Spy Time | STRANGER THINGS [3x3] (REACTION)

[@deadpoetstodd]

I fucking love that Billy’s actor is getting way more screen time this season because he is very talented

[@Cyborganna]

He's also very, very easy on the eyes😁💖

[@joshuacoldwater]

Yeah, let’s be real for a moment- he is pretty, but he’s not that talented. I’ve been a casting agent for about a decade now, there isn’t one role that I’d consider him for. He is very, VERY over dramatic.

[@MusicRealms-1]

@@joshuacoldwater he had to bash his head t hrough real glass and act like nothing happened. that scene was improved too so they didnt tell him to do that

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

I've always found it so funny how a certain portion of the fandom was really adamant that Will wasn't gay. And that him being gay would "ruin" the show. His S1 character description is, "a boy with sexual identity issues", he gets called several slurs by his father and the bullies, and Joyce suggests that he's different from other people, the S2 script mentions that in the finale while he's dancing with the girl, he's actually staring at Mike the whole time, and when Mike says, "It's not my fault you don't like girls", apparently, the line originally was supposed to be, "It's not my fault you don't like girls yet". So the Duffer brothers intentionally removed the yet from the equation. Hmm, the creators of the show altering a line in the script to change it from something happening later in life to it never happening at all. And yet people get so upset at the idea of Will not being straight despite it literally being in his character description since the beginning. It didn't come out of nowhere. It's literally always been apart of his character. News flash, he can both be dealing with his trauma AND also potentially like boys. Character can be more than one thing. But anyway, yet another instance of Will Byers being hurt. Whether it's physically, mentally, or emotionally, that boy is always going through some form of turmoil. Haven't liked Mike much this season. But I do appreciate that he biked over to apologize to him in the rain. This is pretty much the first time they've ever fought and you can see how much Mike regrets it.

[@grace19005]

Thank you! This actually really bothers me. Also if a character's sexuality has never been established (aka they've never showed interests in girls or boys) then there is no way that them being gay or any other sexuality would be out of nowhere because there's nothing to contradict. That's the case with Will. He was never shown to be into girls nor boys. So when it's revealed that he likes boys, it can't come out of nowhere. It's like people think characters need an excuse to be gay or a huge set up like gay people just exist??? Why should a show justify them being gay, like they just are. Viewers don't know who's gay or straight or bi. It's their fault for assuming everyone is straight and then saying "it comes out of nowhere" when they're revealed to be any other sexuality than straight. That's kind of a problematic viewpoint that people don't realize they have. Just like a straight character doesn't need to have a big set up for being straight, a gay character doesn't need one either.

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

@@grace19005 Honestly, yeah. And to elaborate even further, even if a guy character is shown to be into girls doesn't mean that it's "out of character" if they like guys later down the line. Or vice versa. Maybe the character in question thought of someone of the same gender and it made their heart beat in a way they initially thought was platonic but was actually romantic. Maybe they only date people of the opposing gender because society has ingrained into their brain that guys should be with girls, not each other. Maybe that character was bi or pan. People want characters to be so rigid. But that's not how real people are. Imagine if one day someone came up to you and was like, "The way that you're thinking and feeling right now is how you must feel and act for the rest of your life. And if you change even a little bit, you're not being true to yourself". It doesn't make sense.

[@troopersicks5824]

to be honest, i just put it down to him still being traumatised by the events of season 1 and 2, like he's not really thinking about anyone romantically because he probably still has nightmares and flashbacks to all the stuff that happened to him so far. I don't really go looking into behind the scenes stuff of shows so i didn't know about his character description or that they removed the "yet" from the script. It makes sense now though, they were much more obvious about it in series 4.

[@satanswifey_]

Also, in S1 when the group was in the school gym with eleven (when they went to use the radio) and Mike confronted the bullies about laughing during Will's funeral speech, one of the bullies said "He's in the fairyland with the fairies, all happy and gay". That was directly pointed. Like, how could people still be denial.

