However, in 1986, upon learning of Vecna's killing spree from Agents Ellen Stinson, Wallace, and Harmon, Mike grew worried for his Holly's safety and decided to return to Hawkins to save his sister. For Chaucer, human's sin consists of languishing and holding back, refusing to undertake works of goodness because, he/she tells him/herself, the circumstances surrounding the establishment of good are too grievous and too difficult to suffer. In 1984, Mike and Jonathan met up again after escaping from Hawkins National Laboratory when a pack of Demodogs massacred nearly everyone in the lab. At the Snow Ball a month later, Mike remained on good terms with Dustin and playfully teased him about his hairstyle. After Max stated they could not presume whether Eddie was guilty or not, despite things not looking good for him, she was asked by Dustin why she did not inform the police her story and was confused when she answered she did not know why. When Max left the arcade's back room, she was followed by Lucas who started to argue with her, saying he had given her what she wanted, but Max dismissed his story as a joke due to wanting to be a member of the Party. Billy ordered Max to stay away from Lucas and Lucas would learn of Billy's abuse towards Max. Those antics, and the way that he gets in the way of Lucas monitoring Max while she's under Vecna's spell, make for exceedingly little sympathy when he ends up getting rent in two by a freshly expanded gate to the Upside Down in the final episode of the season. In 1986, Hopper returns back to Hawkins along with Joyce after being held hostage in Russia. However, Eleven's triumph was short-lived, when Vecna recovered from Eleven's blow and began throwing the girl around the room. ", "You're a stupid, disgusting lying piece of shit!". Mike was the first of his friends to trust El, even falling in love with her. When Mike's best friend, Will Byers, mysteriously went missing, he and his other friends, Lucas and Dustin, made it their mission to find him. Dr. Owens originally believed Will's episodes were related to post-traumatic stress disorder. Back at their home, Jonathan tearfully rubbed his unconscious brother's hair, apologizing for not being there for him. Suddenly he wasgrabbed by the foot and dragged into the steel mill, where the Mind Flayer planteda part of itself inside him. Handing back the ticket to his game, she wished him good luck and escaped to the bathroom where she took some pills to help with her headache. She is caught off-guard but happily hugs Mike as they press their heads together. Billy looks almost exactly like Rob Lowe as Billy Hicks. El then asks if Mike doesn't love her anymore. However, this was short-lived, as both siblings immediately started lying to each other again. Eventually, however, he was taken into custody by Joyce, Hopper, and Murray. Max had also begun suffering from insomnia and nightmares of Billy's death. A month later, a recovered Will attended the Snow Ball at Hawkins Middle School with his friends. While trapped, Billy pleaded with Max, saying he did not want to do the atrocities he had committed but was forced to by "him". After winning the campaign, Mike and Dustin celebrated their victory before Mike left to visit Will and Eleven in California for spring break. At the Rink-O-Mania, Will grew more annoyed over El's lies and believed they were hurting Mike. That potential makes her death all the more heartbreaking. Mike said that it was because El is his girlfriend and Will is just his friend, but Will said they used to be best friends. 1 | 2* | 4 | 5* | 7 | 89 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 1718 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 2526 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34* = flashback. However, after Jim Hopper complicated his relationship with Eleven, causing Eleven to hang out with Max, Mike grew irritated and upset as he did not want Eleven to be with Max, believing Max to be influencing Eleven into conspiring against him. Five months later, in 1986, it's unknown how much contact Will and Dustin had since Will's move. This article or section reveals details from the fourth season. Will lies and says El commissioned it for him, which catches the eye of Jonathan. James and Troy often bullied Will and his friends. This is evidenced by Hopper's gentler interaction with Will during these visits, and him telling Joyce to call him first if Will's episodes get any worse. He portrays himself as charming, irresistible, and the new King of Hawkins High with a 'devil may care' attitude. While the kids battle the Mind Flayer, Joyce told Will to listen to his brother. Episodes He said that he missed her as well, and began to talk about his feelings for her, but they were then interrupted by Argyle. Upon returning to Hawkins, Will is saddened to see Max in a comatose state, but believed that El did the best that she could. Eventually, he came under the possession of the Mind Flayer, who used him as a vessel and as a tool to gather the civilians of Hawkins, to create a larger physical vessel to host the Mind Flayer; and the Spider Monster. In order to help El get out of it, Mike proved to be the heart of the group when he finally said he loves her. He was devastated when he thought that Will was dead. When Mike worried for Eleven (after she revealed herself to alive) as she went with Hopper to close the Gate, Lucas tried his best to reassure him. In The Flea and the Acrobat, the boys took notice of their classmate, Jennifer Hayes, crying at Will's funeral. She was the first to be hugged by Will tightly, showing that despite Will's jealousy, he considered Max a best friend. After stealing the cable off the mall's 1986 model year Chrysler LeBaron Turbo, Billy charged towards them but is T-boned by Steve and Robin in a stolen Cadillac. When the boys invited her to go trick-or-treating with them and join their circle of friends, Max told them it was very presumptuous of them to invite her and simply walked away as Dustin gave her the time and location to meet them during Halloween. It'll all be over soon. Later on in class, a girl attempts to play footsie with him, only for him to awkwardly pull his foot away. Portrayal This caused Billy to reprimand Max, telling her to watch her attitude before driving off. Below are lists of the top 10 contributors to committees that have raised at least $1,000,000 