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what makes you deserving of a happy ending?

I just remembered “Father” is usually a term used in the Catholic Church to address priests. This all comes back to CSA and young queer boys, doesn’t it? Great…absolutely fantastic. You know, Lonnie Byers’ occupation was never explicitly stated (that I’m aware of) so he could have been a Priest/Pastor, thus perpetuating the cycle of abuse onto Will. Maybe something happened and he was disgraced, thus his leaving the family and moving to Indianapolis. It gets worse the longer you think about it….

Mr Baldo vs Father Newby

So, Father Newby has been casted, and I talked in this post awhile back about the possibility of Bob having been sexually abused as a child & that thing into Mr Baldo, and specifically, about Mr Baldo possibly being a representation of Father Newby/Father Newby being bald and coming into Bob’s bedroom at night vs Bob having nightmares about a bald clown coming into his bedroom.

And would you look at that- the actor casted for Father Newby?? BALDING!!!! MR BALDO OVER HERE….

I KNEW IT!!!! LIKE THIS IS FROM THAT POST I LINKED:

wishing father newby and mr baldo a very Stay Away From Bob

The Tempest also heavily explores the idea of forgiveness and its power to free us from captivity. El “forgives” Brenner (though it’s framed as more of an acceptance that he will never change, even if he “loved” her) and only then is she able to officially walk away from him and her previous life.

Everyone expects Will to kill Henry out of anger and spite, but that’s not who Will is inside. He is the light to Henry’s darkness—the goodness to his evil. His perfect foil. Making him evil drops him to Henry’s level and makes him no better than those who tried to kill him. Rather, it would make more sense, and create a stunning conclusion to the storyline, for Will to learn about Henry’s past and understand why he succumbed to the Upside Down. Will will realize, if he didn’t have his incredible support system keeping him afloat, he could have turned out just like Henry.

It’s sobering and heartbreaking and will drive Will further into the light. He understands what it’s like to be different, misunderstood, and used for someone else’s gain. Now, does that mean he excuses Henry’s behavior? No, absolutely not. Henry has permanently altered Will Byers’ life forever, and he will never be the person he was before. That being said, just like Prospero must ask the audience for forgiveness for harming those who hurt him, must also Henry do the same.

I believe the real Henry is still buried deep inside him, just like the people he possesses. They’re never truly gone, but rather trapped beneath layers of trauma and grief. Henry will overcome his own grief and finally put his victims to rest. Will will defeat Henry not with anger, malice, and darkness, but rather with compassion, understanding, and light.

Remember, Papa (and Kali) encouraged El to use her anger to defeat her enemies—to find something that angers her and channel it into her powers. It’s the only way she’s ever known. Through her experiences of friendship, understanding, and kindness, she learns to use her love instead, which proves infinitely stronger.

Papa had El look for Henry in the darkness, because he (Papa) thought Henry was evil. It’s only when Henry is brought to the light that he can finally shed the exterior of “Vecna” and release his past. The Party will defeat Vecna with the power of love—platonic, romantic, and self-compassion. Maybe you weren’t a terrible person, maybe you were just a victim of a cycle you didn’t know how to break.

****I AM IN NO WAY EXCUSING HENRY’S ACTIONS, BUT JUST LIKE THE CHARACTERS, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING EXISTS IN A VACUUM AND THAT EVERY ACTION HAS A REASON. I AM NOT ADVERTISING FOR “FIXING” PEOPLE!! I WANT EVERYONE TO FIND COMPASSION FOR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING THEMSELVES, AND FIND THE STRNEGTH TO BREAK THE CYCLE****

Got this picture from @will80sbyers

it has a drama club poster and it says "an evening of monologues" and the date at the bottom is April 1st.

Mikes monologue was a joke 💀

hentty / byler

So Henry killed someone in Nevada... Owens lives in Ruth, Nevada... Owens had a son called Peter and the government took his stuff when investigating the murders... Henry's classmate was found killed exactly like Vecna's victims.............

*Petergate has joined the chat*

Does anyone know if they call the classmate by name?

Omg I’ve heard both accounts too! I just went with the wheelchair thing but I knew I heard about an actual murder from some other posts as well.

It’s interesting to me that it would have made Peter the first victim of Henry. More parallels to how Will is the first victim of Vecna!Henry. And they would have been around the same age too. Whatever is going on with this Peter thing, it’s definitely connected to Will as well.

Thinking about Petergate I remember that when the play first came out and it was still being sort of re written people were talking about how there was a kid found dead with his eyes like Vecna's victims in Nevada before the Creels arrived in Hawkins... and then later on people started saying the boy was not dead but in a wheelchair...? I wonder if they changed that or if people got it wrong or what happened but this boy being Peter Owens would make so much sense at this point... Idk if it's like he's Henry's real first victim or maybe he just left him paralyzed and didn't kill him completely or idk what the hell happened but how can that be just a coincidence

It's not real. I'm normal. I'm Henry Creel. [x]