to queerbait us

Season 5 should've given Will a love interest, not an imaginary epilogue boyfriend

Season 5 should've focused on Mike and Nancy, not Holly

Season 5 should've created new iconic moments, not try to recreate prior seasons iconic moments (and fail)

Season 5 should've given Lucas his own arc, not just make him Max' boyfriend

Season 5 should've made Erica a main character, not sideline her give her a total of 15 minutes screentime

Season 5 should've made the painting pay off, not just abandoning it yet still putting it in the epilogue

Season 5 should've focused on being its own thing, not just nostalgiabait

Instead they gather collection of photos of the two of them from when they were kids, all ranging in ages. These become the photos they use in their shared author/illustrator bio.

It's still the 90s when they begin publishing, and so their bio is carefully worded to not suggest they might be a couple in their first books. Marketed as a best friend duo. But as time goes on, they get to make it more and more clear, and they slowly run out of photos from childhood and begin using ones from college, then after. Each one it becomes more clear they're a couple.

Tw: implied child abuse

"Millie can you actually smile at him when he compliments the wetsuit, this is meant to be a cute flirty moment."

"Finn can you please stop pulling that face and looking guilty at her? You're in a van on the way to what could be both of your characters death. You can look worried or something just stop doing whatever it is you're doing."

"Can we get some of that artificial lighting for this first reunion scene? Our couple is reuniting but all I can focus on is them squinting against the sun it's fucking weird."

"Guys we've talked about this. When Lucas calls you love birds you should look happy."

"Finn can you please stop looking at Noah like he hung the moon. Mike is straight, remember?"

"Hey, uh, Noah, can you stop looking so hopeful in this scene? Stop looking like you're remembering something. Mike and El are so happy and in love, remember? Will helped fix them up. Maybe look a little more doom and gloom. What's that? Yes I know we should have found you another love interest to focus on but this is what we've been given. Yes, I know this whole scene makes no sense with Mike and El being in love. It doesn't matter. Let's go. Rejection arc number 6 for Will Byers. You're the queer, tortured one, remember?"

"Okay remember we don't want to be accused of queerbaiting. So remember, Finn, every time you reach Will first you have to just sort of hover your hand near him. Yes, it'll look natural don't worry. What do you mean it contradicts how you've always played Mike? Shut up."

"Finn please stop holding her like you've got fresh acrylics, I'm begging you."

"No, remember how you looked at Noah in that scene when you were rejecting him? Yes, that was a rejection scene. Obviously. Can we bring some of that energy here please?"

edit bonus:

never explained why the upside down in stuck in the date will went missing

never explained what happened to owen’s

bro how did max graduate at the same time as lucas when she was in a coma for two years of high school

nothing about rovickie

painting hate not explained

birthday gate not explained

melvalds doesnt have milkshakes. the duffers “forgot” wills birthday why the FUCK do the fans know the show better than the writers

the pacing sucked. WHERE WAS THE CLIMAX.

mike and wills reunion. yes girl give us nothing !!

maxs reaction to the dnd game was how i felt about the finale. i waited for this rushed plot hole ridden bullshit??

they did BUTTFUCK with mike the entire season. none of his past behavior was explained. they ruined his ENTIRE character and that’s my biggest vendetta.