Even though Stranger Things is a fictional world, there’s still discrimination towards people in the world, and they touch on those issues. I love the fact that the Duffers implement those moments.
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Dacre Montgomery also confirmed that the script contained "a far worse piece of language" that Billy was meant to call Lucas, but it was cut.)īilly targets Lucas specifically in Stranger Things 2.Īs the interviewer notes, the reasons behind Billy's aggression towards Lucas are never really discussed or reckoned with in any more detail in the show.įollowing season 4, viewers have also commented how jarring and upsetting it was to see Jason and his teammates physically attack both Lucas and Erica in the final episode.Ĭaleb continues: "It’s definitely an important topic, but it’s a TV show. (Back in season 2, Ross Duffer previously stated that Billy was racist toward Lucas. "Lucas’s girlfriend’s brother hated him because he was Black and threw him up against the wall in Season 2, and was like 'Stay away from her.' I think people miss this! I don’t know why," he added. His girlfriend died, he thought Eddie killed her, and then he was just trying to be the superhero but ended up getting cut up in half, sadly." Jason took Lucas in, was trying to show him the ropes – maybe he was arrogant, a little obnoxious, but he wasn’t racist."Ĭaleb continued: "He wasn’t really that bad. "Jason is actually a better guy Jason was just misunderstood. "I love Dacre, he’s an amazing actor, his character Billy is amazing, but Billy really isn’t a great guy," Caleb explained. Jason was considered one of the biggest villains of Stranger Things 4.Ĭaleb went on to discuss Billy's behaviour towards Lucas in more detail, comparing it to his relationship and horrible-to-watch confrontation with Jason in season 4.
And there can be characters that you simply have zero sympathy for (see Henry Bowers in It and It Chapter Two).READ MORE: Stranger Things' Caleb McLaughlin lost his voice after filming Max's death scene Again, this is about exploring the complexities of the character and subject matter, which the show has since failed to do, not me saying that makes Billy’s behavior okay or that Max deserved to be in that environment, either. Some folks mimic violence and abusive behaviors, and it’s a horrendous cycle. There are several characters on Stranger Things that have great character developments, including Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), and Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer).
At times we deeply hated him, but the more we learned, the worst we felt.
In no way am I excusing his treatment of Max (or Lucas) in season 2, but as someone who sees beyond surface level and does love his character as a result, it’s horrible that season 4 did him wrong, especially when he clearly did care about Max and tried his best to fight the Mindflayer in season 3.īilly’s prior behavior towards her was him being a product of an abusive environment, and understanding the complexity that comes with being an abuse survivor is key in this case. Billy Hargrove's (Dacre Montgomery) arc on Stranger Things was quite a trip. He was an abuse victim, queer-coded, had the capacity for violence, and is part of one of the most popular Stranger Things ships ( Harringrove)-which I do ship myself. The complex nature of Billy’s (Dacre Montgomery) character is only appreciated by certain parts of the fandom.
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