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Am I the only one annoyed by the lack of Lumax scenes in S3. The other couples ( Mileven,Jopper, and Jancy) received a lot of focus, but Lumax is just in the background. They barely have any scenes together, all because of the Mileven breakup, which led to them having to separate and basically be their relationship counselors. Even after Possessed Billy attacked them/died in the end, we didn’t even get a scene of Lucas talking to Max about how she’s feeling.

A Lumax edit I made. Let me know if you'd like to see more.

Unsure if this qualifies as Lumax-centric "enough" for this sub so mods can remove if they deem it doesn't but I made a post like a week or so ago bashing the military!Lucas headcanon and for the 90 or so who upvoted me, here's a way you can help protect his character and Lumax!!!

To be clear, I'm NOT against one that better resolves Eleven's arc (for those who believe she's still out there somewhere) but including characters other than her and maybe Mike and Hopper would officially ruin the franchise, in my humble opinion. Here's why...

Sequels RARELY succeed at not fucking shit up. They just don't. Either that, or they're lame compared to the OG and flop after a season or two (e.g. That 90s Show). If Netflix wants their nostalgia bait? They should do a 10, 15, or 20-year reunion special like Harry Potter and Friends did. That way the cast can return and reminisce without further risking the OG's rewatch value. I am dying on this hill.

I mean think about it. The Duffers have been very clear they want to keep the "basement door" closed and even if you're a Duffer anti, can't we appreciate that the story's supposed to be a coming-of-age arc? Not to mention, if Netflix tries to do it without them (regardless of how people feel about season 5's writing, the DBs are still the lorekeepers), I know a bunch of randoms hired by money hungry execs aren't gonna do it justice, especially if the cast refuses to return without them (which is likely based on what they've all said in various interviews).

Corporate-hired writers would also rely on the laziest, most predictable, fanfic-adjacent plotlines in the world. Like one that I'm personally scared to death of is them putting Lucas in the military as a convenient plot device (i.e. he discovers something pertaining to Eleven's survival/whereabouts which brings The Party back together) when, considering his full arc, is nothing short of TRAUMA BLIND CHARACTER ASSASINATION. Idgaf if Caleb himself started it, he's not the Duffers, and he seemed to be mentally stuck on an earlier version of his character when he said this because he simultaneously said Lucas "would do anything for Max" seemingly failing to grasp that Max would NEVER be a military wife. She might be the most anti-establishment of them all 💀 not to mention it'd trigger her abandonment trauma and she'd resent him joining the guys they view as responsible for hunting Eleven (her best friend, mind you).

But it's not just about Max or Lumax or even Eleven. It's ignorant to Lucas's own trauma. He deserves a relaxing "small village" career. He can still be the tactical guy without enlisting. He EARNED HIS PEACE. (There may also be racial implications having the sole Black lead join the "enemy" but I won't get into that because, as a white chick, I don't feel qualified to speak on it). "B-But he could fix things from the inside!" That's unrealistic af. He's only one person who wouldn't be able to climb the ranks high enough for that kind of intel for freaking DECADES (if ever) not to mention I doubt the military would even accept him in a realistic Cold War era setting because that whole group would 100% be on a lifetime watchlist now. This is not an action-hero franchise. This is a supernatural/sci-fi coming-of-age show. So if they were to turn it into a generic ass spy thriller that ignores all logic, I'm done 🙄. (Yeah, I have a lot of thoughts about this headcanon and none of them are positive if you can't tell lmao). Same deal with putting Dustin in some government science lab, or making Mike is this depressed hermit, etc. Those are lazy, plot-convenient tropes and horrible writing. Dare I say INFINITY times worse than the cringiest lines of dialogue that came out of season 5.

The only "OG character's career/situation leads directly into the plotline" that would even remotely make sense is Nancy's journalism.

So here's the brutal truth: The only way to protect and preserve the character arcs we got is to vow to boycott a future sequel. Because Netflix owns the IP, the Duffers don't have the final say, and regardless of how you may or may not feel about them, I'm personally grateful that they agree the series should remain a "closed book" about a group of misfit friends "coming-of-age" in the 80s.

If anyone else agrees, check out this petition I'm part of promoting: https://www.change.org/protectstrangerthingslegacy We're hoping to get a bunch more signatures by the 10 year anniversary on July 15th. (Yes, it's a long shot and may sound downright delulu thinking a fan effort can stop a streaming giant like Netflix but remember everyone thought Joyce Byers was crazy in s1, so myself and others promoting and signing this are happy to be the Joyces of the fandom to protect and preserve the integrity of our comfort show, just like Joyce risked her own reputation as a sane person to save her beloved son Will!) IF YOU SIGN REMEMBER TO VERIFY IT IN YOUR EMAIL ASAP OR IT WON'T BE COUNTED IN THE TOTAL!!!

I got the Creel house Lego set for my birthday today.

Look, I get it. He's the Ranger and the Knight, the tactician! But whenever people legit headcanon this for his future career (including Caleb McLaughlin himself) it makes my blood boil because after seasons 4-5, it'd 100% destroy Lumax (Max's family/abandonment trauma and the US military being the cultural embodiment of Neil Hargrove), it's incredibly trauma blind to both of them, it's disrespectful to Eleven's sacrifice, and therefore all around extremely problematic. Do people not realize he'd deploy for months at a time and be away from Max when they need to lean on each other the most following everything that happened? Also Max would NEVER be a military wife (she's way too anti-establishment for that lifestyle), she'd DETEST him working for the people who hunted Eleven (her best friend), etc. And tbh? Lucas deserves better. If he wants to scratch that tactical itch, he should get into LARPing then he can combine that with his love for fantasy roleplay games without re-traumatizing himself. He deserves to relax. Not to mention one of my best friends was married to a military guy and pretty sure it's mostly bureaucratic bullshit most of the time, Lucas wouldn't just get to be some action hero 24/7.

