(A little vent from someone who wants with all her heart to believe in Conformitygate, but gives in to logic and thinks it will never happen, only to return to hoping because she wishes for it to happen💕🕯️🍀🙏🏻)
When I decided not to watch the final episode because I was feeling too sad (and because as soon as I whatched Vol.2 I knew it was gonna be a colossal mess and that Byler would never go canon), besides Mike and Will, the thing I knew I’d miss the most was being here, going insane over all the theories.
Maybe that’s why, even without fully believing in it, I clung to it. Maybe more than believing, it’s hoping? Or rather: I believe in every single theory and detail this fandom has come up with, I just don’t see how or when it could actually happen.
You can’t theorize forever. Sooner or later you need facts and solid, concrete evidence. And let’s be honest, let’s do a very quick reality check: we went from January 7th and 14th because of Orthodox Christmas and New Year, to some Chinese date?! Not to mention what I call the “calendar deadline.” Tomorrow Bridgerton comes out, everyone will talk about only that, and it’ll dominate all of February too, considering Vol.2 drops on the 26th. In March there’s One Piece (which they’re clearly pushing to become a flagship show, since Stranger Things, their biggest money-maker, is over, and that basically leaves them with Bridgerton, which, while popular, doesn’t reach the same revenue or audience, and Wednesday, which is in a similar position to Bridgerton but also comes with extremely long production times), plus the Peaky Blinders movie. Thinking they’d overshadow any of this with a Stranger Things announcement is kind of delusional, to put it mildly.
And honestly, what would the announcement even be? A post like: “the new diamond of the season is 🥁🥁🥁 the real Stranger Things ending? I wouldn’t believe it even if it happened.
At this point even the hardcore fans are getting tired, and this hashtag is also proof of it; except for the usual blogs that always post and keep the hope alive (thank you for doing that, I love you) and for today’s day, which is full of excitement (I need to properly catch up on these latest developments, thanks WSQK), there’s almost no activity anymore. And considering they’re the only ones still holding on, since GA already moved on on January 2 without a second thought, the picture is pretty clear.
If they were really going to do this, they should’ve done it by mid-January at the latest. I just can’t see them showing up on, like, May 7 going “surprise, here’s the real ending!”
As much as I want to believe and hope I need something real, not just some other thing to dissect in the hope of maybe finding something that could hint that Conformitygate is real🥺
I admit, though, that there are two things that give me 0,000000000000000001% of hope, even though they align with February, and thus with a Bridgerton-centric month.
On February 9th, at the Super Bowl, it would be something EXTRAORDINARY. I'm a fan, and I've hardly ever missed one. The context isn’t right for promoting a series like Bridgerton, but it would be PERFECT for Stranger Things. Can you imagine a promo or even just a teaser where the Upside Down is shown? With the typical Stranger Things settings, music, colors, and scenery? It would be INSANE.
February 15th is the birthday of those two idiot trash brothers. Knowing them, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re so ridiculously egocentric to make an announcement on that date.
Or maybe these are just the latest dates I want to believe in, instead of doing what I should've done from the start: accept it and move on
Anyway, I really need to catch up on the latest developments! Why do all the most interesting things always happen when I’m stuck working a 15h shift?











