Stranger Things season 4 Vol. 2 episode 8 finally addresses Will Byers’ (Noah Schnapp) emotional struggle with his sexuality and the LGBTQ community cannot stop sounding off for his impressive performance. Taking off right where Vol. 1 concluded, Nancy (Natalia Dyer) is caught in Vecna’s curse and learns Henry/One’s backstory. Meanwhile, in Russia, Hopper (David Harbour), Dimitri (Tom Wlaschiha), Yuri (Nikola Djuricko), Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Murray (Brett Gelman) are stuck in prison, figuring out their escape plan with a Demogorgon on the loose. Here’s a brief catch-up on some of the best moments from Vol. 2’s premiere.
The enormous hype train for Stranger Things season 4 Vol. 2 episode 8 debut managed to crash the OTT service, so that says a lot about fans’ anticipation to learn who could get the ax from Vecna’s curse by the end of season 4 finale. For starters, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) gets her powers back and apparently more stronger than her former self, as Papa had promised.
With Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), Argyle (Eduardo Franco) and Will on the way to Eleven’s hideout – viewers finally get to see Will’s wholesome artwork and his internal battle to come out of the closet. Does Will love Mike? Or is he hoping to find comfort from telling to the truth to his best friend, though his cryptic emotions are all over – Jonathan seems to pick up on the cues. Schnapp’s teary performance continues to garner praises left and right, as seen in the tweets below.
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Will crying after talking about being different and being a mistake broke me.
— Light | Gonna kms over vol. 2 (@Byleight) July 1, 2022
HE WAS NOT TALLING ABOUT EL MIKE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF #StrangerThings #byler #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/wEiq22RzSg
— Jenifer (@Jen_Ni_Ni_) July 1, 2022
Will trying to come out this shit really broke me #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/AzyfDdJP3i
— z (@reblmoon) July 1, 2022
Will byers has gone through enough, he deserved so much better. I want to hug him so bad 😭😭#StrangerThings4 #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/YmlES1ncdG
— 💭 (@sthingsthinker) July 1, 2022
Season 4 episode 8 without context#StrangerThings #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/fIzBj8kGam
— lucy (@spinachaddict) July 1, 2022
I wasn’t expecting Papa to die !
I don’t know why but his death hit me the hardest. I’ve grown to love Dr. Martin Brenner #DrMartinBrenner #StrangerThings4 @MatthewModine @Stranger_Things pic.twitter.com/Kx8AtdLz5K
— Lexi LaMontagne🇺🇦 (@alexisy95) July 2, 2022
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THE CHOICE OF THE SONG??? THEYRE ACTUALLY SO SICK #StrangerThings4 #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/f0TDbuThlI— quinn | ST SPOILERS (@rulesquinn) July 1, 2022
FIX NETFLIX RIGHT NOW I SWEAR TO GOD #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/d314smh5mV
— 🙄 (@guessimtrash) July 1, 2022
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the michael myers mask 😭😭😭😭 I LOVE EDDIE SO MUCHSJSJS #StrangerThings #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/yl4u8XroWI— quinn | ST SPOILERS (@rulesquinn) July 1, 2022
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I'm so sorry but Mike has got to be the most stupidest white boy ever like does he not realize will was talking about himself even Jonathan noticed tf? 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/kiDaB5xkIY— envy 🖤 (@itgirInicole) July 1, 2022
You guys have no idea what Erica can do with her just the facts #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/TJPU7vqBxa
— z (@reblmoon) July 1, 2022
Oh my oh my noah aka will byers ATE this scene in stranger things #StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/nXahEfoSyb
— z (@reblmoon) July 1, 2022
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THE GAYS ARE SUFFERING THIS IS SO SICK #StrangerThings4 #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/iQbQJrsTAD— quinn | ST SPOILERS (@rulesquinn) July 1, 2022
“When you’re different sometimes you feel like a mistake”
WILL BYERS I WANT TO PROTECT YOU FROM EVERYTHING
#StrangerThings4 pic.twitter.com/xcIkWOFF95— Natalia 🔅 ST SPOILERS SEASON 4 (@nataliaseg_) July 1, 2022
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–#StrangerThings #StrangerThings4 ROBIN MY BELOVED :(((( LET ME BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND ROBIN BUCKLEY pic.twitter.com/u7jpNW2bVk— quinn | ST SPOILERS (@rulesquinn) July 1, 2022
Robin (Maya Hawke), who also stumbles with her sexuality gets a painful blow when she sees her crush/bandmate Vickie (Amybeth Mcnulty) kissing her presumed to-be partner. Midst of their love life crisis – Nancy’s little trip uncovers more truth behind Vecna’s power and his relation to the Clock chiming four times, the four gates to Upside Down and four deaths for all hell to break loose in Hawkins. So Steve and his band of Hawkins’ teenagers stock up on firepower to take the fight to Vecna though not without endangering Max (Sadie Sink).
The only death in Stranger Things season 4 Vol. 2 episode 8 was Papa in the climax after Eleven reunites with her friends. But Schnapp has already teased a fan-favorite character would die in the finale. Could it be Steve or Eddie or Nancy? Luckily the answer can be found in Stranger Things season 4 Vol. 2 episode 9 available to stream on Netflix.
