Minor spoilers for Stranger Issues, season 5 comply with.
With the ultimate battle between Vecna was on the horizon, the heroes of Stranger Issues determined it was time to pull out the massive weapons, actually. Certain, Eleven and Will had their powers, however for Hopper and the remainder of our favourite normies, the perfect protection in opposition to the Lord of the Upside Down was the type John Wick would’ve most well-liked. So why, because the final wrestle exploded throughout our screens, didn’t Mike Wheeler have a gun?
Effectively, that was a query that the Stranger Issues’ writers’ room additionally requested themselves.
You may be aware of that dialogue if you happen to watched any of One Final Journey, the Netflix-produced documentary exploring the creation of the scifi present’s long-awaited finale. Directed by Martina Radwan, the documentary had the chance to discover questions equivalent to this one, questions the present didn’t have time to sort out. And in a current chat with Variety, Radwan herself defined how she noticed the dearth of Mike’s firepower.
“The fantastic thing about the spectacle,” stated Radwan, “Is that (*5*) at all times come again to the character. And actually, in the writers’ room, I feel that turns into actually clear. Matt and Ross are actually good at that. […] Not wanting to give Mike a gun — that made sense to me, as a result of as soon as he has a gun, he’s not harmless anymore. He’s not that nerdy child that performs D&D.”
You have to admit – that does make a lot of sense. Seeing a totally adorkable, harmless character packing warmth can actually throw the viewers for a loop (do not consider me? Look intently on the ‘darkish forest’ scene from the unique Wizard of Oz and see if you happen to ever see the Scarecrow in the identical gentle). That stated, as somebody who performs fairly a little bit of Dungeons & Dragons, the argument can be made that Mike would know all about getting ready weapons in advance of a fight session.
Stranger Issues is streaming in full on Netflix now, as is One Final Journey: The Making of Stranger Issues Season 5.