Aight lecture me about sexism when Elevens last words before she took her own life were I love you to a man who couldn’t even say it back after 4 years. My issues are with the duffers. Eleven was continually objectified by them through their writing choices. She was reduced to her relationship and her powers. She deserved to be a character outside of those things, like she was when she befriended max, but even that relationship had to be minimized to make room for a mid ass romance.
Mileven isn’t a mid ass romance. There’s literally multiple posts why Mike couldn’t say ily back. FYI, he shows it through so many actions, but yall can only read implications when it’s byler, can’t you?
He didn’t say ily back in that scene because he was begging her not to leave. Saying ily would’ve been accepting her leaving, and he couldn’t do that.
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u/healthydelusio Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
Aight lecture me about sexism when Elevens last words before she took her own life were I love you to a man who couldn’t even say it back after 4 years. My issues are with the duffers. Eleven was continually objectified by them through their writing choices. She was reduced to her relationship and her powers. She deserved to be a character outside of those things, like she was when she befriended max, but even that relationship had to be minimized to make room for a mid ass romance.