#caligang are literally just there to be her uber

[nyxi-pixie]

'omg mikes character used to be so important and now hes barely relevant to the plot :('

i hate to tell you this but.. its a byler thing again

in s1 and 2, mike is one of the most important characters because his motivations rely entirely on his care for will. like s1, everything mike does is to help find will. the reason he meets el. the reason he keeps her around instead of sending her back to 'pennhurst or wherever shes from', the reason hes around for plot happenings. Literally everything is bc of will.

s2, again mike is a main character bc he flat out Refuses to be apart from will for more than like 2 seconds. this man is down bad. hes like 'oh nooo will hasnt been in school and i am for some inexplicable (gay) reason so much more worried than my other friends so im gonna show up to his house and refuse to leave.' and this means hes around for plot stuff (also earlier s2 mike relevant to plot stuff is bc him and will are just the bestiest of bropals so will tells him more stuff than he tells anyone else, Including His Own Mother)

the reason mike is a main character in early seasons. the reason hes relevant to plot. the reason he actively Does Shit is because his main motivator is will. his character motivations are literally 'will is in trouble i will immediately drop everything and put my whole wheelussy into helping this man'

then we see the drop off of relevance in s3 and 4. Why?? because will isnt the driving force of plot anymore. will is also now more of a side character. mike is less involved bc will is less involved u literally cant prove me wrong im so correct and right about everything all the time.

#byler #mike wheeler i know what you are #literally his motivation is will #which is why he immediately becomes involved more in plot in s3 AFTER will tells him his spidertingle is back #s4 the guy is honestly mostly irrelevant throughout the entire thing bc the el plot she honestly could have done everything herself #caligang are literally just there to be her uber #anyway mike only cares abt plot when its about will and yk what ME TOO #hes so correct for that honestly #mike understands that stranger things is actually The Will Show so he takes a backseat whenever its not focused on will LMAOOOO #wait ive just realised mikes only moment of relevance of s4 which wasnt even that relevant but yk was his monlogue. and guess what #he only does it bc WILL tells him to #im going to kms hes so stupid he LITERALLY ONLY DOES ANYTHING EVER BC OF WILL ASHDJKLSHDJKA