![]() In Stranger Things season 1, the more grounded tone of the series meant that Mike’s infatuation with El was taken more seriously than in the show’s more playful, goofy later outings. ![]() It is easy to forget that Mike and El broke up before (even season 3 itself seemed to forget the storyline for a few episodes), but the plot still ruins the potential of a dramatic breakup in their future. However, this theory forgets the fact that season 3 already played the end of Mike and El’s romance for jarringly light-hearted laughs and sapped the storyline of pathos in the process. The clue to this heartbreaking Stranger Things season 4 twist came in the trailer cutting away from Mike reading El’s letter before revealing the rest of his room in the background, an abrupt cut that viewers felt may have been hiding the presence of a new love interest. The latest trailer for Stranger Things season 4, “Welcome to California,” could be seen to imply that Mike and El may break up when they are reunited. Related: Stranger Things Season 4 Mixes Nightmare On Elm Street & The Shining Since season 3’s breakup was surprisingly lacking in dramatic impact, Stranger Things season 4 will struggle to make the prospect of El and Mike splitting up into the gut-wrenching reveal it could have been. While Stranger Things season 4 could break up Mike and El again, the effectiveness of this surprise will likely be blunted by the fact that the duo has been romantically separated before without much fanfare. Stranger Things season 4 hopes to fix a lot of season 3 mistakes (as its episode titles prove), but this particular twist could cost the upcoming outing one of its most potentially affecting stories.
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