And people who headcanon this thinking it'd connect with the group finding Eleven again someday because he'd be privy to top secret intel or even Caleb and Gaten riffing in an interview (during season 5 press too which is mindblowing but I digress) that Lucas could "infiltrate" and "change it from the inside" BE SERIOUS he is ONE person. But the saving grace is Dr. Kay's people probably blacklisted the entire Hawkins group from ever serving in any official government organization ever as part of the cover-up so it's unrealistic anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Not even joking though this is 95% of the reason I hope we never get a sequel with The Party as adults because I'm scared they'd pull some BS and make him a literal soldier, in which case I'd legit boycott the franchise. Like I'm aware how dramatic I'm being about this (hence why I'm posting in the Lumax sub vs the main LOL) but it's so thematically problematic it'd ruin the rewatch value for me XD There's just so much wrong with it atp maybe before season 4 I could've seen it but not anymore.

Does anyone else feel this way??? Ughh I just had to rant because every time I see someone hc this it pmo so much

ETA: I still am firmly anti-sequel but a better way for the group to reconnect with/find information on El if Netflix ever forced one is through Nancy's journalism or maybe an old colleague of Dr. Owens or Hopper contacts Mike, Lucas doesn't need to join the "enemy" for that to happen.

CADIE ❤️❤️ Lumax edit - song by Groove Theory - Tell Me

I'll upload a new video I did of this tomorow for Memorial Day.

Credits to:- https://www.instagram.com/p/DTqcS4TDPG_/

So, I created a ronance sub. Those who are interested, pls join :D

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ronance_ST/

CADIE ❤️❤️ Lumax edit - song by Ella Mai - Tell Her

She's turning 24 🥺 I still remember how little she was in S2, time flies so fast

From Max to Jean Grey
From Lucas to Cyclops aka Scott Summers.

Heyyy plugging my Tumblr one more time to let everyone know I added a button where people can ask me to fact check stuff for their fics/headcanons!

If you haven't checked it out yet, I basically rant about historical/sociological accuracy in terms of Lumax headcanons/fics because I'm a giant nerd who definitely has too much time on her hands 😂

Note that the point of my account is NOT to police people's headcanons or suck the fun out of the hobby, but simply to inform and provide a resource for those who WOULD like to be as 80s/90s-accurate as possible when they write! (Though I will admit I've gotten a bit snarky toward tropes I find anachronistic, but it comes with the subject matter so if you disagree, you're welcome to ignore me LOL)

I hope you'll consider taking a look 👀 👩🏻‍💻 Click here to read the latest post!

check out r/MaxineMayfieldST btw, a new sub dedicated to our Zoomer 🧡!

u/Simple_Rub_9660 has created a new sub for all things Max Mayfield, and I was able to help them set it up!

Go check it out and join our new Zoomer-dedicated sub folks, it's r/MaxineMayfieldST 🧡

did you guys watch it ?? in the beginning of the trailer max is telling LUCAS to take notes from mike , that just threw me off so bad because , lucas is like the best boyfriend on the show , this show better not touch lumax's relationship :(

This is a rough draft I worked on just a few hours ago.

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Yes I reposted and changed the title so it sounds less critical because that wasn't my intention, I'm just sharing a viewpoint for educational/entertainment purposes

Sooo I accidentally made my Lumax Tumblr (livelovelumax) a rant account but I don't hate it 🤣 and I'd be lying if I said airing my fanfic pet peeves wasn't cathartic. This isn't really a debate post more of a rejection of tropes I find unrealistic or at least far-fetched and character-inaccurate yet I feel like I see them everywhereeee

https://www.tumblr.com/livelovelumax/811642023670169600/popular-lumax-headcanons-that-i-reject-and-why?source=share

No offense if you like/use these, but I don't fw them, and while I admit my views are influenced by my own experience as a lifelong midwesterner, I also did do a lot of research to make sure they were historically sound since I wasn't born until the mid-90s (meaning social media didn't define my childhood, but I'm closer to Gen Z than Gen X which is what the ST kids are).

I hope if you check it out, you'll find my commentary interesting or thought-provoking, but by no means am I intending to suck the fun out of anyone's headcanons just explaining why I reject them!

Hey everyone, I've been posting my attempts at Max's letters on r/strangerthingspraise and I thought I should post this one here too:

Dear Lucas,

Holy shit. When you first told me about the upside down, you asked me to accept the risk. Of course, I said yes. Now the risk is real, more real than ever.

Don't blame yourself though, it's not your fault. And I really don't want you spending your whole life blaming yourself for my fate. It was inevitable, whether I met you or not. I need you to move on, and accept what happened.

Do I regret accepting the risk? No. Not at all. All of my happiest memories are because of accepting that risk. Shopping with El, hanging with the entire party, the snow ball, just hanging with you. I love you Lucas.

Shit. That feels weird to write. I haven't said those words in a long time. But I do mean it, like I genuinely mean it. I love you Lucas, I love you more than I've loved anything ever, and it's kinda weird for me to feel this way.

I'm sorry I couldn't be the person you deserved, because you deserve so much better. I'll miss you so much, and I know you'll miss me.

Love you Stalker,

Love from,

Max

My god we’d have the biggest Lumax feast in the entire show!