[@BestAnimeFreak]

"So the Duffer brothers intentionally removed the yet from the equation." And I still interpreted it as "yet" xD But I don't have a problem that it was clarified in the 4th season, I liked that scene between him and his brother °L°

[@codycraig8805]

Finally, people who didn't confuse Tom with the Mayor when they saw the picture 🥳

[@namjoonswife3300]

IKR THANK GOD😂😂

[@BestAnimeFreak]

Ironically, I never did ... until this video, and I was like "Wait, is that the major? But I'm sure she was the daughter of the newspaper guy ..." xD

[@christian-mv9bj]

I still don't understand how this episode alone didn't convince everyone Will was gay. I mean the meaning behind that "it's not my fault you don't like girls" line was very very clear, yet after this season you had so many people going to insane lengths to say he wasn't.

[@Hhjoougg3344]

To be fair i could see why people think of it as he doesn’t like anyone boys included.

[@SmallvilleHeart_MetropolisMind]

Because the context of the whole conversation had very little to do with any kind of sexuality and more to do with naivety.

[@ZiggyonMars]

@@SmallvilleHeart_MetropolisMind maybe to straight people, but as a gay person I could tell from that scene alone.

[@DoctorNerf]

Because unlike the raging leftist / LGBTQ+ community, people don’t think of sexuality as the core purpose of anything anyone says. You think we are obsessed with it, when in reality we don’t even think about it. Because it literally doesn’t matter.

[@miraisama7886]

Is he gay irl?🤔

[@latech7671]

12:43 Will's reaction to what Mike says to him is so amazingly done (in my opinion) as at least I could immediately tell so many feelings going though his head without him needing to say anything. Also, I am still under the believe that Mike did not mean what he said literally (although Will obviously interpreted it like that in the moment) but simply Missphrase and actually wanted to say something like: "It's not my fault you don't like girls YET"

[@islasullivan3463]

I don’t think so, given how Mike’s father has made a kinda homophobic comment when Will was taken and given that it’s the 80’s, I don’t think it’s a stretch that he might have some prejudices (obviously he doesn’t hate gay people has some biases that he needs to reflect on, given how he immediately realizes that what he said wasn’t ok, and was being a jerk)

[@latech7671]

@@islasullivan3463 my perspective is this (I should say this is not on any real experience because I haven't lived in the 80s): I think we can assume that most people would at first be homophobic in the 80s (if they didn't have any experience with actually knowing LGBTQ People) and I do think that being LGBTQ was generally seen as bad, either because you were homophobic or because you knew how hard it would be for the person you knew was LGBTQ in society. Let's add to that the fact that because this topic was still very much not tolerated in society, general society was simply not very informed in general MOST OF ALL children. So, because of two factors I think basically nobody suspects Will to be gay (especially Mike) till even the end of season 4 (except Jonathan of course): 1. Because you were simply not as informed you knew less about LGBTQ 2. When it comes to people we have known well for a long time we usually don't presume the worst (again, the worst probably doesn't mean homophobia in this case but simply that in the current society Will is worse of by being gay) 3. Because of the society in the 80s exposure to LGBTQ People was minimal for the general society giving the illusion that they were far fewer than they actually were These three points combined make if (at least for me) pretty reasonable why Mike would not suspect Will to be gay in this moment. If we now take additional material after this scene (and season) into account I think it is even more obvious as the whole of Season 4 Mike is completely oblivious to the fact that Will has a crush on him and even oblivious that on two separate occasions Will almost came out to him. If he would have known since this scene already I would have expected him to help Will in at least some way to come out to him or at least encourage him by validating his feelings Man, this has become a long comment 😬

[@islasullivan3463]

@@latech7671 To clarify my point I don't think Mike suspects Will is gay just that he implying that he is acting like he is. A lot of times people would put down others like "man that's gay" even at others they presume are straight.

