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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2026-02-20 06:20 pm

[ SECRET POST #6986 ]


⌈ Secret Post #6986 ⌋

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01. [SPOILERS for season 5 of Stranger Things]




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02. [WARNING for discussion of JKR/transphobia]




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03. [WARNING for discussion of rape, abuse]

[Kobe Bryant, XXXtentacion]



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04. [WARNING for discussion of pedophilia]




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05. [WARNING for discussion of pedophilia]

[Michael Jackson]



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06. [WARNING for discussion of pedophilia, suicide]

[Michael Jackson]





















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[personal profile] fscom 2026-02-20 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
01. [SPOILERS for season 5 of Stranger Things]
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[personal profile] fscom 2026-02-20 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I liked Will so much from the very beginning, probably because he reminded me of many sweet, vulnerable child protagonists in movies from my childhood: Stand By Me, The NeverEnding Story, The Goonies, etc.

But I never thought Stranger Things did Will justice. Not even in his coming-out scene. He was frequently the catalyst and victim, and I'd hoped season 5 would be his season. They... tried. I can see that they tried. Maybe it was too little, too late? It was underwhelming.

I hope the actor has a better career arc after this to make up for it.

(Anonymous) 2026-02-20 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, the show...woobified? Whumpified? Will so much. I like the character, but I got tired of seeing him cry.

(Anonymous) 2026-02-21 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I liked him in spite of the show making him it’s kicked dog every season, it’s why I’m happy he got to fully embrace himself, even if his coming out was a bit clunky, because that was something genuinely good for him.

(Anonymous) 2026-02-21 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
From what I can tell, his fans think the show mistreated him, and people who aren't so fond of him think he was given favoritism by the writers and that their own fave got shafted to give him more screentime. I only saw the first season, so I barely had an opinion of him, but if the fave who got shafted to make room for him was El then good, he couldn't possibly be worse than that little shit.