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THREEtobeexactgate
Look at him he’s so proud of his boyfriend🥰🥰
I mean man, I would ship mileven too if Mike didn't treat El like, ya know, garbage? If he went "in the forehead to be exact" when El hit Angela instead of crashing out on her and then staring at Wills lips while saying he wasn't gay I wouldn't be so confident in byler
how many hours until byler endgame, michael?
Threetttobeexactgate Theory
So I saw this post this morning, and at first glance I thought "oh, its three to be exact gate haha." But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.
I thought back to season 4 first. The big theme last season was the idea of 4. Four victims, four gates, four cracks between the UD and Hawkins etc.
But I think this season might be about 3 this time.
Here's a quick list of things that I found:
-At first, Vecna takes just one kid, Holly. But then while the Turnbow Trap is happening, 3 more kids are taken. Will confirms this in Sorcerer after seeing the other 3 kids in his vision. So originally, if the Demo had gotten Derek, 4 kids would've been taken that night, but instead Vecna only got 3.
-Mike mentions 3 waterfalls in his rooftop conversation with El. Which could be nothing, but pipegate has led us to believe that water symbolises emotions.
-When Max is talking to Holly about her prison, she mentions 3 doors, 3 different choices one has. Either take your own life, accept your fate or escape. Max had tried to escape, but then went back to the second door and accepted her fate. But now with Holly, she's going back to the 3rd door and trying to escape.
-In Will's 7mm film, we see 3 different memories- meeting Mike, drawing the rainbow ship for Joyce and building Castle Byers with Jonathan. These 3 memories, along with Robin's pertinent words, are what allow him to accept himself and unlock his powers.
-This is a stretch, but Will mentions how Joyce is 5"3, basically saying there's no way someone of her height could scare off a Demo. Personally, I think its a little too specific for a throwaway gag. Why not just say she's "five foot nothing?"
-Again this is a stretch, but on El's missing poster in episode 1,there's a $3000 reward out for her. Evidence:
-Vol 2 is 3 episodes long. In this volume, we expect to see the party making progress i.e Max and Holly's escape, Will uses his powers more, El and Kali reconnect etc. This comes after all the failure they had in Vol 1, which was 4 episodes long.
-Season 5 is also 3 Volumes long, unlike last season being 2 volumes. Last season, the team lost. But this season, the team will come to some kind of conclusion
-And of course, Will takes out 3 demos, which Mike emphasis with his "three to be exact" line. This line is followed up seconds later by the line "it matters!"
Now, what do all these threes mean? Well, like theinspo post, I think Mike and Will are going to have 3 major moments. And if we think about the 3 waterfalls comment again in realtion to Byler, it adds up. In Vol 1, Mike and Will were trying to contain the water (i.e their feelings) but it kept exploding out. But waterfalls are much calmer, free and flow out in steady streams. So it could mean that there will be three moments where Mike and Will's feelings are going to come pouring out - like a waterfall.
But how does that relate to the main plot? That I'm not so sure about yet. But like Lucas said, I don't believe in coincidences anymore.
And for a fun final thought: 4 was the reoccurring number last season. 3 is the reoccurring number this season. Last season was when we learnt about Will's feelings for Mike. This season we hope to learn about Mike's feelings for Will.
4 + 3 = 7
"It was a seven"
I, Mike Wheeler, LOVE threetobeexactgate
please keep making random fucking gates
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Wheeler out!
"hey i wonder how many days until volume 2?"
the humble mike wheeler:
My favorite animal is Mike Wheeler correcting people in regards to William Byers