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And my statement is based on... a pinball book?

How absurd does that sound?

Follow me Bylers, you'll like it.

So Season 5 just ended. Like, a while ago.

Many people hated it; others pretended it was perfect. Byler was erased from the narrative. Not just at the very end—let’s not forget—but throughout the entire season finale.

Mainly after VOLUME 1.

But somehow, all clues still amaze me. And I repeat, we are getting Byler canonically.

Wanna know how? Just look closer to the documentary from January 12th. It proves in many ways, that the story is not over. All roads leads to Mike Wheeler's self acceptance arc.

In the documentary, One Last Adventure, we see (few) insights into the behind the scenes of season 5. We are shown how pathetic the Duffers sound they even need actors reminder of how to write their own story.

On a particularly short segment, we see the stupid ass brothers sitting there using ChatGPT, and right there on the table, a rather obscure book. About pinball. Like, they need something to get inspired.

That book, ladies and gentlemen, is a THREE–VOLUME series. Not just that, it was originally planned as a three volume book but later, got a FOURTH ONE.

The fourth one, bear in mind, is an overview of the previous three, explaining the things left unanswered...

"The end will recontextualize the whole show", said Gaten about Season 5.

"There's a missing piece of the puzzle. A big one", according to Hopper in the show itself.

How can Mike be so oblivious? Doesn't make any sense. Don't worry. It will pay off", Finn Wolfhard about the painting scene.

THIS YEAR YOU'LL BE DECEIVED

(Season 5 sucks and destroyed everything)

AND YOU'LL LIKE IT

(But actually, none of it was real, and there's a fourth volume coming...)

THE WEEK IS LONG

(It's taking them so long to release the finale version of the final season... bla bla bla)

THE SILVER CAT FEEDS

(The Duffer Brothers are giving us clues that the story is not over yet)

WHEN BLUE MEETS YELLOW IN THE WEST

(So then, Mike and Will will be able to break the spell and stay together)

We are fucking getting Byler cannon. Do you copy?

You never know the end until IT'S ALL SUNG ALL THROUGH.

THEN LETS MAKE IT A GAY ONE.

Ps: I wont tag the post as "Conformity Gate/Love Wins Gate". Everyone needs to hear this.

I'm tired, you tired, they're tired but folks. "This is our year! 26, baby."

You better start believing.

Hello Byler community. How you guys feeling recently?

I have a last statement to say before I vanish the internet for a while. The last thing I want to say to everyone who got this far. We have the right to be disappointed. But, one last thing. I'm talking about CG again and what I have found. It’s great I promise.

Just try before you deny it, okay?

On the documentary, One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things Season 5, we had some (few) insights into the behind the scenes, including the writers' room.

They commented that El's death was necessarily important because it represents the death of childhood. All the characters become adults and prepare for this new stage of life in the epilogue. Maturity. End credits.

I don't have to ramble more about what is CG really about but, El's death is not meant to be taken seriously, like the ending.

In the Variety interview, Ross Duffer said:

*"Eleven represents, in a lot of ways, the magic of childhood. And we knew for our kids to be able to grow up, the magic had to leave Hawkins."

Think about it.

Do you see how cynical this is?!

Almost, hypocritical.

Do we people really need to forget our childhood to mature? Is it necessary to get rid of the innocence in each of us, once and for all, in order to move on? What about the "every child within ourselves"?

No; people do not need to forget childhood or lose all innocence to mature. True maturity means keeping the wonder and pure heart of a child while gaining wisdom, strength, and responsibility for the real world.

It’s not murdering yourself (literally and metaphorically) but rather "flying". Free. You dont have to live under the basement for your entire life but coming back to play dnd with some friends can be really great.

Grown-ups still need fun, games, and laughter.

Magic of childhood needs to live in our hearts. We had a big emotional scene of self acceptance and the wonder of Will's childhood.

Otherwise, the whole flashback of Will remembering his life and fighting strength to move on is pointeless, and just contradicts the problematic message of the ending. He just unlocked his powers because of the love he received as a kid.

I don't believe the duffer brothers and their crew are stupid, or unworthy of my admiration after all those years of great moments.

They said "pay attention to the details" and then we are the ones that are being ridiculous?

"Without heart, we'd all fall apart".

"Friends don't lie".

"But what? Do you want to be normal? Being freak is the best, I am a freak!"

"Mike calling El superMAN in S4, then Will getting powers in S5. Mike saying he's afraid that El will realise she doesn't need him anymore in S4, to then, in S5, Will says he is over Mike and that it was never about him.

It's's almost like...

Mike is living his worst nightmare becoming true".

This dude loved Will like, a lot. He has walked all over town for him.

"Friends, we're friends". Not only, as I see...

"But you could never tell if it was something romantic or not" (Noah interview on BYLER).

But what if? The sudden change of hia behaviour is the realization of feelings. Feelings he is scared to bring up. Pushing him away. Holding back with a girl because it's the right thing to do.

Conforming? Yes. My answer is yes.

One of the relantionships is platonic, the other is romantic. Which side do you want to believe in?

The way I see it, you have two options:

The A side, B side. Red and Blue pills. Love and Fear. Truth and Lie.

So what? Do you want to believe in...

Fearwinsgate???

Because I don't. And because I still see we have a chance to getting the right record. The RIGHT SIDE ending. Do you copy?!

I believe.

Keep going. We'll be deceived and we'll like it, remember? Deceived. I promise. We will.

If you dont fully believe, fine, but think.

When blue meets yellow in the west. Blue and yellow. Two colours that appear A LOT in the finale. Do you see? I do.

"Crazy together, right?"

The final message is simply:

Stop lying to yourself, or everyone.

You are beautiful.

So just be proud.

Mike had just become an adult, and he is full of resentment. Toward El's death. The story he can never tell. He likes Will back.

That's forced conformity. Its making the kids grown in conformity

BE BRAVE , MICHAEL!

All roads leads to love defeating fear. Breaking the wall. Being freed. Loved. And belonged. We will have our ending...

"Leaving Hawkins, Come Again Soon".

Robin literally predicted this moment. It was pure foreshadowing, no doubt about it. Time stood still for the two of them.

"Dear Mike, today is day 185. Feels more like 10 years. Joyce says time is funny like that. Emotions can make it speed up or slow down. We are all time travelers if you think about it."

I can confirm that this is the only season of the show that has an "A". What does the A stands for you may ask. Its the A Side. Season 5 of Stranger Things is a 2 sided season. We have yet to flip the record and see the other side. The darker side of the moon. To see the music from the side B of the WSQK vinyl. Mike Wheeler's pov in Camazotz. He finally understands his feelings for Will and El in him, and the general audience understands why Mike is queer.