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Byler
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I went and rewatched the boss fight (hehe I pirated it cause fuck Netflix 🖕) and that was actually the most dog shit final fight I’ve seen.

The mind flayer’s form just looked like a really mid Resident Evil boss that’s not even the final one just one you fight in the middle of the game. Hell that’s what the entire fight felt like.

Like just edit Jill, Chris, Leon, Claire, and Rebecca in there and it wouldn’t feel out of place.

Also man the Mid Flayer (that’s what I’m calling it now) lost so much aura because how does THIS look and feel more menacing:

#byler#stranger things#byler is real#byler is canon#will byers#mike wheeler#byler is endgame#stranger things 5#byler endgame#also man it looks so bad??#I don’t think the yellow lighting was a good movie for this because it doesn’t look threatening it just looks ugly
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Okay but damn people are really ripping into Mike. I’m not saying they shouldn’t but now that I’ve read fix-its I have now cleansed myself of Vol 2 & 3 Mike Wheeler, seeing him fumble Will or Will being with other random male characters hurts.

(I say as I crack ship Will with Leon Kennedy but that’s just me wanting my two favorite characters in media to be happy)

But no seriously the Mike slander and abuse hurts because seeing him painfully closeted actually hurts my soul. It’s probably cause I’m not an angst person. I know it’s boring but I need the most sugar filled fluff to cope 🥲

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How I would rewrite Stranger Things 5

I am not the best an organizing plots, but I wanna get out my ideas and what I think was wasted potential for the show. I would tweak the supernatural plot but this is mostly rewriting the character arcs and dynamics of this season. I may even put in some deaths here and there (there will be multiple posts of my ideas)

Main things I would change:

