lemme say smth real quick

what do I even say here? Patience

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Do you know why conformitygate became so popular?

Because writers and actors said weird things that never fucking happened

Yes, all plot holes are significant as well. But what ultimately makes us all DOUBT in the ending of s5 is the fact that they all couldn’t seem to shut the fuck up and instead kept talking about “great/insane stuff”, “crying for hours” and all that shit.

How convenient that now when everyone is mad since their numerous statements never came true the silence from actors/authors is almost deafening.

Like literally this was my first post here. Duffles, Shawn Levi, Half of the cast - can you just shut up plz.

This interview with Finn where he says “no one liked GoT finale and our finale reckons that, so we go back and rewrite history” - this has been the biggest clue for me that we’re getting conformitygate fr.

Now I’m just lost. I know I’m not crazy y’all, we’re ridding the same bus here. Im just tired of this big mystery that is s5. I wish duffers just went out and said “CONFORMITYGATE IS NOT REAL, you are wrong, no secret episode is coming, we wrote s5 with chatgpt and that’s why you guys can’t believe the finale happened”

If that’s that, If this laughable ep8 and documentary is an actual end - god I pray, tell us that’s exactly what it is.

If it’s not the end, then I can’t do this anymore. I actually feel like a test subject rn. I don’t wanna be a part of this social experiment, it messes with my head. How do I go back to being GA??????

Anyways, I’ll drop more detailed post on idiotimentary later 🤗

[huailin]

possessed will byers.. possessed will byers.. possessed will…..

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Will is painting a lot, but he won’t show me what he’s working on… Maybe it’s for a girl, I think there’s someone he likes…

This is Literally one of the first things we hear about our characters in s4. What a crazy way to start -

and then just do nothing with it.

Sometimes when I look back on season 4 and remember how Will suffered and third wheeled the whole time I think: “why in the world would you make him go through that?” This torturous events would be reasonable if Will then finally had his happy ending, if he found out what reciprocated feelings feel like, what it’s like to be on a date and not just tag along with others on the background.

Atp it feels like they just hated Will as a character. (Or possibly derived some sick pleasure in making the poor gay boy go through seven circles of hell)

I have no other explanation for his storyline throughout the show otherwise.

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Mike Wheeler x white boy horse meme part 2

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I will forever mourn the potential this plot twist had

I mean… you could have done so much with Will having powers, no? Why make him lie unconscious for the better part of it?!?!

I wonder how good s5 would have turned out to be, if the cast hadn’t been doubled up…

12 new kids, shit tons of useless military, cali - so many screen time went into nothing, Like gosh

[bylerworld]

anyways that boy is gay as fuckkkkk

mike wheeler i know what you are

[vampirementality]

they really shouldve just given holly's plotline to mike.

imagine the chaos of the madwheeler duo running rampant in vecnas mind.

imagine them being forced to see each others worst memories and recognising the real reason they butt heads so often is because they just cant stand how similar they really are.

imagine they fight because theyre still in denial about their similarities because theyre both self hating idiots, and/or they have some sort of disagreement, maybe about how to escape or maybe max confronts him about how he's treated el in the past.

imagine that right as tensions are highest, they stumble into another memory and max finds out that mikes big secret is that hes in love with will. and he expects her to berate him. to yell at him, say she just knew there was something wrong with him, but of course she doesn't. she just hugs him and tells him its okay. and he's so caught off guard that he doesn't even react at first, but then piece by piece he just starts to break down and cry into her shoulder, because its such a relief to finally just admit it to someone, and the fact that max, someone who isnt very fond of him on a good day, still accepts him honestly just makes her the perfect person to admit it to.

imagine she opens up to him about how it wasn't the music that saved her at all, it was her connection, her love for lucas, and that if he wants to escape he has to accept the same thing for himself. he has to realize what love really tethers him to this world.

[wis3h3artt]

stop it this woulda been so peak

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Was it really so hard to do dipshit brothers?😭

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I just know he’s going through it right now I don’t know if you believe in tarot but I did a reading (first time doing stranger things kid) he’s moving away and cutting the things that don’t serve him. Toxic workplace power imbalance finding something to be true and making a decision to leave what doesn’t benefit you behind. The energy is heavy

oh no, I do believe in tarot actually and what you're saying... it breaks my heart. I hope Noah spends this time with people who love and support him, he's been dealing with homophobia long enough...

