Caution: the article contains spoiler are Stranger Things 4!
As fans well know, after a record-breaking fourth seasonthe brothers Matt e Ross Duffer I’m already working on Stranger Things 5, which will also be the last season for the Netflix series. the theory on the future of the series are truly innumerable, and range from the most disparate topics. And, in recent times, one of the storyline at the center of fan speculation is about the future of Will and Mike’s relationshipinterpreted respectively by Noah Schnapp e Finn Wolfhard.
Vecna e Upside down aside, it is undeniable that Stranger Things 4 he also gave us really moments significant about the personal stories of the characters. Among other things, we also had confirmation in the fourth season of the Netflix series that Will was gay and in love with his best friend Mike, which fans have long suspected by now also due to the innuendos of the cast. In particular, during theeighth episodeWill, posing as a spokesperson for Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)ha declared his feelings to his friend Miketotally unaware of the reality of the facts.
Curiously, in recent days the topic has been at the center of a kind of question and answerwhich involved Finn Wolfhard e Noah Schnapp in prima persona. Indeed, recently Finn Wolfhard addressed the issue of the relationship between Will and Mike in an interview, stating that in any case Mike will always support Will and revealing of want a happy ending for Schnapp’s character. Now, too the other half of Byler she had her say on the future of Mike and Will in Stranger Things 5.
Noah Schnapp thinks Will’s arc in Stranger Things was written beautifully
After Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp has also returned to talk about Will’s sexualityas well as the possibility that the friendship between Mike and Will can turn into something more in Stranger Things 5. In an interview for US WeeklyNoah Schnapp first spoke about the way the series addressed her character’s sexualityshowing really pleased with the way the story arc was donewith an evolution that has started since the first season of the series.
“I think it is beautifully written. They’ve had that vision for a long time, and you can tell from Season 1from how they wrote his character, how he was bullied, called ‘fairy’ ,and all the way from season one until now. They had this story line in the pipeline and I think their vision worked very well”.
Next, the actor had his say on Mike and Will’s relationship. Like Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, showing himself aware that the topic is very sensitive for some fansstated that he doesn’t know what will happenbut also for him the most important thing is that finally Will feels comfortable in his shoes and that he is happy:
“I think that the storyline of Mike and Will is definitely one of those with which fans have a love/hate relationship and wish it had a happy ending, but who knows what will happen. And I think in season five, we all hope Will fully embraces what he is and that we will be able to see this. And I think this is the most important thing, at least for me“.
We don’t know what the future of Mike and Will will be, and whether this future will be common. In any case, the Duffers and Noah Schnapp teased that in the final season of the Netflix series, after being overlooked and forgotten by the writers, Will will finally return to have a key role. We can’t wait to find out more.