I hate when people say that Will or El are the main characters of the show when it’s obvious that it’s Mike who is set up to be the protagonist of stranger things. like yes Willel are important characters and are big parts of the narrative but they aren’t the focus character/ protagonist of the show. the show starts with Mike in his basement and ends with him in his basement as the storyteller with the show acting as his coming of age story. Mike was the one who found El in season 1 and was one of the only ones who believed that Will was still alive after his body was found. Mike is the true protagonist and story teller while El is the face of the show and Will is the driving force of it, all three impact the story but in different ways. while yes Will and El are important parts of the show they don’t play the role that Mike does.















