[ SECRET POST #4568 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4568 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, I'm baffled. I didn't love season 3 at all, but how is Mike a misogynistic asshole? When he's with his guy friends after El dumps him, he does go "ugh girls! They are SO CONFUSING"... but the girl duo, El and redhead, were WAY worse about "guys are so stupid!".

Mike intensely wants to protect El, but not because he's misogynistic at all. He wants to protect her because he cares about her and knows what she's been through, and also knows that El is still learning about the world and the extent/limitations of her powers. Sure, he doesn't handle it that well, but he never struck me as possessive or something. Frankly, I sympathized with Mike more than the redhead in the fight. And at any rate, Mike sincerely apologized to El for not taking a step back and just letting her make her own decisions.

Anyway, what child character is less of a dick than Mike? I think Will, and that's it. Both of the girls can be really mean - especially redhead. Lucas is funny but has said some dickish things. Dustin's okay, but not nicer than Mike.

I just don't get this view. To be clear, I'm not attached to any of the characters and am very lukewarm about the series now, but truly don't get why Mike would elicit such strong dislike.

[(Anonymous)]

Seconding pretty much all of this.

but truly don't get why Mike would elicit such strong dislike.

I think Mike is still the most central of the boy's group, and therefore his flaws and screw-ups aren't played as quirky and/or funny the way Lucas and Dustin's flaws and screw-ups often are. So that may be part of it. People may be giving his flaws and screw-ups more weight than the other boys' because of the tone the narrative takes with his character.

Also, I think Finn Wolfhard does have a snarkier line delivery style than the others (except Max), which I think may cause some people to take things he says more to heart than we're meant to.