#st5 predictions

[taeiris]

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[queen-of-hawkins-why-ler]

Am I the only one who thinks that the thematic and narrative climax of s5 (and low key the whole show) will be almost a direct parallel to the "You said yes" scene from s2?? Like same exact narrative and cinematic setup of Will being controlled by Vecna to the point where he's nearly gone or on the brink of death, and Mike being able to bring him back to reality with words of love???

Like I low key feel like that scene in s2 was supposed to serve as a precursor and foreshadowing to the climax of Byler rather than just standing on its own as an isolated event. We always talk on here about how Mike's monologue to El in s4 was supposed to directly contrast that scene and demonstrate how false and unnatural Milkvan's supposed "love" is, but we never really talk about just how awkward of a placement it is for the true and "authentic" love confession (Byler s2) to precede the clunky and false one (Milkvan s4). Like, imo it kind of leaves things on an awkward note and kind of hanging.

The only way it wouldn't be awkward or unfinished is if there ends up being a followup scene/parallel to the "you said yes" scene, and I think this is what's going to happen. I think Mike's monologue to El comes after the more romantic, authentic confession not only because it's supposed to contrast it but because the show is serving us two different "choices," two different options for Mike, two different scenarios. Not just for the sake of his character arc but in a meta sense as well, kind of like asking the audience, "which choice makes the most sense for Mike given the events up until now and the themes of the show? Can he be his most authentic and happiest self with Will or El?" And the natural followup to posing this dichotomy would be to answer this question for us by showing us in no uncertain terms why Will makes more sense for Mike as a long-term love interest.

The other reason why I believe this to be the case is because of the blocking of the s2 scene and the way it's set up: with Will being unable to move, unable to say anything or regain any control, and with Mike opening up and being vulnerable about his true feelings for Will [here comes the most important part lol] IN FRONT OF the other characters like Jonathan and Joyce (I can't remember if it was the entire rest of the cast in this scene or just those two?? I think it might've been everybody bc weren't they trying to get Will to communicate with them using morse code? I don't remember lmao) but anyways, I don't think it was a coincidence that Mike gave his grand "Do you remember the first day that we met?" speech not only to Will himself but in front of the other characters. Remember as well that Mike also confessed his "love" for El in front of an audience, and I don't think that's a coincidence either. I think it's leading to a final confession from Mike that will also take place in front of an audience and will serve as the "choice" that Mike makes between El and Will as well as the "choice" the Duffers present as being the correct narrative and thematic choice for the show. It's important that Mike's initial two confessions took place in front of an audience and also that his final one will, because this will also serve as Mike's "coming out" moment to the rest of the characters and to the audience. I think that Mike is going to have a second speech to Will that isn't just "I love you I love you I love you" over and over again like it was to El. It will be sweet and unique to Will and Byler's relationship except this time it will be explicitly, undeniably romantic so that no one will be able to even think that what he feels for Will is anything short of genuine, passionate, romantic love.

I wouldn't even be surprised if what Mike says closely parallels what he said to El except basically the opposite, alluding to the fact that it wasn't "love at first sight" for him but a slow, gradually building and gradually cultivating love that blossomed over the course of his entire life. Instead of "I knew then and there that I loved you" like he did to El, he could say something like, "I didn't realize it yet when I met you, and I'm not even sure I know when it happened, but I think I've spent my entire life slowly falling in love with you." And he says it with tears in his eyes and in front of all of the rest of the characters, who will also be crying (especially Joyce lol). And of course Will will just be sobbing even through Vecna's control over him, but it will be Mike's love that ultimately frees him from Vecna's hold over him. This would make sense, because unlike El, Will's story has never been about independence and breaking himself free, but about him and Mike breaking themselves free through teamwork a la "I think that we should work together. I think it'll be easier if we're a team."

#or maybe this is just wishful thinking #lmao #i just want a teary-eyed love confession #from mike in front of everybody #i deserve it we deserve it #byler #byler is endgame #byler is canon #byler brainrot #byler analysis #mike wheeler #will byers #mike wheeler analysis #st5 #st5 speculation #st5 predictions #mike wheeler is not straight #mike wheeler is a boykisser #mike wheeler is in love with will byers #mike wheeler is gay #gay mike wheeler #byler tumblr #byler nation

[seigneurambigu]

ST5 theory because I have nothing else to do

(I’m lying I literally have an eloquence contest tomorrow and still don’t know my speech but whatever)

So what if Holly disappears (since she’s been recasted she maybe has a more important role).

