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I truly believe that stancy was meant to be endgame but for whatever reason at the 11th hour probably in a feeble attempt to please the masses the doffus bros changed it. I think all the evidence in S4 and even S5 even if it was more subtle prove it.
1.02 | 5.08 NANCY & STEVE in STRANGER THINGS
"the most unambiguous sign of true love these cynical eyes have ever seen"
what was the purpose of dropping this poetic bomb just for it to mean NOTHIN
Nancy ends up alone not because she rejects love, but because her entire identity has revolved around her autonomy. Her narrative arc isn't about finding the right person; it's about becoming fully herself.
Yes... I saw someone say that absolute nonsense crap.
First of all, not having a storyline that revolves around love doesn't mean that the character can't have romance. So it has nothing to do with having your character end up single just because their main storyline isn't romantic.
Yes, Nancy's character arc has always revolved in part around her independence, but that doesn't preclude romantic relationships. I'd even go so far as to say that combining independence and romance is a rarity these days. And it sends the wrong message to suggest that an independent woman is necessarily a single woman. Which seems to be becoming a frightening trend in fiction these days...
Furthermore, Nancy's arc wasn't solely focused on that; it also revolved around a multitude of unresolved traumas. Yes, unresolved. Barbara? Hello? Literally the ultimate trigger for Nancy's entire arc related to her career as a journalist? An event also connected to Steve? Who was brought up again in season 4 only to be completely forgotten in season 5? A huge piece of Nancy's arc is missing since she literally never confronted her traumas or grieved for them. It's literally insane.
Not to mention that season 5, by refusing the logical path of finally having Nancy and Steve confront each other about this specific issue (whether there's a positive or negative romantic resolution is irrelevant), at the heart of their former romantic relationship, which, whether you like it or not, was rekindled in season 4, well, it means that Nancy doesn't seem to have evolved psychologically at all, still exhibiting the emotionally closed-off behavior she adopted in season 2. Nancy is therefore stagnant. She hasn't confronted her trauma nor changed her habits of emotional withdrawal either.
As for becoming fully herself? I hope that's a joke? Because, frankly, Nancy doesn't know who she really is at the end of the show. The end of season 5 doesn't give us a complete arc for Nancy.
She has not resolved any of her trauma-related or emotionally avoidant behaviors, and the process of truly finding herself is not even complete.
It's actually quite funny that this "finding herself" aspect only appeared in season 5. We knew perfectly well what Nancy wanted for four seasons: her journalism career, her studies, and romantically, we knew she simply didn't want to end up in a loveless relationship like her parents'. Everything was pretty clear, really. So suddenly introducing doubt about Nancy's dreams in the very last season, instead of developing them throughout the show, shows just how careless the writers were. Not to mention the fact that she suddenly lost sight of her dream of going to university in the show's epilogue.
And also, the fact that the whole issue surrounding Barbara with Nancy and Steve wasn't resolved leaves a very bitter taste in the message related to Nancy's first time. It's as if the story simply punished her for daring to want to sleep with her boyfriend. Everyone always told Nancy that she absolutely shouldn't be with Steve, that she was wrong, that it wasn't like her, etc. And in the end, it's as if they were right and she wasn't. As if the story punished her for not listening to people. It's incredibly unpleasant.
Oh, and the whole idea of āāNancy having to discover the real world seems very much taken from the nauseating speech Jonathan gave to Nancy in season 3.
So nothing is really settled for Nancy. The narrative seems to have punished her for being sexually active, and she essentially ends up in a context that her toxic ex, with whom she was in a relationship due to shared trauma, constantly reminded her of.
Oh, and... if the romantic aspect didn't matter in Nancy's arc... why bring Stancy back in season 4? And why didn't Nancy get any resolution with Steve in season 5? Not even to reject him! It just doesn't make any sense! Just admit that the Duffers simply ignored an entire storyline that they had reintegrated.
People who are trying to defend how the ending of Stranger Things was written, honestly... you're just making fools of yourselves. That's all I have to say. You're willing to accept any crap you're given and say anything to defend that crap.
okay fellow stancy's... "I guess I'd rather have her as a friend than as nothing" and steve still not having luck with girls like in S3/4... is literally him still being in love with her, stancy will reunite in the future TRUST.
STRANGER THINGS | 2.06 "The Spy" / 5.08 "The Rightside Up"
What truly sickens me about that cursed epilogue is that, of all the teens, Jonathan is the one who seems to be the happiest with where heās at in lifeāJonathan, who has objectively had the LEAST character growth over the course of five seasons, and yet somehow he is rewarded for that stagnancy by the narrative/by the Duffers (who, letās face it, treat him as this self-insert character because, wow, heās this loner, misunderstood outcast guy who has great music taste and is such an educated film buff!! Truly revolutionary!!!).
