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NO THEY DIDN'T

THEY DID, DIDN'T THEY

I will never get over this

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what if i jumped

what if i fucking jumped

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oh yesssss

“it’s me trying to find myself but mike is kind of influencing that” and she said that El is her own superhero and that she wants El's independence arc to be explored, so El's arc and Mike's arc don't match, Mike wants to feel needed and Will needs him romantically and platonically, El doesn't need him and her arc is about being independent and not being what men want her to be

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maybe because he’ll just have used his powers!! like El!! literally Will taking some of Els characteristics as if that’s not a parallel like….

i know everyone's saying that will is completely unconscious on joyce in this clip but

he literally moves his head down like he's trying to hide

i do believe he's extremely tired though, and not just scared or something, just not completely unconscious

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I CAAAABT THIS TOO GOOD

I CANT STOP LAUGHIGNEH I CANT BREAYHE

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literally « the piggyback » don’t even get me started

Like Mike piggybacked off of Wills feelings for him in his monologue and I’m supposed to take mlvn seriously…

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So... Volume 2, right?

Are we all in agreement that, if Byler happens, it will be during Volume 2?

Netflix has announced:

Volume 1 is episodes 1-4 (Nov. 26)

Volume 2 is episodes 5-7 (Dec. 25)

Volume 3 is episode 8 (Dec. 31)

I think having Byler happen in Volume 1 would be too early for many people. Most people haven't been thinking about the possibility yet. Having it in Volume 2 lets the show plant the seeds for Byler in the General Audience's minds a full month in advance. Then speculation can run rampant, and Byler analysis videos (ahem!) can be consumed.

I've already been thinking about how exactly they'll manage audience expectations! It needs time. Here's an older post of mine: "How the Duffers likely will make the general audience AWARE of Byler and CHEER for Byler"

I'm being a bit selfish, too, in that I don't want it to happen in the very last episode because we need our happy Byler coupley moments! Plus, this gives time in the story for Will to boldly be out in Hawkins High, which could be a great part of his arc and dealing with fear and evangelism in Hawkins.

(EDIT: And it would be pretty cool for gay love to be revealed on the biggest Christian day of the year, wouldn't it?)

Plus, Episode 6 is frikkin titled "Escape from Camazotz." Which is probably a reference to A Wrinkle in Time, which has a scene of someone declaring their love pulling someone else out of a possession, reads like a Byler fanfic, and is consistent with how Mike has saved Will several times from the Upside Down already.

And while we're at it, the final episode of Volume 1 is titled "Sorcerer," which is also the Miwi episode! It's the one that has the flashback of a young Mike, Will, and Jonathan. Maybe it's titled "Sorcerer" because it's about someone new having powers? Someone like Will? Volume 1 of Season 4 ended with the big reveal of who Vecna was. Volume 1 needs to be its own mid-season climax. Isn't this the perfect time for Will's buried memories to make a big revelation about Will? And to jumpstart speculation about Will's future and about Byler?

-teambyler

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okay take this with a grain of salt, but...

Literally Mike being hit with a YELLOW ARROW. YELLOW. ARROW.

arrow like cupid?........yellow like Will? reaching but STILL i'll take anything as a clue. and also it's just fun to think about.

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GO SUPPORT THIS wth!!!

frothing at the mouth for s5 so I made this !!!

Watch on TikTok or YouTube

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how i sleep knowing byler is endgame

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hey guys! Just a reminder that Paladin means, yes a knight, but also a trusted military leader? hmmm...... wondering what that could signify for season 5...

just saying!!

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my stupid ass JUST realised that Jonathan heard both monologues in s4: wills AND mikes. thats why he looked so fucking pressed when mike opened his BITCH ASS mouth and started confessing his love to el by throwing wills words in her face

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WAS IT CASUAL, SHAWN?

Thinking abt this....

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WHAT.

WHY did they do this, this actually haunts my dreams.

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the fact that this show was put as a reference/inspiration for stranger things by the writers is just amazing

Eyewitness (2016) / Stranger Things (2016-2025)

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he hates mike so much

jonathan byers: byler observer (x)

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lover's lake supremacy

and when mike saves will from drowning at lovers' lake and his first instinct is to simply kiss him and then they're both surprised afterward WALK WITH ME