𝐿𝑜𝓉𝓉𝒾𝑒⸆⸉

El and Nance don’t really talk to each other in the series, except for a couple of instances, for instance in s5 the scenes are the most prominent. In ep 8 she hugs El after the fight, and in eps 1-2 she orders El to go into the upside down to find her sister, she trusts her. Even though we don’t see them interact much, in ep 8 of s3 Nancy suggests that they hide Jonathan in a tent in the wheelers basement, “like el” so they have clearly told nance about the details of the boys keeping the child in their house. The wig and the dress that El wears in s1 supposedly come from Nancy. “Is that my dress” and it doesn’t seem like the boys would enjoy dressing in wigs that style, so it could have been for nance when she dressed up for their campaigns. Then for the final bit of the transformation, Mike uses Nancy’s makeup to make el look more “normal.” for El, nance is this big sister figure, or at least I see it like that.

As for Jonathan and Steve, those boys love her, they have both agreed Nancy (I’m convinced her middle name is Elizabeth) Wheeler is special. When Nancy decides she’s bait everyone freezes, and as nance walks up she has to scream “go” to get them to move, they are content with the plan until nance puts herself on the line, then no one wants to move, they want to re think their plan. Generally in focused scenes, the people’s whose faces are prominent in the scene are important. As nance moves, you can clearly see Steve, Jonathan, Mike and Robin. Lucas is blurry and Robin is kind of blocking Dustin. Later as Nancy screams, Lucas begins running, Dustin looks devastated, Robin looks like she wants to cry and pull her back at the same time, Jonathan is still pinned in place and Steve looks back at Nance as he forces Jonathan to move.

They all love her. Though you could say anyone in the hands of death would be devastating, Lucas never really had a big connection to Nancy. Steve and Jonathan love her like a girlfriend, Dustin has loved her since he was little, the most prominent being when she danced with him at the snowball. And Robin oh my sweet Robin. That girl looked more devastated than anyone else in the whole world. That girl was crushed with the news. Possibly even with the suggestion that she could be the one responsible for killing her. Since she asked who the bait would be.

Before the finale I was distraught at the possibility of nance dying, but I promised myself it would be fine, entirely because nance had a gun. But the thing is, she’s the one with the gun, because she’s this strong force to be reckoned with. But she’s also reckless as I previously stated. She thinks of things after she does them. She puts herself at risk because she thinks it’s her duty. eldest daughter syndrome.

Eldest daughter syndrome. “While developing resilience and leadership, she may sacrifice her own needs, struggling with perfectionism and guilt, a pattern that can extend into adulthood, affecting her relationships and sense of self.” My Nancy wheeler, is the perfect example of a self sacrificial death. She would rather die than think of the consequences of her actions and how they would affect other people in the party. She does it for them. Therefore Nancy would 100% be the best person for a reasonable death. Though nance has the most powerful weapon in her hand, she is stuck with this guilt of not being able to do anything for Barb. Therefore, when given the option. She chooses to sacrifice herself for the benefit of everyone else, not because she wants to be considered the hero. But because she couldn’t save Barb. Nancy will always feel guilty and therefore will sacrifice herself, and her own needs for the benefit of every single other party member.