1. Replace Holly with Erica
As much as I love Holly, my problem with this season is that she is essentially the new, shiny character the writers wanted to focus on and it took away a lot of other characters’ screen time and important plots. While her being taken benefits Nancy’s character when it comes to the vision and motivates her, it just doesn’t really feel that important. The viewers are not as attached to Holly as they are to Erica. It also fixes the continuity error around Holly’s age since Erica would be old enough at this point in the show.
This not only puts Erica, a character who I’d say wasn’t given depth in this show, in a challenging spot, but it would help make her feel 3-dimensional than just the sassy, black girl trope (which is already problematic, but there are ways to fix that without completely changing her character).
It also gives Lucas something to do other than just being Max’s boyfriend this season. Not only does he have to deal with the loss of his girlfriend, but now his sister is missing. It puts him under stress and we could see him hit a low-point that he has to climb back from. Along with that, we could see Lucas and Dustin bond since they both lost people they cared so much about.
But we know Erica wouldn’t fall for the whole Mr. Whatsit façade that Henry pulls, and she’d be less easier to manipulate, but I think we can work around that. Which is why she needs to go through some inner turmoil.
Erica was young when she got involved with the Upside Down. I cannot imagine the trauma that she’s been through. I’m sure she has nightmares about it. Last season, she literally got tackled by a bunch of hateful jocks, and her brother got beat up by them. And because of what happened to Max, her older brother is distant and she can’t go to her parents about it either, making her feel isolated. Like Holly, she’s also bullied at school except she’s not only bullied for her involvement with Hellfire and love for DnD, but also due to her race (something that Lucas faced too which I think could make them connect) which makes it easier for others to demonize her (she’s also a girl. Black women are not only isolated due to racism, but also from men because of rampant misogyny in society which is why WOC often go through some of the worst discrimination society even today).
I wanna make it clear though that I am NOT a POC. I am white, so I definitely would like to have input by any black writers who’d like to share the better way to go about a plotline like that. And I would do my own research too on top of that. Sorry, I just wanted to make this clear. Anyone is free to criticize me about this idea. I just think the show should acknowledge the elephant in the room and it would be a callout to the audience’s racism that I’ve seen online towards Lucas, Erica, and Kali.
I wouldn’t want Erica’s entire emotional arc to be centered around the discrimination she faces, but it’s the consequences of that discrimination that led her in harm’s way and what she needs to work through. Erica is used to being isolated because of her race (it’s not a new thing that’s happened to her since she lives in a majority white Midwest small town), but she doesn’t have a support system to help her through that because her brother isn’t doing great emotionally either, and her parents may not understand because it’s more than just the discrimination that’s haunting her.
This is what makes her vulnerable to Mr. Whatsit. While Erica is a little old for imaginary friends, I think instead of outright seeing him while at school or home, she sees him in her dreams (escapism). Again, we are seeing Erica at a low point, so while she is wary of this man (she has every right to be), there’s no one else she can go to about anything, so she hides behind her sassy personality to protect herself.
To show how Vecna has gotten smarter and more of a threat, he doesn’t outright use a demogorgan attack on Erica or scare her. He essentially traps her in a comatose state, and then takes her to the upside down. This causes Erica’s dreams and memories to merge with Vecna’s (this detail can foreshadow something for Will).
The biggest potential this plot could have had is that it introduces Erica & Max as a duo for this season. Max may not understand everything Erica is going through, but she tries to help her and keep her safe. There is tension here though because Erica is convinced everything is a dream, and because of Vecna, Max cannot just outright tell Erica what is happening. So she tries to show Erica what’s going on (possibly exposing Vecna) and because Vecna’s memories are mixing with Erica’s, we see memories connected to Henry’s past and the first shadow.
Like Joyce’s play, the dream world is similar in that it’s pretending to be this happy, fantasy land, but it is much darker than we think. Max can connect with Erica through it all, and they both form a respect for each other. And they bond a little over Lucas (maybe Erica gossips to Max about what’s under Lucas’ bed). It helps Erica clear her own mind and push through the fog that Vecna is causing. No. She will not be his vessel. She will not live in misery for the rest of her life. She is strong. She doesn’t have to hide behind a fierce personality or has to prove that to anybody except herself.
(It would also make sense for her to start a new party with her own friends at the end too).
2. The core four party should be a main group this season
The show started with the party being together, so I can’t be the only one who thought it was BS how they said they would go back to season 1 dynamics only for the main four to barely even be together. It is what made the last campaign in the epilogue feel so flat because in retrospective, how close are these guys anymore? We don’t know.
I won’t go into an explanation for every character since these are all ideas, but I think what would be cool if their dynamics were based on their DnD classes. I always thought the show should have embraced the DnD aspect more and the OG 4 party members could absolutely do that.
It also would open the general audiences eyes by showing the platonic male friendships they love to scream about that contrast with Mike and Will’s dynamic. Mike also could finally be utilized as a leader. The show started with the party (except Will) sticking together and being a main group, and I think the separation has put these characters on a bench and hasn’t given them room to develop as much. It would utilize all four of them so much better than what the show gave us.
Will’s coming out scene would also work way better if he had actually developed with most of the people that he came out to. We could see (not just assume and be told) how close he is with the party and what they bond over so his speech makes more sense rather than just being random bullshit he brought up.
3. Will’s powers having actual consequences
As I mentioned foreshadowing earlier, having the party close again could make Mike, Lucas, and Dustin realize what is happening to Will and how his memories are merging with Vecna’s because of the hive mind. Whenever Will hijacks into Henry’s POV, his mind starts to get fuzzier and memories start to merge. However, this could also benefit in knowing where Erica is and what’s happening to her as her memories start to merge with his too.
Idk make the damn hive mind connection mean something. Not only would killing Henry might kill Will, but it could kill Erica as well if she is not returned home soon enough. They have to get Erica (and maybe some other kids) back first before defeating Henry. It ramps up the stakes, and gives the characters a hard decision.
Similar to season 2, Will using his powers means Vecna can use him back. Maybe not full-on possess him, but they can see through each other’s eyes. This could drive conflict between the entire group. They know Will. They want to trust Will. But now… they don’t know if they should even be around him, and that unfortunately leaves Will even more vulnerable to Vecna than before.
Maybe Vecna being able to use Will can also make Mike vulnerable, and so, he uses Will’s self-sacrificing traits which can cause a wedge between the two. Again, consequences.
4. Mike getting Vecna cursed
The consequences behind Will’s powers leave Mike vulnerable to Vecna. The driving wedge between the party after finally getting close again is making it harder to lead and all of that pressure and his own internal conflicts start to bubble up again.
Mike tries to be the heart, but all of his plans so far have failed, and he’s at his worst moment. Everything is worse now. So we finally get insight in his head. We see him crash out over everything. Everything that’s happened and how useless he feels. How wrong he feels. The painting lie can lead into this crash out if Mike finds out during all of this. His own best friend (love of his life) lied to him. He doesn’t know what to believe. Did those words even mean anything, or were they all just something Will said to make him feel better?
El tries to get him out of his trance, but her love isn’t what Mike wants. Will can though, and in a last resort to gaining back his autonomy, Will uses Vecna’s visions and turns them into something happier. Will triggers Mike to remember all of the moments where he was loved and needed. Not just by Will, but by everyone. Basically a parallel to Will’s film reel. It can show how not only is Mike accepting his love for Will, but also how strong their bond is. How they bring out each others greatest strength.
This is all still a work in progress but I think it’s better than what the show gave us. Mike won’t be a nothing burger anymore and Byler endgame yippee!
I have more ideas and I plan on making another continuation of this post since it is long. I just wanna get ideas out there! I am open to any criticism! (My next one will go more into Lucas and Dustin!! AND THE GOAT JANE HOPPER!!)
#byler#stranger things#byler is real#byler is canon#will byers#mike wheeler#lucas sinclair#dustin henderson#erica sinclair#stranger things 5#stranger things 5 rewrite kinda#rewrite ideas
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Is it just me, or did the show stop feeling like it took place in the 80s? Not everything had to be completely time-period accurate, but istg s1-s2 nailed the 80s small town vibe, and then after that, it felt less like it actually took place in the 80s and more of a stereotypical view of it.