[@punkrockpollyanna7829]

@@latech7671 I was born in 1971 and believe it or not, am the same age as the kids in this show. (Freaks me out a little.. haha) Anyway, I had a cursory knowledge of what a homosexual was in elementary school, but by middle school I knew of teachers who were unspokenly gay. I graduated in 1989 with several classmates who came out, and I was going to gay night clubs because the music was better and guys weren't trying to rub up against me while I was trying to dance. My mom was born in 1950 in a TINY town in Kansas. They also grew up with knowledge of homosexuality. It was not spoken of in public, but the townspeople were tolerant and understanding of its gay citizens. So I think it depends on the city, but in my experience, I learned about the LGBTQ+ community and became an ally on an age-appropriate journey as I grew up. I acknowledge that homophobic, racist and so many other anti- people did and do exist, and that I gave a specific and by-no-means blanketly true account of the 80s as a whole, but I did want to give you another perspective :) Also, I believe that Mike knew Will was probably gay, but never asked him. All of season 4, Mike was physically and emotionally awkward around Will because he didn't know how to act without possibly sending Will mixed signals. He chose to act oblivious, as he didn't know how to talk about Will's crush without hurting his feelings. Remember, Jane sent Mike a letter sharing how everyone was doing? In it, she said that Will was painting a picture for someone he likes. Mike knew what that painting meant. Anyway, these are my takes as an old fart from the 80s. Hope you didn't take offense to any of it, as that was not my intention. Gen X out

[@latech7671]

@@punkrockpollyanna7829 Very well worded and honestly love that positive story (I think we all need more positivity in your lives). I think we will get the answers to weather Mike knew about Will having a crush on him in Season 5 I presume. Right now, I can see it going both ways. I can definitely see some signals that he might have known about it (like him being very awkward around Will) but I also see parts I think are indicators he has no idea (again, I think Will made it clear multiple times that he wanted to talk about him being different but Mike not only didn't respond to them but in case of Will talking about his feelings to Mike from El's view he even seemed to genuinely think Will was only talking about his relationship with El at that point - he was more comforted after that conversation which he shouldn't be if he understood what Will was also talking about). Right now I mainly credit their awkwardness to the fact that they are two previously "Best Friends" who haven't seen each other in a long time and also haven't kept in touch that much making them very estranged and not knowing anymore what the other person is truly like these days. At least that would also be my first behaviour around somebody like that.

[@arnieadam]

It is a quandry to not like Nancy being with Jonathan, while knowing that in real like they are a couple. But I agree, Nancy is oblivious to anything but what she wants and what she knows. She doesn't show a lot of empathy.

[@taylan2005]

Mr. Wheeler is Mike and Nancy’s dad lol, not the teacher. Your reactions make my day, I love them!

[@Br0nto5aurus]

I really feel for Will, and how his childhood has been so heavily impacted by the upside down. This situation where he is uniquely affected, but has to move on with his life somehow really sucks, so he's relying on what he knows: DnD. That doesn't mean was a good idea to force his friends to play DnD when they've been saying for days they don't want to. Expecting them to have a good attitude and really get into the game when they had repeatedly said they weren't interested is unreasonable. It reminds me of how I felt about Hopper and El last season. It was an impossible situation: staying alone in a cabin for a year is extremely difficult for any child, and Hopper doesn't have the training to parent an abused child, let alone one with superpowers. The situation sucked, but Hopper letting his anger get the best of him and expecting El to respond well to shouting and name calling was unreasonable.

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

I totally agree 100% with the whole Nancy not respecting jonathon that really annoyed me too this episode she really comes across a selfish

[@LighthouseGoblin]

Cody is actually the cutest and Bridget has the best laugh 🥰

[@DirtMaguirk]

"Will really needs to do something with his hair" Oh he will.

[@PotatoTakahashi-kr3ux]

It’s funny how will goes from getting saved because of el to calling her a stupid girl and then to being her good brother, it’s a complicated relationship lol

[@ShortThe1st]

The Russians know cause... well it's the 80s, cold war, espionage and all that stuff. Wouldn't be surprising if there was a mole in the original Hawkins Lab crew that opened the gate.

