The whole ‘he had to say he’s gay to everyone so Vecna can’t use it against him’ thing makes zero sense to me. With this logic, Vecna could just take some random stranger, and make Will imagine them calling him slurs to torment him, because he hasn’t come out to that person or been accepted by them. Same with the rest of the world.
I doubt if Vecna made Kali a homophobe in Wills mind that Will would suddenly fall apart and lose it. He does not care about her or her opinion.
My point is, Will’s self-belief and confidence does not rely on EVERYONES opinion on his sexuality.
What he needs, above his own self-acceptance, is his friends and family’s love and support. The people in his life that matter are the ones that he needs to know won’t leave his side no matter what.
And because of all that chaos in the room we didn’t get to focus on their individual reactions or support. It felt like even the actors didn’t know how to deal with that scene. They had to sit silently crying with no particular reaction to him coming out (mind you this is in the 80’s and all contextual relevance has flown out the fucking window)
The whole point of V1 was to show the power of self-acceptance. I know this isn’t a straightforward journey but for Will this was a massive development.
Coming out was supposed to be him furthering this self-acceptance, by allowing his loved ones to see him, all of him, for who he truly is.
This is not supposed to be a plea for validation or acceptance. It’s a confirmation of love, loyalty and support NO MATTER WHAT from those he loves (to give him that extra security when confronted with Vecna’s lies)
So to take this moment and shape it into a forced confession, which involved people who did not have to be present in this important scene, was wrong. They have built this narrative for this moment. This opportunity to create an unforgettable story in film and media. And they mess it up for what?
