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balkanlila · 3 years ago

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stranger things used to be about FRIENDSHIP!!! "friends don't lie" the show literally revolved around that phrase. like the whole thing doesn't even begin with will's disappearance, it begins with these four boys who love each other playing their favourite game, four kids with completely different personalities and backgrounds. st used to encourage differences and highlight unexpected similarities between characters positioned as polar opposites. breaking the age barriers. sharing knowledge between generations. refutation of either the "cool kids" or the "nerds" being superior to the other. the gradual symbiosis of those two worlds. FAMILIAL LOVE!!!!!!! the complex joy of being somebody's friend!!!!! the confirmation that yes, you can and are supposed to have more than one best friend. that's what the show was about. not... this

#stranger things spoilers #stranger things #i'm just tired #steve completely disregarding robin in nancy's presence?mike doing the same to will? dustin being the only one to care about eddie's death?#sorry that's not my show #dear billy was the best episode of the season simply because of that scene with max and those flashbacks #a lot of people are mad for all the right reasons but this is what personally bugged me the most #i'm glad the fandom opened my eyes to some stuff i didn't notice because of the privileges i enjoyed maybe?#but you can't convince me that eddie's death wouldn't be an integral loss for everyone back in s1 #and don't tell me it's because they grew up and romance took the front seat... it's not that #like... steve and dustin's final interaction before they go into battle? those weren't my boys...#the essence of the show is not what it was. i don't think there even is one anymore

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