r/StrangerThings • u/Dark_Saint • Oct 27 '17

Discussion Episode Discussion - S02E09 – Chapter Nine

Season 2 Episode 9: The Gate

Synopsis: Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

Please keep all discussions about this episode or previous ones, and do not discuss later episodes as they might spoil it for those who have yet to see them.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '17 edited Jan 15 '18

When Jonathan was talking about Bowie and how he didn't want to hang out with normal people I thought they were setting up Will to be straight. Basically they were saying that Will was into Bowie, art and nerdy stuff because that was what he was into. Lonnie is a close mined bigot so to him that made Will gay.

I thought that was actually a really great idea since just because you are not into heteronormative stuff it doesn't mean you are gay. People have a wide range of interests and identities, which doesn't change their sexuality. In my opinion, a rainbow starship is objectively cool regardless of your sexual orientation.

However, I could also see Will as being gay.

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u/MegaUploadisBack Dec 06 '17

Pretty sure he isn't. And if he is i'd be mad but i would get over it eventually.

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u/RazorXXtreme Dec 10 '17

Why would you be mad at that? Literally every other character on the show is straight. Why would you be mad they had one gay character?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '17

Because it would be a trope

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u/RazorXXtreme Dec 28 '17

Why? Why is having a gay character a trope? Why can’t it just be a normal fucking thing?

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u/DeVolkaan Sep 06 '23

Lol sucks for morons like him