Why Is Stranger Things Making The Same Will Byers Mistake AGAIN?
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4.
Stranger Things 4 is here, and it's making the same mistake with Will Byers that the first three seasons made. Will (Noah Schnapp) has been a major part of the Stranger Things cast since the beginning of season 1. Despite this, he's frequently sidelined, underutilized, and ignored when the action starts ramping up.
Season 1 of Stranger Things mostly concerns itself with Will's mysterious disappearance in the woods, forcing him to be largely absent from the show. Season 2 takes its plot primarily from him being used as a host for the Mind Flayer, limiting his role to that of a vessel and spy for the Upside Down villain. In season 3 of Stranger Things, Will recognizes that the Mind Flayer is back, but he isn't given much to explicitly do aside from really wanting to play some Dungeons & Dragons. Stranger Things season 4 has the character and his family relocated to California, and while it's dropping heavy hints that Will Byers is gay and possibly in love with his best friend, it has yet to give him much to do aside from being a hanger-on.
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Stranger Things relies on him as an object to be used when the plot requires him but hasn't yet keyed in on Will as a character in a meaningful way. He's an inciting incident or a vessel for evil or someone with a little knowledge about the enemy, but he rarely gets to breathe or enjoy satisfying endings to arcs that get set up for him. Will is integral to the series' story and deserves more development than has been given him thus far. Stranger Things season 4 volume 2 has an opportunity to do right by Will.
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