heey! so, i'm really not trying to invalidate Byler and I do think you're onto something with the evidence and they definitely could be endgame (and I don't think what I'm gonna ask would change that at all). But, can I ask you a question?
What do you think about Will asking Mike to not tell the others about his episode in the Upside Down and then Mike actually tells Lucas and Dustin?
I get that it was a serious moment, and maybe he just has to tell them, but metaphorically or something like that, Will trusted Mike with something important to him and Mike kinda looked past that? I mean he even ephasizes he remember Will told him not to tell. What do you think of that?
I hope you're doing okay! ♡ And I hope this doesn't sound negative, it really isn't my intention. I still think the Byler evience has a lot of potential.
hey anon! no worries at all! you are always welcome;come to sen me any questions :)
This might be a little longer than you wanted so I apologize 😂
First off it's not a huge secret Will is having episodes because Lucas and Dustin were there to witness his episode on Halloween (ep.2), so they know something is up. They just think it's all in Will's head, and they don't have any details of what is happening.
Later in this episode, Will tells Mike about the episodes he has been having. He tells Mike not to tell the others, because they wouldn't understand, and then they have the crazy together conversation.
Mike doesn't break Will's wishes for him not to tell the others, without permission from Will to do so.
In Episode 3, Dustin introduces Dart to the party, and Will recognizes Dart's noises from the upside down:
Dustin thinks he has discovered a new species, so they go to show Mr. Clarke. Will and Mike are in the hallway, while Max, Lucas and Dustin are in the classroom already. Will tells Mike that
conversation about Will's episodes being real & Dart, happens in ep.3. Before that scene however, Will comes up to Mike and says he needs to tell him something about Dart:
It's Will's choice to bring it up to Mike. He's initiating here, so it's not like the next scene is completely against Will's wishes or anything.
Will is too afraid to tell the group himself, but he knows it's important to tell them because if Dart is from the upside down then this is really bad, so naturally he goes to Mike to tell him first about knowing Dart is from the upside down, therefore giving Mike permission to bring it up to the group.
And finally we have the conversation with all 4 boys where Mike suggests to Lucas and Dustin that maybe the episodes Will are having, are actually real and he has somehow acquired true sight (the ability to see into the ethereal plane as described by Dustin) which would mean Dart is from the upside down.
Mike doesn't betray Will's wishes at all by bringing this up to the group because Lucas and Dustin already know about the episodes already, and Will gives him permission to tell the others about how he heard Dart in one of his episodes, and Mike doesn't go into detail about exactly what Will has experienced in his episodes, that stays between the two of them. And this is the scene where we get Mike & Will pictured in front of the rainbow apple logo, which was designed as a reference to Alan Turing (who Will does his hero project in season 4 on) for his contribution to computers, and who was also a gay man, who killed himself by eating an apple laced with cyanide because being gay was illegal in Britain at the time, all while Mike and Will's hands nearly touch on the table :)
Thanks for the ask! I accidentally deleted this the first time I wrote it so I'm sorry I couldn't get it out a little sooner. You don't sound negative don't worry :) I hope you're doing okay too and I hope you have a good weekend <3
I accidentally did the wrong scene, so here’s the original scene this anon meant (sorry again! 😬)
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