Getting queerbaited feels like being one of the only out gay kids in school. It feels like receiving an anonymous love letter in your locker and being asked to meet up after class. It feels like excitement, because you actually believe you can find love in a small town. It feels like arriving at the meet-up spot, ready for your life to be changed forever, only to come face-to-face with your bullies. It feels like being humiliated in front of your entire school, because you dared to hope for something more; because you thought, foolishly, that someone could actually love you. And isn’t that ridiculous?

This whole situation is ABSURD, it's even getting funny lmao. Why do they keep contradicting themselves in every interview???? Why do they keep giving us ambiguous answers???? Why did they show us they used Chatgpt without any problem?????? Why did they admit they don't know that much about DnD????? Why are they completely humiliating themselves and ruining their careers???????? 💀

The concept of Mike having to go back through his memories, all the way to 1983, maybe even beyond, to escape his trance.

And every memory involves Will.

guys in spite of the dipshits’ narcissism and dumbfuckery i do wanna shout out literally everyone else who worked on the show. incredible effects teams, stunts, actors, etc. like they really did an amazing job and i hope they know they deserve all the flowers. duffers couldn’t even dream of doing this shit on their own. credit goes to everyone EXCEPT them.

The leaking pipe innuendo is extremely distasteful towards Will (and Noah) if Mike is straight. Do they not realize that once again, Will is the butt of the joke?

We all saw what happened: two boys caught in a bathroom in a compromising position, a leaking pipe that won’t stop, and a washroom called Dick..... We are expected to laugh at the implications of being “caught in a bathroom,” suggesting that something improper is occurring. If the story were leading towards them ending up together, this could be interpreted as a chaotic romcom moment. However, since Will’s love remains unacknowledged and disrespected, the writers are simply adding another moment to laugh at Will’s unresolved desire, turning it into a gag.

For Will, the implications of this scene are not abstract; they reflect the very real fears, shame, and dangers associated with being queer in that era. Say what you want, but this scene does echo the experiences of queer people who were caught and exposed in private spaces during the 1980s.

Thus, the humor relies on the visual language of queer danger and intimacy, while the overall story fails to provide proper closure and resolution for Will’s longing and pain over multiple seasons. Since Mike does not reciprocate Will’s feelings, the use of this innuendo feels distasteful towards both Will and Noah. I hope Duffers never write queer characters again.

we didn't get to see joyce byers mourn her daughter. we didn't get to see will and jonathan mourn their sister. we didn't get to see max mourn her best friend. no it's all just hopper hopper hopper mike

“Yeah and that’s, uh, my sister. My brother took that photo of us right after we moved to California. She kept trying to braid her hair and couldn’t really figure it out and neither could we, til my mom stepped in and, well, she loved doing her hair. But yeah, um, she died—when we were teenagers. Sixteen. There was this earthquake and, and… and she saved everyone. Like, everyone. Sorry yeah, I’m fine. It’s—it’s just hard to talk about. She was a total superhero.”

I feel like there's a lot of antibylers who forget that the characters aren't real people, they're fictional. Real people don't have character arcs. "Mike was probably just overwhelmed and stressed which is why he didn't say I love you to El- you would be too!"

I am a real person. Mike is a fictional character who had a whole arc last season about overcoming his insecurities in order to say I love you to his girlfriend. There is literally no reason for Mike not to say I love you other than extremely poor writing, or he's gay

i keep remembering random lines and shots from the show and being like. well WHAT was that for then

Mike still has demo imagery even in the epilogue.

But this time they have little eyeballs in the centre. Which is concerning.

even maya and fucking jimmy fallon can't perceive mike wheeler as anything else besides will's boyfriend 😭😭😭😭