#stranger things parallel

[bylerschmyler]

I guess it was just a crush

[love-byers]

we, as a society, should talk about this WAAAAAAAY more

[televangelistics]

Just clocked this probably unintentional parallel

(Stranger Things gods if you’re listening. Please do not let Hopper’s second daughter die🕯️🕯️🕯️)

[willbyerssupremacist]

SHUT UP LOOK

[indefinitevoid]

Music Parallel: ‘Destroying the Castle’ x ‘In the Closet (at Rink O Mania)’

We know that the s3e3 rain fight and s4e2 rink fight parallel each other, and it turns out that the music does too! 

This is a mashup of the two songs found primarily in these scenes (overlaid audios).

Since these songs are both in 4/4, their rhythms match up perfectly once tempo-adjusted. Coincidently, so do their harmonies (take a listen, it’s pretty cool)

I first noticed this because ‘Destroying the Castle’ is in G minor, while ‘In the closet (at Rink O Mania)’ is in Bb major, which are relative keys and ideal for mashups.

Coincidence? Maybe...?

The original pieces: Destroying the Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZfA1agB8I  In the closet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C3ouXEP1bI 

Music theory speculation under the cut:

Destroying the Castle is set firmly in the key of G minor, with its main motif being the notes Bb-A-G, which are characteristic of the g minor scale. That’s what creates sad and depressing mood. The corresponding chords are G minor, F major, Eb major (yes, Eb major. it surprised me when i found out).

In the Closet seems to be in Bb major? Not entirely sure. The main motifs are Bb-D-C-A and Bb-A-C (depending on which section of the song you’re listening to). Both are pretty similar. Corresponding chords are G minor, Bb major, F major, Eb major in some order. 

There are a lot of the same notes and chords in both pieces, which isn’t obvious when listened to separately. It could be a coincidence, since many songs on the Stranger Things soundtrack are in keys with flats (around the F major - Bb major - Eb major area).

The structure of both songs is similar as well. Both start with a quiet ambient section of chords, and transition to a louder second half. I only used the second half of both songs. Luckily for the mashup, both ‘second halves’ are around the same length.

I’m not very well-versed in music theory or film analysis, so feel free to add your thoughts about this!

[byler-pixie]

so ready for season 5 to be like weirdmageddon from gravity falls

also

[magic-of-camelot]

Will and Radagast.

I had this random theory about Will and rabbits, but then I finally watched the Hobbit movies and met Radagast and oh boy was I excited to see that Radagast provided evidence for my theory haha.

I've had this idea for a few months, but I only now have the motivation to write this on my phone at midnight before I go to bed. I'll revisit later and add screenshots. I'm always worried my ideas have already been said but hey ho let's go.

Now, most, if not all, people are aware of the theory that Will, being a cleric, has IRL healing powers. We also know that Will knows how to use a gun. Something Lonnie will have taught him since he is the one who taught Jonathan.

My original idea:

When Lonnie taught Jonathan how to use a gun, he took Jonathan hunting. Lonnie then made him kill a rabbit. Something we can logically assume he tried to make Will do, too.

I say "tried" because there is just no way Will would have killed that rabbit. No matter how much Lonnie screamed and pressured him to do it. I truly believe that Lonnie got so frustrated with Will, who I imagine would have been crying his eyes out, that Lonnie just killed the rabbit himself right in front of Will (or severely injured it to the point where it was not dead, but dying).

This obviously traumatized Will a lot and caused him so much grief in that moment, and that poor little kid, unknowingly healed/brought that rabbit back to life. Lonnie saw that little bunny run away - the bunny he just killed and oh boy is he confused. This could be the beginning of Lonnie's suspicions of Will or even the catalyst of Lonnie contacting the lab and the lab keeping tabs on Will.

The parallel to Radagast:

Then I watched The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Radagast is a wizard. And "Radagast" is the password to Castle Byers.

There is the obvious parallel between Will and Radagast where Will has his little wooden Castle Byers secluded in the woods, and Radagast has his wooden house secluded in the forest.

When we first meet Radagast, he is in the forest, panicking. There is dark magic infiltrating the forest and the creatures in it are dying. Radagast sees Sebastian, a hedgehog, dying from spider poison that has been infected with dark magic. Radagast takes the hedgehog into his house and tries to heal him. At the same time, giant spiders (hi henry) surround the house and try to get in. The hedgehog dies* on the table. But Radagast uses magic and heals him back to life. And the spiders leave.

(*before writing this post I did some research and it seems like there is uncertainty as to whether or not Sebastian actually died at this moment, or almost died. I read the scene as he died here because that's how it looks like to me. But at the very least, he was definitely dying and it's possible that Will's rabbit was just injured. So the paralell still stands).

Both Radagast and Will use their powers to bring an innocent woodland creature back to life that was murdered by a dark/evil being.

Described by Gandalf, Radgast is a "gentle soul who prefers the company of animals to others. He keeps a watchful eye over the vast forest lands to the east. And a good thing, too. For always evil will look to find a foothold in this world."

Both Will and Radagast are gentle/sensitive people. They are both very compassionate.

Because of Will's connection to the Upside Down (and the possibility/theories that the Upside is his mind or he creates it), Will is honestly the best person to keep an eye on what is going on there. He still has a link to the hivemind, to Henry, and the shadow monster. He knows it the best. Keeping an eye on things can also link to Will's truesight and his postion as a spy.

And like Gandalf says, evil is always looking to secure itself in the world. Exactly like how we ended season 4 - the evil infiltrating and gaining position into the world.

What I love about this is the double parallel here. Because not only would this be a parallel between Will and Radagast, but it would also be another parallel between Will and Henry. Them using their powers on a rabbit, but the motivations/outcomes being completely different.

[noirangels77]

2 gay girls holding hands with their stalker & dingus