How would you react if instead of a bychance in season 5 happened a chancewheeler?
Without saying "it wouldn't make sense" I'm just curious by your reaction
Would you like it or would you get mad? Or something else?
Hi anon! omg thank you for asking this hoho. The words "it wouldn't make sense" do not exist to me in the context of analyzing this show because I do not write it and I do not know what the writers have ultimately decided to do. If there's anything I've learned is to keep my mind open because this show has such smart fans you never freaking know when they're right on the money on something that would've otherwise completely blindsided me.
How would you react if instead of a bychance in season 5 happened a chancewheeler?
I can tell you that I have considered both Wheelchance AND Elchance as possibilities in my quest for truth lmfao--I haven't given it too much thought but here's where I somewhat am with Wheelchance:
Metaphorically speaking, I do think Wheelchance makes sense, something about Mike surrendering and opening himself up to the idea of "chance" not being such a bad thing. Right now he has such a negative view of it. ( It's just "simple dumb luck, not destiny." "We can't take any chances, we have to assume the worst." )
The interaction between Mike and the Actual Character can be what it seems like it's going to be right now ( Mike being bullied by Andy and Chance, like Dustin ) but there might be a subversion imo, so whatever happens between Mike and Chance could be eye-opening for Mike.
What do you think, anon? If you or anyone else has any thoughts I'd love to read them!
Would you like it or would you get mad? Or something else?
I know you ask about Wheelchance in a romantic sense, but I genuinely can't read them like that beyond a metaphor. I'd have to read a Wheelchance-leaning analysis to even picture it. ( if there's any or you personally have a read of it by all means I'd love to check it out! )
But I'm too Bychance-pilled 😭 whereas Will's emotional arc ties the whole series together ❤️, and Chance feels like a total wild card 🎲, them bearing the names doesn't mean they alone embody the concepts they're named after. These concepts are woven throughout the narrative and exist in all of the characters--we all have a will, we take chances or we don't, etc. If that makes sense!
So, to start, let's set aside the characters and focus on the concepts of FREE WILL and CHANCE.
How these two concepts are interwined, work together, and affect one another is a philosophical debate in our reality.
Some people think Free Will needs Chance to be able to truly exist, others think Free Will is actually undermined by Chance, so it boils down to how the Duffers themselves feel about this. Did they name these characters after these two concepts on purpose? Or am I assuming that due to bias? ( aka I do not want to get Lost in the Subtextual Sea of Endless Possibilities so just assuming it is intentional gives me peace 💀 )
I do think they fw the concept of Serendipity, which is "the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Lucky accidents, fortunate discoveries."
I believe this because of Hopper's letter to El at the end of S3--the idea of bad things happening but encouraging her to remember that pain instead of suppressing it, and to keep growing because sometimes, life is SURPRISING and HAPPY. ( Sometimes life is serendipitous! )
Moreover, in DnD, Free Will and Chance are two things the DM cannot control ( Free Will = player action and agency. Chance = the dice, the unexpected ).
As a DM, I can manipulate or persuade and deceive etc but can't really touch them bc that'd make me a Bad DM ( which Vecna is tbf--I mean look at how he's treated Will so far my poor pookie ) so yeah, that's a whole other can of worms too I'm still looking into and somewhat feels like it's stuff that'll be clearer once we've seen S5
So yeah anon sorry I know this doesn't answer your question fully but that's my two cents on it!
