Eleven and Max had significantly developed in season 3, showing them as coming into a friendship of their own and showing they care about each other.
A newcomer to the Party, and the stepsister of Billy Hargrove, she is best friends with Will Byers, Dustin Henderson, Jane "Eleven" Hopper, Lucas Sinclair and Mike Wheeler; she also has an on-and-off romantic relationship with Lucas.
Although Eleven and Max Mayfield became legitimate friends in season 3 of Stranger Things, El clearly had no love for Max when she first arrived. Understandably, Eleven was alone and incredibly jealous of the fact that Max could be with her friends when she couldn't.
Conversation. Sadie Sink confirms that Max Mayfield is gay and in love with Eleven. Source : Variety. “She's definitely in love with her- I just felt a connection between the two of them immediately.
Dustin Henderson, portrayed by Gaten Matarazzo, is a main character in Stranger Things. He is the best friend of Mike Wheeler, Eleven, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, Max Mayfield, Eddie Munson and Steve Harrington, and is the boyfriend of Suzie Bingham. He is one of the members in The Party.
Although they had grown an essential friendship in season 3, Eleven and Max's friendship takes a backseat until the end of season 4. The grand finale of Stranger Things 4 relied on Eleven's concern that Vecna would kill Max. Eleven's plan was to piggyback from Max into the mindscape to protect Max there.
Once El realizes that Mike is talking to another girl, her demeanor shifts. The loving glow from seeing Mike is replaced by burning jealousy that she expresses by using her powers to pull Max's skateboard out from under her, causing her to fall.
Mileven is the het ship between Jane "Eleven" Hopper and Mike Wheeler from the Stranger Things fandom.
Mike and Eleven have been the couple to root for from the start. After everything they've been through, Season 4 proved that not even a long-distance relationship could dent their relationship.
When Eleven first saw Max, she was skateboarding around Mike in the school's gymnasium. Eleven mistakenly thought that Max had replaced her in Mike's affections. The look of jealousy on Eleven's face said it all. She was livid.
The ship sailed mainly due to the girls' friendship that appeared in Season 3. Fans enjoyed the way that Max helped Eleven grow as a person and realize that she didn't need "stupid boys".
Max kisses Lucas for the first time in Season 2 of Netflix's Stranger Things. Sadie Sink previously revealed the kiss with co-star Caleb McLaughlin was not in the script originally.
Max and Eleven didn't get along when they first met, because Eleven was under the impression that Max liked Finn Wolfhard's character Mike. It wasn't until the third season we saw Max and Eleven bond and eventually become friends. But many fans speculate that the two characters are meant to be more than friends.
Dear Billy, I don't even know if you can hear this. Two years ago, I would've said "that's ridiculous, impossible." But that was before I found out about alternate dimensions and monsters, so I'm just going to stop assuming that I know anything. So much has happened since you left. Your dad was a total mess.
Max rises into the sky, her limbs begin to snap, and she goes blind. Max briefly dies and the portal begins to open to The Upside Down, but Eleven throws a monkey wrench in Vecna's plan by bringing Max back to life.
He's a kid with a lot of emotions that he never learned how to express with words or say something as vulnerable as "I love you", and thus expresses his feelings with actions instead. The difference between Eleven and Mike is clear.
Now that Stranger Things season 4 has confirmed not only Will's queerness, but also his unrequited love for Mike, it's certainly interesting to look at their relationship in retrospect. Surely, Will's feelings for his best friend didn't come out of nowhere.
Sharing more about Eleven's real father Andrew Rich could be a great way to wrap up the story.
Noah Schnapp CONFIRMS his Stranger Things character Will Byers 'is gay and he does love Mike Wheeler' | PINKVILLA.
“It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?” Schnapp said in a new interview with Variety. “Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc.
“There's an effort there [with] Mike and Eleven, because they're so in love and they love each other so much, and they've gone through so much together,” Wolfhard told Collider in April 2022 of his character's relationship with Eleven.
Max is powerless to do anything, watching as her stepbrother is taken apart by the Mind Flayer. Although they did not have the best relationship, Max feels defeated and, eventually, became clouded with enormous guilt.
Max is annoyed with Lucas throughout season 3, as he refuses to show off more of his romantic side. Eleven is having similar problems with Mike, so naturally, the two girls bond.
Max is possessed by Vecna, however, Lucas is unable to bring her back as he is forced into a fight with basketball captain Jason who unfortunately ends up breaking Max's walkman.