Everyone is sure she is in the upside down and go there to rescue her.

They all divides into different groups to find her faster. And Will and Mike are together. The two of them are visibly upset. Mike because he’s scared to death for his little sister and want to save her. And Will because he’s also scared for Holly and is back in the upside down so it makes him lots of traumas.

They end up fighting because they are tensed. And maybe talk about the painting or another thing I don’t know. So after that they are like really upset and not talk much to each other.

Finally they find Holly but it was a trap and Mike falls right into it and disappear.

Will ends up taking Holly back to Hawkins and totally looses his mind because he doesn’t know if Mike is alive and the last time they talked, they were angry at each other so he’s completely destroyed about it and does everything he can to find him. And it causes a parallel to season 1, but instead of Mike looking for Will, Will is looking for Mike. Refusing to think he’s dead.

#stranger things #byler #will byers #mike wheeler #st5 speculation #byler endgame #st5 #st5 predictions #holly wheeler #st5 theory

[myname1sca1]

Episode 4: Sorcerer

I THINK WE ALL FYCKING KNOW WHO THAT IS???

#stranger things #will byers #st5 leaks #st5 bts #st5 speculation #st5 spoilers #st5 #st5 production #st5 predictions

[sapphic-bats]

If not slowburn romance, then why slowburn romance shaped?

#byler #stranger things #st1 #st2 #st3 #st4 #st5 #st5 predictions #byler brainrot #daily byler post!

[itswhatyougive]

"hey Jonathan I'm sorry I called you a queer, turns out I was The Queer all along" -- S5 Steve Harrington, probably

#st incorrect quotes #incorrect stranger things quotes #incorrect steve harrington #stranger things incorrect quotes #bi steve harrington #bisexual steve harrington #steve harrington #stranger things #st5 predictions #jonathan byers

[romainlettusdinnerparty]

ok so i talked to a professional lighting designer i know and here’s what’s going on with the picture:

basically sets will use a key light that will highlight the subject of a scene. this light is normally yellow in tone and the brightest one on a set. you can see here its coming from the upper right corner and making the girl’s hair and shoulder the most highlighted part of the shot and also very yellow in tone. she is most likely standing in will’s light, preventing him from being properly highlighted.

now, to ensure that that bright yellow light doesn’t over expose the shot, another light needs to counteract it. it needs to create a shadow for the highlight to contrast with. this is called a fill light. because the key light is yellow, the opposite color will be taken from the color wheel to contrast it: blue. this is why will looks so pale, the blue tones of the fill light are the only thing shining on him due to her blocking him from the key light. the fill light looks like its coming from the opposite direction as the key light thus she is not obscuring him from it.

this would also explain what looks on the surface to be mistakes in makeup application. stranger things is netflix’s darling, they have good makeup artists!! they wouldnt just not apply makeup under his bangs or around the collar of his shirt!! this is just the result of where she isn’t blocking the key light contrasting with the fill light that he’s mostly bathed in.

the reason the lighting looks so dramatic is because the white balance in the picture was likely off due to this being a paparazzi photo where they were unaware of the lighting conditions, whereas that’s something they adjust to using the filming cameras when they know what lighting to expect.

ok thats all thank you for coming to my ted talk!!!

(he also said that an actor would never wear an earpiece mic like that so sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, this is a PA not millie😭)

#stranger things #byler #will byers #byler tumblr #stranger things 5 #byler endgame #st5 #st5 leaks #st5 speculation #mike wheeler #st5 filming #st5 predictions #st5 theory #st5 production #stranger things theory #stranger things analysis #stranger things leaks #noah schnapp #mine

[byler-alarmist]

I could see Mike doing his own version of the van scene/Will's painting confession in S5 where, because he is a writer, he tells a little story but it's clear to us and Will that the characters are stand-ins for their own relationship and reveals his feelings for Will.

