Noah Schnapp Shares Thoughts on Will and Mike’s Relationship in the Final Season of Stranger Things
As Stranger Things approaches its climactic finale, actor Noah Schnapp is excited for fans to witness Will Byers’ personal journey coming to fruition.
In the initial part of Season 5, Will navigates both his latent psychic abilities and his sexual orientation. Schnapp hints that the Duffer Brothers have successfully wrapped up the character’s storyline, particularly regarding his unrequited feelings for his best friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard).
“Look, it’s like a real, authentic representation of a queer kid in the ’80s,” Schnapp shared during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live. “I’ve dealt with that myself, being in love with my best friend, and maybe they don’t love you back, or maybe they feel differently. I’m not gonna spoil anything, but I think the Duffers close it really well.”
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Following Season 4, which hinted at Will’s sexual orientation and his affection for Mike, Schnapp’s character confides in Robin (Maya Hawke) after discovering her own LGBTQ identity.
“I think people mistake fear for weakness. Will has had a lot of fear through the years, because of what he’s had to endure, but that doesn’t mean he’s weak,” Schnapp stated. “He always comes back, and he never crumbles. So that is his strength, and I think he shows that in the end, that he is stronger than we all think.”
Duffer elaborated, “This was about Will’s journey in terms of finding out really who he was, and coming to terms with that. So we liked the idea of tying that into some of the more supernatural elements, that in order to become his most powerful self, he had to also really come to terms with who he is.”
The first four episodes of Stranger Things, Season 5, are currently available for streaming on Netflix. The next three episodes will be released on Christmas, with the two-hour finale set to air on New Year’s Eve.
