Happy Tuesday, strangers! It’s Mrs. Strange once again. On today’s episode for Stranger
Universe, I will talk about the possibility of Will Byers coming out of the closet for
Stranger Things 4 or future seasons.
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To set the record straight; Will Byers has NOT officially been outed as gay, or has stated
his sexual preference. Having said that, fans believe it has been alluded to in previous
seasons - as in the first season, Will's mom Joyce said; “He's a sensitive kid...Lonnie
[Will's dad] used to say he was queer, called him a fag." When season three of Stranger
Things came out in the summer of 2019, it introduced viewers to Robin, played by the
talented Maya Hawke. Robin became the first character confirmed to be queer in Netflix
’s flagship series, but other details in Stranger Things 3 had fans hypothesizing
that Will could be gay or asexual. Speculation about his sexuality has been around since
season one, and in season 3, it appeared that Will's friend Mike confirmed rumors when he
stated: "It's not my fault you don't like girls."
However, a while back when discussing about this topic, Noah Schnapp said that "nothing
is set in stone" for the character, noting that Will's long stint in the Upside Down
could also mean that he's not as grown-up as his Hawkins peers or ready for romantic
relationships.
"Some people perceive it as Will could be gay, asexual or whatever," Schnapp told The
Hollywood Reporter. "Or, like how I see it, he was stuck in the Upside Down, and he was
away for so long that all of his friends started growing up while he was in this other world."
He continued: "When he came back, everyone was all grown up, and he was still a little
kid who still wanted to do little kid things like play Dungeons and Dragons. He wasn't
ready to face this maturity and get into relationships. So, I think that's what Will is going through
right now."
With season 4 currently in production, lots of rumors and speculation have come around
about what we could potentially see in the series. With the show surely focusing more
on high school since the characters are teenagers, there has been more and more talk about Will
Byers coming out of the closet, even coming down to people hoping that one of the new
characters ends up being his boyfriend. Some hope that Mike will end being this boyfriend
in a portion of the Stranger Things fandom called “Byler,” hoping that Mike and Will
become a couple. However, in terms of what’s canon in the show, all signs point towards
Mileven being the endgame of the series, since Mike has been shown to having his eyes only
for Eleven. That’s not to say that Will still can’t get a boyfriend. It would certainly
help add more diversity to the wonderful cast of characters as well as giving more opportunities
for representation on screen. From the new characters being revealed, not a whole lot
of them seem to hint at being queer except for maybe Vickie, who’s described as being
an alt-girl. But the theory here seems to hint that Will isn’t into girls, and if
he’s not gay, then maybe he is just asexual. Maybe in the end, Will doesn’t need anyone
to give him happiness.
And that is all that we have for today. What do you think about Will Byers coming out of
the closet in Stranger Things 4?
It looks like nothing was revealed or announced today, making that rumor from last week fake
news. Still, the likelihood of something else happening this month, especially around Christmas
Day, is still possible, and hopefully we do get more official news before they go on another
break.
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