Now wait a damn minute .....
tldr: byler
are they fr ?? like deadass? my jaw fucking dropped when I saw this cause I remember the s4 hose scene like
The two hoses are Will and el. Because even though mike is bonding with el and filling the pool for her, he's doing it to Find will!
He's also probably conflicted, or even projecting the feelings he has from Will onto el, which would explain why everyone keeps reminding the audience in s1 that el doesn't look like a "normal girl" and is masculinized with her shaved head to the point of being mistaken for a boy by characters multiple times.
So.. what do you think this means?
like. let's assess this.
there's one hose. At this point, I feel it either represents mike wants to leave eleven like the pizza scene suggests, or that will is obfuscating his feelings through el (so the two hoses become one since mike doesn't know the truth about the painting) It's notable to me that Will framed in front of the sink, and that the hose scene cuts directly to his face from the bottom of the tub.
Additionally, there's steps to get down into the tub which makes me feel like this could be a visual metaphor for mike falling for will, accepting his emotions and letting the water, aka his feelings, rise.
I just am Thinking about these hoses man