#st5 hopes #byler brainrot #st5 speculation #st5 predictions #byler endgame #byler s5 #s5 byler #will byers #mike wheeler #byler #mike wheeler loves will byers #will's painting #van scene #byler parallels

[chirpsythismorning]

#byler #stranger things #st5 predictions #hellfire club is on a hit list plastered around town with the word hunt surrounding it... #and jason who just gave a huge speech about how hellfire is a cult is now dead... #cool #oh and will byers aka zombie boy who everyone in town knows is gay apparently and whose disappearance jumpstarted these cursed events... #is back in town? #oh they're so fucked #what does intrigue me is that if this is explored at all whether it be blatantly or sub-textually #they're gonna need to establish byler's feelings fairly early on to warrant the town having suspicions about them and then acting on it #but seriously #their entire town is dust #almost everyone has left besides the party and the extremely religious folks who are using jason's words as their driving force... #shit is about to go down #i have a whole post in my drafts about mike being fuuuuuckedd #like there's just too much evidence supporting it #the fact that he is on the hellfire poster #the fact that they make a point to have jason looking for mike and also nancy say that she saw him die in the vision #the fact that the scene at the town hall has both a will and mike lookalike #but the scene with will looking at his lookalike directly as they drive into hawkins but without mike's lookalike present this tie #with the following dialogue literally acknowledging people missing and dying and the shot focusing on mike #the fact that mike has been consistently late at the start of every season #the fact that mike's accompanied by a funeral home fan in his s4 promo pics #the fact that his funkopop looks like it's getting vecna'd #the fact that finn himself joked about mike dying in the opening scene... #oh and my personal favorite #mike: 'how am i gonna survive a whole week without you guys?' #that week ain't over yet folks... #anyways

[dqkotaa]

bitches be like “omg i can’t wait for season 5” like we aren’t about to sob so hard to the point we can’t breathe. i’m bitches.

#stranger things #st4 #st5 #st5 predictions #byler is endgame #byler #im gonna go insane #stranger things 5

[infinite-orangepeel]

my two moods are:

1. steve harrington has final girl energy and nothing can kill him

and

2. steve harrington is destined to die a tragic and martyrous death and i will never be okay again

#season 5 i have my eye on u 👁️ #okay but if steve really dies i’ll never recover i’m so serious #that’s my princess and i cannot lose him i’ve projected way too much of myself onto his character #also scared for him to be final girl bc i know the duffers will find some way to fuck up his character arc #keep steve in ur prayers #he’s too sexy for this world #steve harrington #steve harrington headcanon #steve harrington hc #steddie #joe keery #fruity four #steve x eddie #eddie x steve #stranger things 5 #st5 predictions #st5 theory #stranger things #steve harrington my beloved

[stranger-theory]

can't wait for The Scene in s5 where they all have to exchange favorite songs to each other so if any of them get Vecna'd then they know what to play. and as everyone is yelling their favorite songs they turn to Mike, who hasn't said a word, and he starts fidgeting with his hands as he whispers "it's uh... it's- Should I Stay Or Should I go."

and Will just looks at him like 👁️👄👁️

#byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #will byers #byler endgame #byler is canon #byler nation #byler tumblr #byler is real #stranger things theory #st5 predictions

[fizzseed]

i don’t think i can accurately describe how much i need everybody wants to rule the world by tears for fears to be in s5 of stranger things. i will combust into flame if we get there’s a room where the light wont find you / holding hands while the walls come tumbling down / when they do i’ll be right right behind you

#byler #jopper #jancy #lumax #stranger things #season 5 #stranger things season 5 #st5 predictions #st5 #st5 scenarios #mike wheeler #will byers #el hopper #bonus points if stobin get to (platonically) hold hands <3 #steve harrington #lucas sinclair #dustin henderson #ALSO IF HENDERHOP COULD HOLD HANDS THAT WOULD BE GREAT THANKS #max mayfield #st5 headcanon #kind of #st / music

[byleriscanon713by]

And when a Byler bts picture gets leaked what will we do?

#stranger things #byler #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things 5 #byler tumblr #byler endgame #byler is canon #mike wheeler is gay #byler st5 #byler au #st5 speculation #st5 spoilers #st5 predictions #st5 production #st5

[miharuhebinata]

me & my mutuals when mike gets vecna'd & we finally get to see that deleted scene from s1 of him crying as he bikes home from the quarry

#speaking as if this is a 100% guarantee. it's called manifesting 🙏 #mike wheeler #byler #p: the best thing i've ever done #stranger things #📺 tag #st5 predictions #send tweet

[toomanyacorns]

Eddie showing up alive in s5

#i want him back but not without plot #something the duffer brothers are famously bad at #suffer brothers #eddie munson #eddie munson headcanon #stranger things s5 #stranger things predictions #stranger things season 5 #st5 predictions #st5 speculation #st5 #steddie #fruity four #stranger things #kas theory #puppet history #joseph quinn #joe quinn #stranger things s4