And then you see Nancy and Steveāthe characters who have arguably had the MOST character development throughout the show, the ones whoāve consistently put their lives on the line and taken risks in order to help others because they care about people and are heroic to their core, the ones whoāve been brave enough to reject the molds society placed them in from the startāessentially become cardboard, stereotypical versions of themselves, negating so much of the nuanced character development that has been established for four seasons. Steveāwho has endured SO MUCH PAIN throughout the show in order to change, grow, and crawl forwardāhas his dream spat on by the narrative and painted as this silly, unrealistic pipe dream because how could an independent, career-focused girl like Nancy ever love someone like him, a dumb, one-time jock who peaked at high school and will never truly leave Hawkins??? This guy who was defined by his relentless commitment to ācrawling forwardā is now virtually stuck in place, once again caught in an endless cycle of fruitless romantic pursuits, circling back to right where he started. And Nancyāwho has consistently been isolated from other people due to her past trauma, emotional suppression, and career aspirationsāends up as this cookie-cutter career woman stripped of her voice and connection with others, who has no interest in romance, has taken no true steps towards healing/absolving herself of her past guilt, physically deprived of all the unique qualities that set her apart as she dons this bland, beige ensemble and no-nonsense haircut without a trace of the soft, pink-loving, unabashedly feminine power weāve all come to love her for.
Tell me, how is it that the most dynamic, courageous characters of the show get the most offensively milquetoast endings, get only a sliver of the happiness they spent seasons earning...while the most static character is rewarded for doing the bare minimum right before crossing the finish line?
5x08/1x03
the fact that the writing is so terrible it seems like stancy is STILL endgame.
Jonathanās happy as a clam.
Robin seems happy, too. She has her own friends.
But Nancy and Steve?
As Taylor Swift would say, Steveās āsearching every models bed for something greater.ā
Heās diving into meaningless relationships, trying to chase the feeling Nancy gave him all those years ago. Trying to replicate what was torn away from him so suddenly.
And Nancy? Sheās dropped out of her dream college. And even while she was there, she didnāt make any meaningful connections. Didnāt search for love, ignored every possible suitor. And yeah, she could be trying to find herself, but itās been almost 2 years. Robin knows sheās been trying to discover who she is yet she still asks about babes at Emerson.
Nancy, similar to Steve, is throwing herself into her work, ignoring everything else, desperate to run away from her feelings.
But she admitted Steve makes her happy, he makes her laugh. Consistently throughout season 4-5, the only times sheās all smiley is around Steve.
Everyone else gets their happy endings, but these two.
Theyāre each others happy endings and you cannot convince me otherwise, sorry.
Friends don't look at friends that way.
THE SCOOBY GANG (2016ā2025) "To nothing ever keeping us apart. Including overbearing significant others. School. Mortgages. And kids. We'll meet at Robin's weird uncle's house and we'll drink and we'll reminisce and make Jonathan's anti-capitalist cannibal movie. Starting next month."
āI don't know, I was just sick of school, and thought Iād maybe get out there, andā¦ā
Steve finding the answer in the manual for Nancy, Steve completing the reactivation of the tower, Steve suggesting offering emotional support to Nancy when she's at the hospital, Steve being a key player in the success of the Turnbow Trap, Steve driving through the gate into the Upside Down with Nancy's blessing (that's all Steve needs), Steve suggesting that they keep moving until they find a solution and save Holly (I agree with Steve), Steve suggesting they switch up the teams so that people can work together, Steve trying to move heaven and earth to get to Nancy despite the great danger to himself, Steve breaking through the wall and helping Nancy through the opening, Steve asking if she's OK, Steve attentive to Nancy listening for Holly's cry, Steve coming up with the master plan (with Nancy's refinement), Steve ready go upgrade his weapon but deferring to Nancy's expertise--
DO YOU SEE THE VISION
The kind orderly might turn out to be a raging psychopathā¦
The Spy might turn out to be the Sorcererā¦
The Upside Down might turn out to be a bridge to the Abyssā¦
But in a world of uncertainties, one thing is certain:
Steve Harrington will save Nancy Wheelerā¦
EVERY
DAMN
TIME
I don't get these writers if it was 'never like that' with steve and nancy never had deep feelings for him then what was the point of all those glances, touches and the speech eddie gives to steve in season 4? Why bring that storyline back in the first place? It also makes no sense that its been 18 months and nancy never had this convo with steve to bring an end to this lol
