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for Stranger Universe, I will talk about Noah Schnapp confirming that Will Byers is gay
in Stranger Things.
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Last night in an interview with Variety, Noah Schnapp talked about the role that his character,
Will Byers, has in the Stranger Things franchise, including the confirmation of a theory that
lots of fans had for quite some time. At first when Variety asked Schnapp and his costar
Millie Bobby Brown about Will’s sexuality in May for Volume 1 of Stranger Things season
4, he said that it was up to the audience’s interpretation. However, things changed this
week following the conclusion of Stranger Things 4, as the 17-year-old actor is clear
that he felt compelled to dodge the question to avoid spoiling Will’s emotionally nuanced
journey in the final two episodes of the season, as crafted by the Duffer Brothers. After years
of speculation and theories regarding his character, Noah Schnapp finally confirmed
that not only Will Byers is gay, but that he is in love with Mike Wheeler in Stranger
Things 4. As for how this will relate to Stranger Things 5, we shall see, but this is what Noah
had to say when asked about Will:
“I mean, it’s pretty clear this season that Will has feelings for Mike. They’ve
been intentionally pulling that out over the past few seasons. Even in Season 1, they hinted
at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline. It was always kind of there, but you never
really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? 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. But before, it was a slow arc. I think it is done so beautifully, because
it’s so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay. 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. Will has never really found anywhere to fit in. I think that’s
why so many people come up to me and tell me that they love Will and they resonate with
him so much, because it’s such a real character.”
This should hopefully clarify it for anyone that had doubts or other explanations regarding
what Will was going through this season and in the past couple of seasons. As for Stranger
Things season 5 and the role that Will Byers is going to play in it, this is what Noah
Schnapp said:
“The Duffers are saying for next season that they’re going to focus more on Will
and build that storyline. I think that’s super exciting.”
It remains to be seen if Vecna utilizes this inner struggle that Will has as a way to manipulate
him. Lots of people think that Will Byers is the key to defeating the forces of the
Upside Down, bringing the show to full circle with the type of role he had in the first
two seasons. In regards to his feeling for Mike Wheeler, I wonder if this will turn into
a love triangle with Eleven or if Will is going to meet another person later on, maybe
in the epilogue. The Duffers said recently that there won’t be any new characters in
season 5, so it’s sad to say that maybe we won’t see Will getting a boyfriend at
the end of the show. But in conclusion, it’s nice to get some confirmation. Overall, very
exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today. What are your predictions regarding Will Byers
in Stranger Things 5?
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