Eleven (El) ignored Max initially in Stranger Things Season 2 out of jealousy and insecurity, believing Max was trying to replace her with Mike, but their relationship transformed in Season 3 into a strong female friendship, with El seeking Max's advice and support.
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.
Yes, according to the show's creators, Mike did realize that Will's "crush" in his coming-out speech referred to him, even though it wasn't explicitly stated in dialogue; his reaction shots and subsequent apology scene were designed to show he understood the depth of Will's feelings, though the payoff for their storyline was minimal in the finale.
However, Eleven used her abilities to restart Max's heart. She was brought back to life, but remained comatose, teetering on the boundary between life and death.
This was explained via the beginning of episode 9. Billy father abuses him because Max always leaves the house without him knowing. Even though Max…
Before they embark into the Upside Down, Will comes out as gay to his family and close friends, explaining that Vecna showed him visions of his failed and distant relationships with his loved ones after they learnt the truth.
max was feeling an insane amount of emotions in that moment, so she just broke down. it's normal and natural.
There's no single "saddest" death, as it's subjective, but Eddie Munson, Bob Newby, and Alexei (Smirnoff) are consistently cited as the most heartbreaking due to their heroism, innocence, or tragic circumstances, with fans often debating Eddie's heroic sacrifice vs. Bob's pure-hearted loss or Alexei's joyful demise. Other significant sad deaths include Barb Holland, the first major character loss, and Billy Hargrove's complex redemption.
But Will will be so much more powerful because this happened in The Upside Down where he has the powers of Vecna, not from Henry in The Right Side Up (Earth). So, Will is essentially 019 and has greater powers than Eight and Eleven.
[Stranger Things] Eleven is officer Hopper's daughter. Hawkins lab was trying to achieve children with psychic abilities to fight the monsters of the upside down. Hopper's daughter is still alive. Her cancer episode you see in season 1 wasn't cancer, she WAS seeing monsters from the Upside-Down.
Eventually, she finally told him after the guilt was building up inside of her. Mike then storms out of the apartment and heads to Logan's condo to beat him up. Logan then tells him that she didn't just like the kiss, she loved it. Mike then ended things with Rachel, but they eventually reconciled.
Yes, it is canon that Will Byers has romantic feelings for Mike Wheeler; actor Noah Schnapp and the show's creators have confirmed Will's sexuality and love for Mike, building on years of subtle hints and emotional moments within the series, especially prominent in Season 4 and leading into Season 5, where Will's struggle with these feelings and coming out are central to his storyline.
The first character to say the "f-word" in Stranger Things was Will Byers, who uttered it during a heated argument with his friends in Season 1, shocking viewers as he was typically soft-spoken, with later significant uses by characters like Billy Hargrove.
The book Runaway Max does explain why; she simply kept trying to runaway to her dad after her mom married Neil, plus Billy got in trouble for attacking Max's friend, which he blamed on her. So it seems that they just moved to Hawkins for a fresh start.
Jason became bent on avenging Chrissy, and wrongly concluded that Eddie was responsible for her death as she was in his home at the time of her murder. Part of Jason's motivation for hunting Eddie was out of concern he would kill again and thus, he desired to protect his town from future murders.
Eleven's "kryptonite" in Stranger Things Season 5 is a military-developed sonic weapon, often called the "Hedgehog," which emits a crippling, high-pitched frequency that overloads her psychic powers, causing intense pain and nosebleeds, possibly linked to the powers of Kali (Eight). This technology, developed by Dr. Kay, specifically targets psychics, effectively neutralizing them in ways her own emotional limitations or physical strain (like nosebleeds) couldn't, and it's the first time she's been completely shut down by an external force.
So far, El's only weakness has been her own limitations when using her powers. The toll of incarcerating Henry Creel in the Upside Down proved to be so great that Eleven went into a coma and woke up only to lose her memories altogether.
Both have help by others, but one definitely is stronger than the other. That person is Will.
Dr. Martin Brenner and the Hawkins National Laboratory faked Will Byers' death in Stranger Things Season 1 to cover up their involvement in his disappearance and the existence of the Upside Down, creating a dummy body (rubber with stuffing) and having state police plant it in the quarry to mislead the town, according to. Chief Hopper discovered the cover-up when he found the body was a fake, realizing the lab was involved.
(Not Vecna, the other thing.) And when Robin realizes this, that Will isn't horrified by what he saw — in fact, just the opposite — she takes him under his wing. She tells him about how it felt to realize she was gay, and then accepting that part of herself instead of fighting it.
The "worst" Stranger Things episode is subjective, but Season 2's "The Lost Sister" (Chapter Seven) and Season 5's "The Bridge" (Chapter Seven) are consistently cited as the lowest-rated by fans and critics, with "The Lost Sister" often criticized for its slow pace and spinoff potential, while "The Bridge" drew mixed reactions for its pacing and Will's storyline.
Neil's abuse towards Billy turned him into a childhood bully, and he would beat up other kids and began to extend to the abuse of Max. In 1984, Billy and his new family moved from California to Hawkins, Indiana, and he began attending Hawkins High School.
In the ensuing fight, Billy breaks a plate over Steve's head, pins him to the ground, and repeatedly beats him, but is stopped from doing serious damage by Max, who injects him with the rest of Will's sedative.
The idea that Max could've saved Billy somehow was just her survivor's guilt talking. Regardless of whether the Flesh Golem impaled him, he was always going to die along with the rest of the flayed when Joyce closed the gate.