[@lauracosta32]

i'm team jonathan forever, i'm sorry cody

[@joshuacoldwater]

I’m team Nancy. I think she should end up single.

[@lauracosta32]

@@joshuacoldwater yeah me too lol

[@heyisnxel]

17:26 I said the same thing when I first watched this season. It was aggravating me beyond belief.

[@nucularmechanic9623]

Sounds like someone needs to watch Karate Kid 1-3 so we can have a Cobra Kai series.

[@Hhjoougg3344]

FR

[@Livi1.1]

Oh and did y’all know that the kid who plays will came out gay in January 😊

[@Hotgirlenergy]

That’s awesome! Like heartstopper! I mean, if they are straight and they play Gay it just shows how well they’re acting skills are, but it’s always fun to notice that they actually are in real life

[@luvleyjae]

Yes watch karade kid movies then watch cobra kai

[@rromano158]

Dark? Dark? Gheez! You haven't seen anything yet!

[@O1ived]

Can you please react to arcane by league of legends

[@EdgarDiaz-pt4qx]

Cody is on to Nancy 😂😂 sees right through her

[@daniellavega8863]

“OKAY NOW MAKE OUT!” Bridgette is me LMAOOO

[@Spill_Eviction]

When I first watched this season it was great. But now going back I realize how corny and cheesy the ‘Russians under the mall’ storyline is. That’s an unprecedented foreign invasion. It’s just silly. But the mindflayer storyline is top tier.

[@marzh5278]

I mean Karate Kids & Cobra Lai reactions? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Chronal-Rend]

I don't know if anyways told you guys but Robin is played by Uma Thurman's daughter. I didn't find out till the end of season 3 and I was blown away

[@stefaniechase9753]

You think that's dark? You haven't seen anything yet

[@sushmithagowda3185]

Petition to upload the reaction dailyy!

[@kikiwannabananawatermelonmango]

The thing about Nancy being so “selfish” is that she’s not. She’s actually right about her lead and no one is taking her seriously, including Johnathan, meanwhile she is actually on to something. She’s fighting for what she believes in and all the men who have the power around her are ignoring her, including her own boyfriend who is actively trying to stop himself from being just as big of an ahole as the guys they work with. You can see on Johnathan’s face he wants to tell her that her lead is stupid and is a dead end, meanwhile she’s the only one who is actually right and is taking the rat situation seriously. Nancy is my favorite character for her intense action in what she believes in and I tend to think if her character was a boy, no one would call her out for being selfish or blunt with her feelings; they’d just think she’s a go getter who stands up for what she believes in even in the face of people she loves not supporting her as much as they could. Johnathan’s brother was taken by a giant otherwoldly monster and somehow rabid rats are where he can’t suspend his disbelief?

[@jigglejaggle697]

She can still be blinded by her pursuit of the truth tho, like she tends to neglect the people with her even if it’s by accident(Jonathan, with his pictures/job, leaving that friend of hers alone at a place where someone was just murdered lmao), she’s a complex character because of her flaws

[@kikiwannabananawatermelonmango]

@@jigglejaggle697 (Spoilers for s3 and s4 ahead) Thanks for responding, and so respectfully, too. For sure; agreed that she did ditch her friend for a boy and she’s not thinking of Johnathan or his job at the Hawkins Post as much as she should as his girlfriend. I do think both of those things show who Nancy is now vs in season 1. Once Barb disappeared, she started fighting for the greater good instead of worrying about what a boy (Steve) and everyone else thought of her, and I think her want for knowledge and to fight against a greater evil in season 3 overshadows her care for Johnathan’s job at the Hawkins Post. She does care for him, clearly, but she’s also going to do her own thing with or without him; she gives him the chance to not go with her at one point. Of course, it’s easier said than done; she is his girlfriend so he clearly doesn’t want to ditch her. I can see both sides of it especially when Johnathan shares how difficult it is for him being from a low income household. I don’t think her wanting justice over caring for how it affects her personal relationships is a new thing; she was the same in season 2 and she’s the same in season 4. I just think people dog on her a bit too much considering how much work she does while we’re focused on her during season 3. I think season 5 will give Nancy the last bit of development she needs to realize who she’s fighting this evil for and that thinking more about what other people want + fighting for the greater good can exist mutually.