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Finn's SNL skits hot take

Nah, I'm pretty chill about everything they joked about, I don't take it seriously at all, HOWEVER I DO think that Noah is suffering BIG TIME these days. He was so WORRIED about the coming out scene, he knew how big their show was and how IMPORTANT this will be for queer community. He really wanted to do it right, to make it work, but duffle bags still shut his ideas down even tho his personal output as an actual representative of lgbtq+ could make Will's coming out scene profound and meaningful. Could make it good instead of fucking laughable. I'm sorry, but of course ppl are gonna make fun of this scene. It's written AWFULLY, POORLY. Noah had to play a hand he was dealt and, honestly, he slayed with the acting, he was phenomenal. The scene was shitty. Not the coming out part, not Noah. The writing. The writers. Even though they laugh at dipshit brothers' incompetence, it still paints a crucial moment for queer people in bad light. And Noah is unfortunately a central part of this scene and I can just tell how upset he must be rn. He was so hopeful for duffers to do him and gay people justice, but their homophobic asses destroyed not only the importance of this scene and his character, but also the show in general.

so while i don't see any problem in making fun of duffers inability to write, I do hope Noah gets through this major ST flop with ease.

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Finn: people want my characters to be gay for some reason

Also Finn:

[narrativelogicofbyler]

as someone with an actual degree in film and television, someone who has spent years studying how images communicate desire, conflict, longing, and emotional truth, i will stand by this forever: the cinematography was pointing toward byler with the subtlety of a neon sign having a full body meltdown.

the visual language wasn’t hinting. it wasn’t nudging. it wasn’t “open to interpretation.” it was deliberate. the framing, the blocking, the colour palettes, the eyelines, the negative space, the way the camera kept gravitating toward them, that is not coincidence. that is not fan projection. that is the story speaking in the language of cinema, even when the dialogue refused to.

and here’s the part that keeps me up at night: it could have been one of the most beautiful queer stories ever put to screen. the emotional architecture was there. the groundwork was there. the cinematography was practically begging the narrative to follow through. it could have been tender, devastating, transformative, a queer coming of age arc told with visual precision and genuine heart. and instead, it was let down. not by the craft, but by the refusal to honour what the craft was clearly building.

and let me be extremely clear: if there is no extra content, if this is genuinely all we get, i will be forever furious that byler was handled the way it was. because once you’ve been trained to read images the way you are trained to read them, you can’t unsee it. you can’t pretend the camera didn’t tell the truth. you can’t pretend the emotional centre wasn’t right there, glowing.

so no, I will not be shutting up about it. not when the cinematography screamed louder than the script. not when the potential for a groundbreaking queer narrative was right there, framed beautifully, lit intentionally, and then left to rot in subtext. if the visuals are going to declare byler with that much conviction, the least I can do is answer back.

[paperbackwriter-kat]

DR. BRENNER’S ACTOR SAID THIS ABT THE WRITING IN SHOWS ON NETFLIX RECENTLY…AND ITS BEEN CONFIRMED THE DUFFERS USED CHAT GPT TO WRITE S5 OH HES THROWING SHADEEE

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Crack compilation from ‘Stranger Things’ Documentary Director Answers All Your Questions — Including the ChatGPT One

Did they actually use ChatGPT?!

Ayo, girl you have no fucking idea what heartbreak feels like😽

Bonus:

No wonder they keep quiet. There’s only so many times you can say “Ugh, um… ha-ha, maybe yes, maybe not… it’s up to viewers to decide”…

So, one of the writers had brains and suggested putting demo monsters in the abyss?

Guys, we all got it wrong. They thought WAY too hard and too much about Demogorgons, so eventually they burned out and decided to screw those abyssal creatures.

Could have told us sooner. No one would hate the finale if they knew. 🙄

So, Maya reminds Sean Levi that no one knows her and Vicky are gay together? Why is that? Why include in the doc?

Lmao yes, it’s not “we forgot who ALL of our characters are” it’s “let’s hear your suggestions, actors can make their input too, we’re very open to discussion.”

Did Duffers know what’s in the doc? (Lmao)

“Once they trust you, …”

Duffers 2026 started with severe trust issues ig cuz this doc is painting them as imbeciles.

They all should be comedians atp

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Officially got off the conformitygate bus, but I’m still watching y’all riding it basically on fire, with windows closed.

God bless ya children, do it for everyone who has fallen victim to conformity, for all who deserve to be a part of a better story.

Maybe I’m no longer on the bus, but I’m on the sidewalk, hands put up in prayer 🙏

On the side note, I’m soooo sorry guys, but I think duffers are just imbeciles. Can’t keep getting hopeful if every new thing I see is another breach of trust, a whole new level of idiocy. They can’t be ruining their image so badly on purpose. Ain’t no way they didn’t see the backlash vol2 & 3 received. After that, releasing a documentary where they dig their own graves deeper still seems like stupidity. Just plain old stupidity. Again, if I’m wrong I’m eating my socks, but for now Im slowly but surely moving on from emotional attachment to this show. The sooner the better. Not saying Conformitygate has to go down, no. I’m gonna believe that it’s canon and read stories on ao3, cuz I know for a fact those are way better than duffles final product.

Love you all btw

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How the mighty have fallen…

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mood after watching documentary