Jan 10, 2023
unpopular opinion but I really don’t think the skating rink scene showing the date as Will’s birthday is that big of a deal. like it’s not meant to be subtext that people forgot Will’s birthday or the big proof that the Duffers don’t know or care about their own world or characters, it’s a production goof and I can so easily understand how it happened
#maybe I’m sympathetic bc I feel like I could easily make a mistake like this lol#I’ve helped create graphics before and sometimes you’re rushing so much through the process you don’t get approval on every little detail#and you don’t remember every detail#i bet anything the vfx folks either threw out a date I. the ballpark of spring break and no one caught it#or they asked for a date and one in the ballpark was quickly given to them and director and differs just didn’t realize that date had been#used before#chances are the editors and vfx folks don’t know that writing detail#and the duffers are more focused on the overall edit to notice such a minor detail#i think sometimes people don’t understand how many people work on productions and how things get passed around#and how not everyone is clued into every detail#especially seasom to seasom#or understand how FAST things go even on productions that aren’t overly rushed#details like this aren’t focused on in production#but then they’re spotted by eagle eye fans who have the time to obsess over the show#and remember details like wills birthday#and then they either get too much meaning assigned to them and treated like it’s intentional#or they’re used as proof that the people involved are talentless hacks or don’t care#like you guys have to learn to let things go sometimes mistakes happen in production#major pet peeve lol