Now to be fair, Stranger Things starts in the early 80s, so the “80s look” that we think of wasn’t like, a thing yet. Usually the first 5 years of the decade still resemble the last decade and then they form their own look in the latter half (the 90s kinda being the exception where 90-93, 93-96, 96-99 had drastic changes from each other due to technological advancements).

But take it from someone with a dad who was the party’s age at the time (he was born in ‘72), he started noticing a lot more time-period inaccuracies as the show went on. Like, it felt very real and accurate in s1 and s2, he questioned some stuff in s3, didn’t say anything about s4, but s5 he was like really nit-picky about it.

I will say that even in small towns people didn’t wear the newest fashion. Even in ‘86, you’d still see people wearing stuff from like, ‘78. This is more of a nitpick thing. I just feel like the show felt less accurate for the time-period as it went on.

I’d love to hear other people’s opinions and I want to clarify that I am not someone who was alive in the 80s. My parents were and all the knowledge I have is from stuff they told me and historical books I have read.

Edit: I do wanna make it clear that it’s not mind bogglingly way-off I just feel like the historical accuracy started to drop a little (especially with the handling of certain subjects)

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I might be wrong < guy who has only ever lived in cities, but the small town feel also diminishes through the season. I kinda feel the show devolved into 80s references over depicting the time period accurately

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Absolutely! As someone who lives in a Midwestern small town, the small town vibes were diminished to a point where Hawkins felt less like a small town and more like what a city person thinks a small town is like.

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Is it just me, or did the show stop feeling like it took place in the 80s? Not everything had to be completely time-period accurate, but istg s1-s2 nailed the 80s small town vibe, and then after that, it felt less like it actually took place in the 80s and more of a stereotypical view of it.

Now to be fair, Stranger Things starts in the early 80s, so the “80s look” that we think of wasn’t like, a thing yet. Usually the first 5 years of the decade still resemble the last decade and then they form their own look in the latter half (the 90s kinda being the exception where 90-93, 93-96, 96-99 had drastic changes from each other due to technological advancements).

But take it from someone with a dad who was the party’s age at the time (he was born in ‘72), he started noticing a lot more time-period inaccuracies as the show went on. Like, it felt very real and accurate in s1 and s2, he questioned some stuff in s3, didn’t say anything about s4, but s5 he was like really nit-picky about it.

I will say that even in small towns people didn’t wear the newest fashion. Even in ‘86, you’d still see people wearing stuff from like, ‘78. This is more of a nitpick thing. I just feel like the show felt less accurate for the time-period as it went on.

I’d love to hear other people’s opinions and I want to clarify that I am not someone who was alive in the 80s. My parents were and all the knowledge I have is from stuff they told me and historical books I have read.

Edit: I do wanna make it clear that it’s not mind bogglingly way-off I just feel like the historical accuracy started to drop a little (especially with the handling of certain subjects)

#byler#stranger things#byler is real#byler is canon#mike wheeler#byler is endgame#will byers#stranger things 5#byler endgame
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These two shows have one thing in common and it’s ’terrible ass ending with so many characters getting their character arcs butchered’.

All of the fanfics / fan theories about them are so much better and yeah, these fanfics / fan theories have so much more love and respect for the characters than what canon gave them

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Another thing they have in common is that you can clearly tell the first season was supposed to be all of the show, and then the greedy execs needed more money because it exploded in popularity so now it’s ass because the showrunners couldn’t plan an end.

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Saw art on TikTok of a concept where Mike got replaced by a demo-clone after season 2 and the demo-clone is horrified that the real Mike, who was stuck in the upside down, escapes and meets the others.

I need someone to write a fic about this cause it would be some kind of meta concept about how Mike had been lobotomized. It’s genius. I would like to write it, but I do not have the time to so…

Any fic writers willing to dabble into that please do 🙏

#byler#stranger things#byler is real#byler is canon#will byers#mike wheeler#byler is endgame#stranger things 5#byler endgame#fanfic ideas#ao3 writers come in clutch please#it’s a really interesting concept I would love to see through

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