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ickypuppi3 · 2 years

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anyway the scariest character in stranger things, to me, is neil hargrove

because not only is he such an accurate depiction of an abusive parent who gets away with their actions by making their child look like the bad guy

not only is he the definition of a wolf in sheeps clothing who has the ability to fit neatly into society while causing unimaginable pain behind closed doors

not only does he have the ability to control the people around him like puppets, pitting them against each other and essentially being able to create his own narrative through this

but he also gets away with it all

he gets away with it in the show, he gets to leave as soon as his number one victim dies, he gets to sound sympathetic when they give a reason for him leaving

but he also gets away with it in how people talk about billy, he gets away with it every time someone minimises the harm neil did and pushes the entirety of the blame onto his son, every time someone pushes the ‘billy is a bad victim’ or ‘billy deserved it’ lines, he gets away with it every time someone compares billy to lonnie, brenner and vecna and neil’s own name gets left out

there were absolutely no consequences for neil’s actions in the show and there never will be

and isn’t that all very realistic

#billy hargrove #neil hargrove #cw abuse #will chase played him so well too like #they couldn’t have gotten anyone better for the role actually #like neil is *scary*#idk if it’s having a dad like him #but he’s genuinely scary to me in that scene with billy and billy being that scared of him makes total sense #he’s like the most inescapable villain #you can run from the others #what are you meant to do when neil’s your dad #where can you go #you cant fight back #because he wins every time #much easier to do that with inter dimensional monsters than an abusive father #give me vecna any day #neil’s the definition of a wolf in sheeps clothing #while billy’s the opposite #he acts scary #but he’s not #he acts like he could do some damage #but he won’t #neil on the other hand #who would even be able to tell what he’s like behind closed doors #anyway #the way people talk about billy vs how they talk about neil is how i imagine it being in canon too actually #like no one ever points the finger at neil #because billy’s out of control he’s bad he deserves it #yk?#i’m on antibiotics and like i’ve had too many painkillers so if this doesn’t make sense that’s my bad

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