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just a "little" masterpost where you can find all the analysis/ byler rambling posts without having to scrolls through my account :D
- 19, psych student, he/him
- I may look like an aggressively straight man but no one knows i'm actually hyperfixated on shipping two queer guys from a sci-fi netflix show
- bi and trans ftm
- my interests right now include byler, the elder scrolls, the morning show (apple tv+) and dan & phil <3
- from uk
- my byler playlists!!
- If you were wondering, my favourite characters from stranger things are (in this order): mike, will, joyce and el <3
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◦ ✧ ˚ my analyses
read this one first: Byler isn't complicated - 2000 follower post
el and mlvn-specific
- El's arc of her desire for a normal childhood - "Pretty"
- The flowers Mike gives El are a symbol for their relationship
- At face value, the love monologue is not in line with El's arc
- Mike has to be wrong about needing to love El
- Mike's conversation with El in the grocery store is queer-coded
- Debunking some mlvn arguments
- The M&M scene is more interesting that you think
- Mike and El do not understand each other
- WillElMike are tied to a queer narrative - they cannot be genderbent
comparing byler and mlvn
- Applying a theoretical model of relationships to ST couples
- Mike's treatment of El's powers vs. Will's powers
- There's a big difference between Byler's interruption trope and Mlvn's
- Mlvn breakup vs. Byler rain argument
- How Mike treats El's letters vs. Will's art
analysing specific scenes (cinematography, language, etc.)
- The reason Mike acts weird in the airport is because he loves Will - confirmed
- Mike acting "normal" means he's queer
- Mike's mind was on Will the whole time
- DnD scenes in ST foreshadow events and Byler
- Mike's scene with Will in S3's Epilogue
- The closet kiss + Mike's realisation
- Hopper's monologue gives insight into Mike's POV
- All the lies in Mike's love monologue
- Cinematography used in the monologue scene - Lightning
- The DnD substitute search scene was Mike questioning his sexuality
- Mike's bedroom.....oh boy
- Mike was jealous in the airport scene with Will + more
- Confirmation that Mike jumping into the quarry was about Will
- Mike is clearly looking at Will in the Snow Ball scene
- Will's softness with Mike in the breakfast scene makes the audience root for Byler
- The Will Voice is not just something Bylers made up
byler foreshadowing, symbolism + theories
- Post-first five minutes crash out <3
- Byler's love language being DnD is the biggest proof
- Blue and Yellow theory is canon and has been canon
- Some extra loverslakegate proof
- The painting lie is Chekhov's Gun
- The existence of a Love Triangle proves Byler endgame by itself
- Purposeful blocking of actors
- Purposeful music choices and titles
- Phonegate canon or not canon? Doesn't matter!
- Some smaller queer-coded jokes used
- "I'm not gonna fall in love"
- The insane amount of closet imagery
- Light is symbolic for the Truth
mike-specific analyses (gay mike)
- Mike displaces his anger at himself onto others
- Mike's Promise and core misbelief
- Mike's ideal character is only achieved in a relationship with Will
- Mike's lack of attraction to women other than El
- Mike's self-sabotaging avoidance to incriminate himself
- Actually, Season 1 Mike is the most queer-coded /hj
season 5 predictions (take lightly)
- My thoughts on the S5 Teaser - Mileven Scene, Will's powers etc.
- We have been heterobaited far more than queerbaited in ST
- Logical reasons why Will is not getting a new love interest in S5
- Will's arc in S5 will not culminate in him "getting over" Mike
parallels
- Jancy and Byler mirror each other
- Other Jancy and Byler parallels
- Byler + Jopper and Lumax parallels
- Byler + Robin and Vickie parallels
- Byler and their reciprocal looks of love compared with the other ships
- Common romantic tropes used with Byler