[@Madds2310]

I laugh every time they jump the way they react 😂❤

[@Itsjuju62]

U should watch cobra Kai

[@RiggyOG]

no way you guys are in ohio! thats awesome

[@IglBen]

SPY TIME YES! Excited For More Episodes To Come!

[@flexfive8712]

Idk about anybody else but I'm here for a Cobra Kai reaction 🙋🏽‍♂️ last season is coming up as well

[@Don10-21]

Fuck yea can’t wait for s6

[@flexfive8712]

@@Don10-21 Im sad it's the last season. I was really hoping they would combine all the kids and still do the Sekai Taikai storyline but sadly I think that would be too much to fit into 10 episodes

[@jeffbrehove2614]

Eleven: What is "happy screams"? Me: You watch Miami Vice, Jane. You know full well what that means!

[@ThePharaz]

You guys should consider watching The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) a dark comedy.

[@Livi1.1]

Please bring episode 4 faster because it’s one of the best episodes in season 3 🎉❤

[@BRIDGECO1]

Just finished editing 😂

[@Livi1.1]

@@BRIDGECO1 great 👍 love y’all keep up the work “don’t forget my name 😁” ❤️💜💚

[@87jcksn]

Would if Mr. Wheeler was having an affair?? Mrs. Wheeler might be looking at lifeguards because her husband might not give her attention...

[@Hotgirlenergy]

And he’s boring

[@87jcksn]

@@Hotgirlenergy true!!! But she married him.

[@ScorpionStrike7]

Poor Will

[@Hotgirlenergy]

Sexual identity crisis sucks poor guy

[@carriesmith742]

Cobra Ka is THE BEST! You should do reactions to the Mr. 🎉Miyagi movies. Hilary Swank hasn't appeared yet so maybe watching "The Next Karate Kid" isn't a must but watching the first three helps, but it's not necessary because they include flashbacks in the show. Bridget will LOVE Mr. Miyagi!

[@matthewwinterle5475]

Gosh dang..you guy's have been getting like 100 new subscribers every day! That's awesome

[@gabimance4219]

My niece and I call the big Russian guy that wreck Hopper “Comrade Carrey” cuz we think he looks like a Russian Jim Carrey 😂

[@Jackhamilton746]

oh guys trust me season 4 is WAYYYY DARKER💀💀💀

[@darkyboode3239]

El laughed right after Lucas farted, I didn’t know she had a grotesque sense of humour.

[@Hotgirlenergy]

It’s not gross it’s teen lighten up

[@NSANE_29]

You guys should watch cobra Kai a new season is coming out this year I think, but it’s a great show!

[@Hhjoougg3344]

FR

[@victoriac4317]

Milk is the number 2 best hangover drink. Number 1 is fountain soda👌🏻

[@raygeneenglish9484]

It definitely gets darker

[@LoungingPotato]

Glad I'm not the only one that doesn't like Nancy and Jonathan together! This says nothing about them as a couple irl but I just don't think they have much onscreen chemistry with one another. Plus I never really got over the whole...Jonathan-stalking-and-photographing-Nancy-without-her-consent thing

[@hollie5099]

Nancy doesn’t rlly suit anyone in the show, I think I’d like her to be by herself and have a successful career in journalism

[@joshz2491]

If people are going to hold that over Jonathan’s head than how come people just forget that Steve was an asshole for an entire season. I'm just saying, if Nancy saw that he isn't a creep fans should let it go too. Creepy stakers don't show remorse which Johnathan does. “I shouldn't have taken it, it's weird.” Directly to Nancy who does not even think it's weird and is fully aware of what he did by that point

[@LoungingPotato]

@@joshz2491 Okay. But I find it weird. Me. Is that okay with you, Josh Z?

