Why Mike Was So Oblivious To Will Crying In That Stranger Things 4 Scene (2024)

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Why Mike Was So Oblivious To Will Crying In That Stranger Things 4 Scene? ›

Sadly for Will, Mike has likely not even considered that his best friend Will might be interested in him romantically, so the notion probably did not even cross his mind after Will's emotional speech — especially due to this happening in the 1980s, when being gay was a much more sensitive topic to broach.

In Stranger Things Season 4, especially Season 4 Part 2, Will Byers appears to be experiencing several emotional outbursts prompted by inner turmoil. Since Season 1, Will has always been deemed a more sensitive character, especially following his kidnapping into the Upside Down and his possession by the Mind Flayer.

Where there's a Will. As Will fights back tears, it's clear he isn't just talking about Eleven. Clearly his feelings for Mike run deep. Sadly both of the show's gay characters are crushed by their crushes in this episode, as both Will and Robin realize they're in love with characters who appear to be straight.

I think for Season 4, it was just me playing this character who loves his best friend but struggles with knowing if he'll be accepted or not, and feeling like a mistake and like he doesn't belong. Will has always felt like that. All his friends, they all have girlfriends and they all fit into their different clubs.

While Schnapp has refused to explicitly answer questions about Will's sexuality in the past, to him, it's always been obvious: His character is gay, and has been in love with Mike all along.

Not only is Will Byers gay, but he is in love with his best friend, and the fact that he knows this love will likely not be reciprocated in Stranger Things season 5 or anytime after is tearing him apart inside.

I think Will was crying in the van because he knows that Mike will never like him romantically and return his feelings for him. A lot of people say that when he was talking to Mike about Eleven, he was really talking about him and his feelings for Mike but Mike didn't notice.

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And when Mike says that Will sabotaged the whole day because Will was "rolling [his] eyes," "moping," and "barely talking," we're really clued into the fact that Mike is upset with Will for not communicating with him, because Mike wanted Will to be paying attention to him the entire time they were apart, but especially ...

Stranger Things season 4 shows the bodies of Vecna's (Jamie Campbell Bower) teenage Hawkins victims in his Mindscape - but why exactly does he keep them? Vecna's first season 4 victim is Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien), who is targeted based on the trauma she carries due to her body-shaming mother.

Why is Will always sad in Stranger Things? ›

Stranger Things has always been rife with allegories and straightforward depictions of mental illness alike. After Will is rescued at the end of the first season, he starts to show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prompted by premonitions of the destruction of Hawkins.

But in Episode 6, "The Dive," the crowd concludes that Vecna goals individuals who were exposed to trauma. Chrissy's trauma is the verbal abuse experienced by the hands of her mother, whilst other victims are targeted because of unintentional automobile crashes and parental abuse.

Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp confirms Will Byers is gay and in love with Mike. "Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike."

While the Byers are packing to leave Hawkins, El reveals to Mike that she also loves him, and they share a kiss. Joyce gives her a letter written by Hopper that he intended to use when talking to her and Mike about how he felt about them dating.

'Stranger Things' actor Noah Schnapp confirmed that his character Will Byers is gay on the show. He added Will is in love with his friend Mike Wheeler, played by Finn Wolfhard, but doesn't want to hurt Eleven's feelings by confessing it.

Critics interpreted the final two episodes of the fourth season as subtextually acknowledging Will's sexuality, particularly during a scene where Will shows Mike his painting of him and his friends, claiming it to be a gift from Eleven, only to silently cry afterwards.

Eddy's death. I was straight up crying my eyes out. Eddie's character was a legit angel. In fact, his character leaned so strongly in that direction in contrast to all the “hell” stuff that I actually think they're going to bring him back in the next season as some sort of Jedi/astral plane type situation.

Her abusive stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) came back from being possessed and sacrificed himself to save Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) from the Mind Flayer at the Starcourt Mall, leaving Max with a heavy dose of guilt.