You know what's so funny (sarcastic) about this ending? They reduced Mike to a plot device.
He was a plot device to express Will’s queerness. They made him say an out of character homophobic comment to express Will’s queerness. They made him behave poorly towards Will in s4 to show Will’s longing for him.
They created conflict between Mike and El so Will could play relationship therapist, through which he showcases his feelings for Mike and uses them to fix mileven's relationship. There's no explanation for why Mike behaves that way, none of his POV on the situation, so you know what that means? They made him cruel to Will to further Will’s arc. They made him unable to say 'I love you' to his girlfriend so Will could fix it, furthering his arc.
Funnily enough, byler not happening meant that they gave no explanation about Mike's behavior, and in turn, it reduces him to byler.
He's a plot device in El’s story too. He's used throughout season 5 to offer El this hopeful ending. He can’t even get a word in during El’s sacrifice. He stands there and provides no input, while El tells him how much she appreciates him.
He's basically a blank canvas for Will and El to express their feelings on. He's not his own character anymore. And that's a thousand times more tragic than his girlfriend dying.
I'm being deadass when I say I wanted byler more for Mike’s sake than Will, because an internalized homophobia arc would have expanded his character so much and explained his actions. In the end, he has no inner monologue, no thoughts or feelings other than grief for his girlfriend (reducing him to El once again). He's nothing on his own.
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