heavymetalmachine

[heavymetalmachine]

There's a reason why audience reception to the character leans more on the negative side. Some of the choices that a character makes are intended to frustrate or sow conflict, especially in the case for Mike. These choices aren't necessarily affirmed or portrayed by the writers as positive character development, which is the opposite of whatever these redditors are positing. Sometimes, it's outright shown as a sign of regression. Regression, mistakes, and fumblings through relationships and life are expected, and compelling character development isn't perfectly linear (which describes Mike's arc over the seasons). The writers never excuse away those moments of fumbling though, nor do they antagonize the character for it, even when it's framed as setting back a character's development.

Understanding why a character makes choices like that is actual 'defense'. Making excuses for every little slip up they do is just disregarding the writers' intentions, being reductive, and, quite frankly, a form of character analysis that requires little to no thought.

Those reddit screenshots you shared are arguments that strip the character of nuance (while throwing other characters under the bus in the process), and the supposed context they added in a poor attempt at 'defending' him is laughable. Hard to believe they even like Mike if they have to do all this asspulling to make him more palatable than he is in canon.

Mike being perceived as unpalatable to most audiences is OK by the way, just have to accept it for what it is. However, making half-assed excuses and insisting that he's "perfect, actually" is not only unnecessary, but also an ineffective way at convincing people who view him unfavorably, or with indifference, to actually give a try at understanding and appreciating the character for who he is.

mike wheeler defense squad unite?

ALWAYS AND FOREVER

With the third screenshot, I'm just referring to how Mike was saying El was overexerting herself and putting too much pressure on herself. He kept saying she was using her powers too much and that something could happen to her. I'm not referring to El's independence arc with Max in season 3. That experience was very important to El and helped her grow and learn about quality female friendships. I'm talking about the thing with her powers. Max said that El knew her own limits and that it would be okay. But El did end up losing her powers after she got the piece of mind flayer out of her leg. I think that it lies back to Mike being afraid to lose El, which is why he was protective of her. No hate to Max at all, she's amazing and NOT DEAD!

[heavymetalmachine]

The "is will a good person" discourse making its way onto my dash tonight like a shark circling my little clown boat 👍

[heavymetalmachine]

WINONA RYDER as JOYCE BYERS in STRANGER THINGS — 1.01: chapter one: the vanishing of will byers

[heavymetalmachine]

a gun with one bullet

[heavymetalmachine]

STRANGER THINGS (2016—) Season One | Episode 7 “The Bathtub”

[heavymetalmachine]

1K CELEBRATION → 🌈 + byers bros ↳ requested by @ice-sculptures

[heavymetalmachine]

Grief is not a feeling, but a neighborhood. This is where I come from. Everyone I love still lives there.

—Brenna Twohy, from Swallowtail

[heavymetalmachine]

The case of Phineas Gage is one of the great medical curiosities of all time. Phineas was a railroad worker in 1848 who had a nightmarish accident. A large iron rod was driven completely through his head. Phineas miraculously survived. He seemed fine. And physically, yes, he was. But his injury resulted in a complete change to his personality. So much so that friends that knew him started referring to him as "No Longer Gage."

[heavymetalmachine]

WILL BYERS IN EVERY EPISODE Episode #106: THE MONSTER

[heavymetalmachine]

He’s so funny and engaging in Season 4! ❤️

[heavymetalmachine]

模写です。

S2の6話のあのシーン

[heavymetalmachine]

what the sigma

[heavymetalmachine]

"this must hit so hard if youre stupid" is such a simple yet incredible rinse i think it might change the hating game forever

[heavymetalmachine]

rebel robin a. r. capetta

[heavymetalmachine]

i fear a lot of ppl confuse “was this character’s death well written and good for the story” with “did i like it, personally”

[heavymetalmachine]

a place where someone loves you — neil hilborn

[heavymetalmachine]

People should probably learn the difference between “plot holes” and “things I didn’t like” or “things the franchise plans to explain in the future” or “things film makers didn’t think they needed to explicitly explain because they thought you had critical thinking skills”