#<- target audience

[hearteyes-wheeler]

i like to think that up until the byers moved to california, joyce cut mike's hair when she cut will's and jonathan's. when the byers moved away, mike let his hair grow out bc he got inspo from eddie but also because the person who cut his hair since he was 5 moved away and it felt wrong to have someone else do it. that's why in s5 his short hair is back. bc joyce is back :)

#i love mike and joyce in s2 they're so important to me #stranger things #mike wheeler #joyce byers #byler #<- target audience

[henrysglock]

no? no one for camazotz from a wrinkle in time? just gonna talk about the death bats?

#byler #<- target audience #st5 leaks

[jinnex]

stranger things filming started? won't believe until i see it

(mike s5 vision in honor of that)

#stranger things #mike wheeler #myart #portrait #byler #<- target audience #mixed media #artists on tumblr

[pinkeoni]

It’s funny how audience members view Mike as their underdog-average-straight guy who is a total nerd but got an awesome girlfriend anyway when the character they are actually looking for is Dustin Henderson

#mike does not have the loser to boyfriend storyline that is dustin #mike is the tragic queer boy who forced himself and another girl into a straight relationship to fulfill expectations #but people dont want to acknowledge dustins inherent rizz because of ableism #straight guys in the fandom dont want to acknowledge that they could relate to a disabled character #miIeven is miserable together and duzie is happy and yet mike and el are the ones with the powerful relationship #stranger things #dustin henderson #mike wheeler #anti mileven #anti milkvan #byler #<- target audience

[this-here-now-withyou]

does anyone else ever forget that stranger things is a horror/sci-fi show about a horrible dimension taking over a small rural town and not just a coming of age show about queer teens or

#stranger things #target audience -> #byler #elmax #ronance #steddie #<- target audience #could it be both? #sure but i always forget how crazy the shit that happens is until i do another rewatch

[salemontrial]

#kill em baby #grishaverse #shadow and bone #six of crows #soc #wylan van eck #wylan hendriks #wesper #<- target audience

[bunnymadeofyarn]

will through the seasons as images i already had saved in my phone

byler / mike / nancy / jonathan / steve / lucas / dustin

#will byers #stranger things #byler #<- target audience #you know how it is #this is dumb but i've had it rattling around in my brain for so long #bunnymadeofyarn

[cluelessbees]

I feel like (in my opinion) a lot of people misinterpret why Lucas was sad after seeing his friends celebrate winning the DnD campaign.

I don't think he was sad because his friends ditched his game to play DnD, because he already knew they weren't at the game. He saw that there was an empty spot for them.

And, yes, that could've him being hurt by it, but the way he reacts was more a sense of realisation.

I think this is the moment he realises that he isn't happy being popular. That night he finally got what he wanted. He wanted to have his moment, to be part of the team, to feel like a winner. He finally reached "popularity" and yet he isn't happy. Or – he isn't as happy as he would've been winning the campaign with his friends.

Like we see him try to put on a smile when Patrick comes to get him for the party, but it doesn't stick. He isn't happy. This isn't what he wants.

And this is literally confirmed in his monologue to Jason. It's the moment Lucas accepts that he's okay with being a "freak." He's okay with who he is and he doesn't have to change.

This show is an anthem for being different. For accepting who you are. And that's what Lucas's story is.

#Lucas Sinclair #my boy I love him #I really relate to this #changing yourself to try and be popular – to try and stop yourself from being bullied #but like – you end up not being happy with youself #byler #<- target audience #stranger things #my gifs

[holyvirgilscriptures]

get one and pass it on

#stranger things #st5 filming #byler #<- target audience #virgil.scripture

[i-dont-bite]

finn wolfhard's directorial debut is a slasher gay horror coming of age comedy movie oh does that guy know his audience

#finn wolfhard #hell of a summer #byler #<- target audience

[hearteyes-wheeler]

had a dream nancy yelled "suck my dick" at vecna and he was like "you don't??? have one???" and she was just like oh yeah?? and then pulled a gun out from the front of her pants and proceeded to shoot him

#back to sleep i go #stranger things #nancy wheeler #henry/vecna/001 #byler #<- target audience

[henrysglock]

who do you think the ultimate evil, ultimate villain, ultimate big bad of ST is if it’s not henry/vecna/one? is it brenner? the mind flayer? (so basically an eldritch, lovecraftian terror) edward? dark will or dark el? normative, predatory, homophobic society in general? Is ST a “we live in a society” story ultimately lmao

Hot Take: There is no singular Big Bad Evil Person to blame for every single bad thing.

That's the thing about people-centered stories: Everyone plays a role.

Who made Vecna the way he is? Brenner, definitely. El had a role, though. And Virginia, too. So did the Mindflayer, sooner or later. Who's the BBEG? The one who runs the lab, the one who put him in the lab, or the one who sent him off to become buddy-buddy with the Mindflayer in the first place? Who opened the gate and let the Mindflayer in in the first place?

Can you kill this in a single stroke? The answer is no. Your so-called BBEG is a victim, too. So is the guy who ran the lab that created him. So is the mother who sold him out to the guy who runs the lab. Henry kills Virginia, but it doesn't solve the problem. El "kills" One, over and over in different forms, but it doesn't solve the problem. Kill Brenner, and another doctor will pop up to take his place. Kill the Mindflayer, and eventually some other creature will crop up looking to cause trouble. Killing one guy will not solve your problem, because the problem is bigger than that one guy.

That said: ST isn't going to be a "we live in a society" story, because society isn't the root of our problems. It didn't help, but ultimately...society is a symptom. Society will reflect the systems in power. Government.

This has been a continuing theme since ST1: The system created the problem.

The government funded Brenner's program. The government covered it up. The government sanctioned the Philadelphia Experiment, which kicked everything off with Dimension X if you go by The First Shadow.

We can delve into a little of the reasoning behind the government's actions, though. Why did the government accidentally send Brenner's father to Dimension X? Fear of the Nazis in '43. Why did they fund Brenner's program? Fear of the Commies from '59-'83.

Fear.

As Joyce says when discussing the central idea of Dark Of The Moon in The First Shadow: Can love defeat fear?

The government is your overarching BBEG, and our driving motivator is fear. In order to solve the problem, the systems in power must change. Killing one guy will not solve your problem.

#asks #henry creel #henry/vecna/001 #byler #<- target audience

[babygirlyouretheheart]

Passing the family values

#byler #<- target audience #stranger things #willel #parallels

[pinkeoni]

“The Upside Down is frozen in time on the day Will went missing.” “When Will was in the Upside Down the lights came to life.” “I can still feel him.” “Will will be a main part and focus in season 5.” “You’ll see why he was the first victim.” “Season 5 is inspired by season 2.”

#stranger things #will byers #will byers has powers #byler #<- target audience #stranger things 5

[sarahivess]

About being a closeted queer teenager in the 80's.

#mike wheeler #byler #<- target audience #robin buckley #lgbtq #lesbian #gay #mike wheeler and robin buckley parallel #normal = straight

[kaiminluu]

no wonder his calls to cali never went through

happy late birthday to my favorite character in the world michael wheeler

#mike this is your punishment for forgetting will's bday #i'm a diehard believer in “twirls the phone cord in his fingers” mike #bc me too mike #me too #also #love on the line by her's is the theme song for this piece #i'll be waiting on the end of the lineeee all i want is for you to be mineeeeee #sweet talking all the way to bankruptcy fr #mike wheeler #mike wheeler fanart #stranger things #stranger things 4 #st fanart #byler fanart #byler #<- target audience #my art