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Post-finale Jane Byers–Hopper and Will Byers 💜💛

Yes, she’s alive, she’s with Kali, and Dr. Owens helped them to regulate all problems with the military/government of USA (the ones who knew) and now lives with them outside of USA (he was also the one to provide them with new ID’s).

Mike – “Hey, well, if we're both going crazy, then we'll go crazy together, right?” 

people don’t talk enough about this scene from sonic movie 3

Have you ever heard of the idea that by the end of s4 Will has lost everything that was used to bring him back from the Mind Flayer possession back in s2?

Jonathan mentioned Castle Byers and how they’ve built it together. In season 3 Will destroyed the Castle Byers.

Mike mentioned how the day they’ve met on the swings and Mike asked “if Will wanted to be his friend” was the best thing he’s ever done. In the end of season 4 Mike contradicts himself during his speech to Jane, saying that “his life have started the day he found her in the woods” (also the same day Will disappeared)

Joyce mentioned Will’s birthday: March 22. The same day that was completely forgotten in season 4, when Jane was bullied at the Rink-o-Mania. No one, including Will, has mentioned his birthday. I might say though, the Duffers confirmed that they simply have forgotten about this, which is weird considering how they could have used any other day on the tape. It also becomes more weird that in season 5 Joyce says “11 years old boy” speaking of Will in season 1, however we know that by the time Will went missing he was 12 already (it is seen on Jonathan’s “missing kid” poster).

There was also a postcard right behind “Will the Wise” artwork that says “I forgot your birthday”

Out of all of this the Birthday Gate theory was formed. Some people believe that Mind Flayer or/and Henry have started to slowly erase Will from the existence, since their previous plan (of possession) has failed due to love and support of his friend and family. And I love this idea SO MUCH!! I personally view this more as the way to make Will lost all the hope and faith, and also bring one of Mike’s biggest fears to reality (you can’t make me believe that his biggest fear is losing Jane only, I feel like this actually works for most of his friends BUT especially for Jane and Will).

Oh, the possibilities we could have had….💔

Kinda long description!

While one actor claims that "byler endgame wouldn't feel earned" and the show says that "Mike understands Eleven like no one else" I can't stop thinking how insincere and fake Mike's speech was at the end of season 4.  If the roles were switched, and Mike had to say a speech like that to Will based of Eleven feelings (Will's painting, remember?) I wouldn't be satisfied with Byler. The only thing that felt true was about Benny's t-shirt on El (and Eleven actually chuckled at that moment, which was cute). Everything else in his speech completely contradicts what we have seen in the show.  While one actor claims that "byler endgame wouldn't feel earned" and the show says that "Mike understands Eleven like no one else" I can't stop thinking how insincere and fake Mike's speech was at the end of season 4.  If the roles were switched, and Mike had to say a speech like that to Will based of Eleven feelings (Will's painting, remember?) I wouldn't be satisfied with Byler. The only thing that felt true was about Benny's t-shirt on El (and Eleven actually chuckled at that moment, which was cute). Everything else in his speech completely contradicts what we have seen in the show. 

I decided to make this comic strip to show these inconsistencies. But while I was working on it I thought of how cool it would've been if season 4 was made to show that lies and fakeness makes you weaker while truth and sincerity empowers you. Just like the room Jancy were in in season 5 stopped melting when they shared their true feelings and revealed all their lies, just a sincere talk between Mike and Eleven (and Mike and Will as well) would empower them and strengthen their relationship (view this as you like, I personally prefer platonic Mileven bond). 

The last page was supposed to be different but it was sad and focused more on Mike's lies instead of Eleven herself. Therefore I decided to change it and while I was working on a new page (the one that you see here now) I thought that...what if Eleven thought of Hopper when she saw Max struggling? After all, she didn't know he was alive and she probably still grieving him, and maybe even blame herself for his death? And she couldn't afford losing Max as well. This is why Mike's "but right now, you just need to FIGHT!" is something that has resonated with her, and it was something that was truly empowering. It might not have prevented Vecna's plan from completing but it was enough to restart Max's heart in the end and keep her alive. 

And how wonderful it would have been to see characters reveal all the lies in season 5 and thus defeating Mind Flayer, by strengthening their bond simply by telling the truth to each other. Steve and Dustin, Jancy, even Hopper had secret from Joyce (failsafe), Will's lie and secret, and potentially even Eleven's guilt for "not being strong enough" (even though it's not her fault). 

When the character stops wearing his symbolic colors

Even though the series are over, I still prefer to believe some of the fan theories since I find them better and more fitting. In one of the episodes Joyce brings up the fact that it is cold outside and Will says that he’s fine. It immediately brings us to season 2, where Mind Flayer has possessed Will, and we know from that season that „he likes it cold”. We also see in season 5 mentioning of changing the memories: Holly’s merry-go-round had different color in the centre in her memories compared to reality. We see similar thing with a switch on the radio tower, when Robin turns the energy (?) on: it was grey in the first episode and then it turned out to be red in episode 5. Will also had said „vessels” when referring to kids Vecna has took, however, you can interpret it as simply him quoting Vecna. But the idea of him being possessed is way more interesting.

As for the colors on this comic strip, most of the time Will Byers wears either 💛 yellow clothes (his symbolic color) or 💙 blue colors (Mike’s symbolic color), however in the coming out scene in episode 7 he wears the outfit colors of which are unusual for Will – 🧡 orange and 💚green. It made fans believe that Will Byers is being influenced by Mind Flayer in that scene (not necessarily controlled but kinda feels uncomfortable in what he was doing).