[@joshz2491]

@@LoungingPotato it is weird, but what is weirder is the way people seem to think that he is still engaging in such behavior. That's all.

[@Shejensenonmyackles]

Y'all fr need to get over that. Steve has done horrible things in season 1 as well and everyone just seems to forget that because he had "character development"

[@PhatBoySteven]

Yall should definitely watch Cobra Kai its sooo good!! You dont even need to watch Karate Kid they do a lot of flashbacks.

[@hassansulaiman3848]

Yes they do need to watch karate kid films

[@PhatBoySteven]

@@hassansulaiman3848 definitely recommended but you can absolutely watch Cobra Kai without watching the movies first, you’ll just miss a few things obviously

[@karensmith5404]

Right thank you will’s hair cut looks like a coconut shell on his head

[@CrownlessKing88]

That Jazzercise instructor was super intense.

[@BrCrusher]

Yes to Cobra Kai

[@Emily-1616]

I love Bridget’s shirt I need one 😂

[@misterb6416]

Great reaction. Dark? Wait until season 4. Also, the mind flayer can't destroy anything until it gets rid of El, and she is way too strong so it needs help, so you're on the right track so far.

[@sarrexphantom1299]

I agreeee with you Cody about Nancy and Jonathan. Lol

[@PotatoTakahashi-kr3ux]

And this episode everyone is where El’s suffering starts again 😞😔😣😭

[@imaxischerhangus3578]

if you think this episode is dark, wait until they get to Season 4- it's even more darker on another level.

[@labernaut9260]

Yes, but in a different way.

[@bookem5537]

you should totally do Cobra Kai

[@Duckyhugo]

you guys should definitely watch cobra Kai before the next season releases!

[@Hhjoougg3344]

FR

[@Mathieu_CHRC]

Damn, you are fantastics :D

[@gregorysmith3234]

Love you guys lol no other thoughts

[@namjoonswife3300]

YASSSSS🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ljubav207]

yesss excited for this one

[@tanasiascott]

YESSS COBRA KAI

[@ProdBy04]

watched a ll your stranger things reactions in the past couple days and i am finally up to date with you now...love rewatching it along with you guys..it feels like im watching it for the first time again!

[@crissamendoza5458]

Cobra kai sounds good ❤

[@Hhjoougg3344]

FR

[@labernaut9260]

Yeah 🎉

[@MicroSausage]

More please.

[@trufamilybromontqc]

Spy time

[@stefaniechase9753]

Can't wait for your reaction to season 4

[@WatchTWD]

I highly recommend you watch the karate kids and then watch cobra Kai I finished cobra Kai in 4 days it’s that good

[@KiddObeyy]

Keep em coming boo thangs

[@rishabhkarn2769]

Guys react to RRR ... It's an Indian movie... Which is trending like crazy in the world... You guys will surely love it.. it's gonna be a new experience for you.....

[@Trixr4kidz3]

can’t wait for y’all to react to the scene when they confront billy I believe it’s the next episode, that scene is crazy

[@MicroSausage]

Thanks for the spoilers my guy!

[@chriscullen]

@@MicroSausage They should be a couple eps ahead by the time this was uploaded so hopefully wouldn’t be spoiled. But yeah, still a shitty thing to put in the comments

[@gregorysmith3234]

One more thought HOP is my least favorite character he sucks so bad

[@Hotgirlenergy]

Disagree extremely

[@Hotgirlenergy]

Hopper is my favorite character I just love him so much! I’ve been attached to him since ep 1 for season I don’t even know why Poor guy is trying to navigate parenthood alone when he’s used to having a wife to help Scared of having his new daughter taken away from him or taken advantage of by some teenage boys And torn with his love for Joyce I’m pretty sure it was his girlfriend in high school or something He just needs love to help put his broken self back together. He deserves to be happy.

[@Hotgirlenergy]

Don’t bash on my Nancythan ❤

[@james_alfred]

exactly new vid as i open yt 🫶🏼🫶🏼