things i am confused about after the stranger things finale (SPOILERS)
(disclaimer: i have been a byler and queer mike truther since 2022)
what was the âfor willâ tape in all the merch?
that one bts(?) shot of mike looking in the bathroom mirror
milevenâs relationship (or lack thereof?) throughout season 5, mike not saying âi love youâ to el after she says it to him in season 5
the malted milkshakes from melvaldâs thing
what was with all of the hinting towardâs will losing an eye? all the imagery, the eye of vecna stuffâŚ
when blue meets yellow in the west + all the other mike and will related blue and yellow imagery⌠what was all that about
itâs not my fault you donât like girls and the eyewitness parallel
why couldnât mike hug will at the airport in season 4?
in season 4, when will calls out mike for not reaching out, why didnât mike tell will that he had been trying to call him in cali but couldnât reach him because joyce always kept the line busy, as dustin explains later in the season?
actually the rink oâ mania fight as a whole
mike nodding in agreement when will tells him itâs scary to say how you really feel because people might not like the truth in reference to mikeâs struggle to say âi love youâ to el in season 4
why is willâs memory of crying in the van in season 4 altered in season 5?
the narrative purpose of willâs lie about the painting and if mike ever found out the truth
lowkey what was the purpose of the entire california van plot in season 4 anyway
the parallels between willâs relationship with mike and robinâs relationship with vickie
the fruit on pizza scene in season 4
mikeâs âi love youâ speech in season 4, the love at first sight stuff
the one way sign pointing to mikes closet + the destruction of said closet
framing mike and will as a pair at the end of season 4 between the other established couples
mike being âin the darkâ motif in season 4 (the lighting, the sunglassesâŚ) is it just because he was oblivious to willâs feelings?
the whole snowball becoming an avalanche conversation between robin and will at the hospital in season 5
mike with the rainbow puzzle in the hospital + hopperâs reference to âmissing a piece of the puzzleâ
mikeâs character shift between season 2 and season 3, why heâs âtrying to be as normal as possible,â why heâs was being fake (a âshitty knockoffâ) when he got to CaliforniaâŚ
mike and elevenâs relationship issues (mike being a terrible boyfriend)
mike and willâs relationship issues (mike being a terrible friend)
why was smalltown boy the first song on mikes official playlist?
âThe First I love Youâ
the âbyler wonât write itselfâ sign at the WGA strike
this is not meant to be a byler post but a lot of these are byler related. iâm definitely going to add to this, but these are just some things that i simply donât understand or canât come up with a good explanation for given the way everything turned out in the finale.