There are a few things you don’t want to forget when you sit down for a new season of Stranger Things.
Snacks, tissues – for those inevitable heartbreaking moments – and your phone, so you can watch online and join in the fan chat whenever you want.
Ever since the Duffer Brothers sci-fi horror phenom dropped on Netflix in 2016, there’s been an abundance of debate, fan theories, and general conversation surrounding the popular series.
As expected, the arrival of Season 4 Part 2 on Friday, July 1, 2022 has created many new talking points as audiences reflect on some moments of ambiguity in the feature films.
***WARNING: STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 PART 2 SPOILERS***
- GENTILMINIONS: THE TREND EXPLAINED
netflixTHEORY: Why Will was crying in Stranger Things 4
The penultimate installment of Stranger Things 4 offers fans of Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) a rather intimate and moving moment.
An exchange between him and Mike ends in tears that aren’t explicitly addressed. However, we at Juicee News are sure the footage helps bolster a theory that was dominating online even before the Season 4 premiere.
Mike is paranoid El won’t need him anymore and Will assures him that won’t be the case. However, as he delivers his speech, it becomes questionable that he is talking about himself rather than El.
“When you’re different, sometimes you feel like you’re wrong,” he says.
The tears that followed suggest he was pouring out his heart, coming closer than ever to reveal he’s gay and has feelings for his friend.
Fans have long suspected that Will is gay. Before the aforementioned scene, there was an argument between Will and Mike in Season 3 that ended with Mike saying it wasn’t his fault Will didn’t like girls.
Fast forward to Season 4 and Jonathan tells his brother that he’s always there for him if he needs help, which is probably his way of saying he knows Will, but that’s not. It’s okay if he’s not ready to open up and tell her again.
- STRANGER THINGS: DOES VECNA DIE IN SEASON 4? [SPOILERS]
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Fans react on Twitter
A number of viewers took to Twitter to react to the emotional scene, offering their thoughts.
Check out a selection of tweets:
I don’t understand how people can watch Will Byers cry in that van and say “that boy is straight” #StrangerThings #byler
— hooni (@hooniballooni) July 3, 2022
WILL TALKS TO MIKE IN THE VAN AND JONATHAN LOOKS AT HIM THROUGH THE MIRROR. WILL IS SO GAY FOR MIKE AND JONATHAN KNOWS IT. #StrangerThings
– wrong
(@handonbellarke) July 1, 2022
(@handonbellarke) July 1, 2022The van scene between Will and Mike broke my heart. And Jonathan realizing his brother in real time. #StrangerThings
— Chad Austin (@HavAPennyBuddha) July 1, 2022
The fact that there are people who STILL think Will Byers is straight, even after the scene with the painting in the pizza van, is one of the most confusing things I’ve ever seen #StrangerThings
— The Aerial Feminist (@AerialFeminist) July 3, 2022
// #strangerthings spoilers JONATHAN WATCHING WILL IN THE VAN pic.twitter.com/YWvBWP2PbR
— sav | ST V2 SPOILERS (@616MANDO) July 1, 2022
the scene where will and mike are talking in the van around eleven.. yeah will is so gay and in love with mike and you can’t tell me otherwise #StrangerThings
—elsa
version of taylor (@bloom4yourself_) July 1, 2022“Will is experiencing a new struggle”
In a recent chat with Digital Trends, Noah Schnapp opened up about Will’s situation in Season 4:
“Will is going through a new struggle and a new environment, and you sort of see him as a fish out of water. He’s not in Hawkins anymore, but he’s in California. You’re used to seeing Will fight a monster or the Upside Down and the supernatural forces against him. But those are just his personal struggles and high school.
He added: “It’s cool to see this different side of Will because we’re so used to seeing the other kind of scary antagonist against him. But this is just a normal real experience that all fans can relate to.
Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2 is now streaming on Netflix.
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