and are primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure or a candidate for state office in the November 2022 general election. Max tried to stand up for herself, but Billy tightly gripped her arm and told her that there are people in the world who she should avoid and that Lucas was one of them where he threateningly demanded her to stay away from Lucas. The boys smiled as their friendship had been repaired once again. A shadow grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness. Nancy was often dismissive of her brother, calling him "gross" and a "douchebag", and in turn Mike was dismissive of her relationship with Steve Harrington. Dustin and the others told Will what had happened when he was gone, with Dustin informing him that Jennifer Hayes cried at his fake funeral. He acts antagonistic to Steve and sees him as a rival to overcome. Neil eventually married Susan Mayfield, the mother of Max Mayfield, who was introduced to Billy as his "new sister" which he did not like. After a moment, Jonathan agreed that Will was a freak, catching Will off guard. I'll fucking gut you! It is related to melancholy; acedia describes the behaviour and melancholy suggests the emotion producing it. [Gen 25:30], Greed (Latin: avaritia), also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness, is a sin of desire like lust and gluttony. Originally, Mike's character was intended to be more like "a straight man", a typical American boy on the cusp of adolescence who had a fervent desire for escapist adventures. Will, however, was at Castle Byers, mourning how his childhood was snatched from him. Check out our breaking stories on Hollywood's hottest stars! L.A. Times entertainment news from Hollywood including event coverage, celebrity gossip and deals. El then recalled how Mike had expressed his feelings for her at the cabin and kissed him, telling him she loves him too. Vecna did not strike right away, frustrating Max who wanted him to get it over with. Billy drove to the Byers residence, finding Steve and the rest of the kids there. When Dustin suddenly arrived to class late, he invited Max to join his friends at the Hawkins Middle AV Club as he had something to show, which Max agreed to by giving him a thumbs up. Will also had a profound sense of responsibility, drawing a picture of Bob as a superhero to commemorate his sacrifice to save everyone. When the doorbell rang, Will grabbed his painting and placed it in his backpack. Finn Wolfhard has stated that he believes that in 2022, Mike would be "working a cool job" at a bowling alley. Fully under the entitys control, Billy escaped the sauna and attacked El. There are some inconsistencies concerning Will's date of birth. Hitting > pauses the slideshow and goes forward. While his friends were initially skeptical about Eleven, Mike wholeheartedly trusted her to guide them and even developed a close relationship with her. Will Byers wasn't the only kid to go missing in season one of "Stranger Things." It was it was the first day of kindergarten. In Nevada, Mike grew worried over El not needing him anymore and that he was lucky to have someone like El in his life. Blue A year later, in 1985, Lucas helped his friends confirm whether Billy was possessed by the Mind Flayer by trapping him in a sauna. For the device to work, it had to be located in a place of high elevation. Billy questioned Max if she knew him, and Max denied knowing Lucas, saying he was someone from her class. While Dustin and Lucas grew curious about her since she had beaten Dustin's high score on Dig Dug, Mike wasn't interested with her and was reluctant to let her join the Party. When Max inquired about who exactly Billy was referring to, he lunged at her with a shard of glass. This sense of hubris could also characterize rape. 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The next morning, when police arrived to arrest El, Will tried to cover for her and explaining what happened was an accident, but the officers say that the warrant they had proved otherwise. In 1985, Mike has fully accepted Max into the Party and treated her as an equal like the rest of his friends, being on friendly terms with her. In 1985, the Mind Flayer had returned to Hawkins to get revenge and kill the Party, including Will. For each of these functions, the Egyptian monks identified three "thoughts" or logismoi that lead to disorders. Returning home, they were explained by three agents that El had been taken away to regain her powers and defeat a new evil forming in Hawkins. Will's cries of pain proved to get to Jonathan, who hugged Nancy and turned away as tears streamed down his face. Although Hopper initially tried to justify his actions, he stopped when he saw how broken Mike was and comforted the sobbing boy, apologizing to him as he realized how wrong he was to have kept Eleven hidden. However, the group encountered more than one of the creatures and were surrounded by them. Jonathan then began to apologize to Will for not being there for him recently, admitting that his problems have affected their relationship, and told him that he missed how they use to talk more. Jonathan, through his tears, said that he should have been there for his brother, but Joyce comforted him and told him it was not his fault. She tried to convince Billy she wasn't hanging out with Lucas and she was not lying to him, but Billy did not seem to give in to her claims. However, in 1985 when Eleven enters his mind to find out the location of the Mind Flayer it is seen that, when younger, he was a friendly and happy child when his mother was around and only became violent after his mother left when she divorced his father, starting to reflect the abuse his father dealt out onto him from a young age. Will was shown to be extremely - and almost unreasonably - selfless, as he managed his love for Mike as well as their friendship, giving Mike advice about his relationship with Eleven even while harboring strong feelings for his best friend. The next day, when Mike arrived in Lenora Hills, Will's excitement fizzled into anger when he caught El lying to Mike that Angela and her cronies were her friends. Portrayal Finding nothing, Jonathan defended his brother when Lonnie said Will could never take care of himself, and gave him a missing poster. News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More A month later at the Snow Ball, Will and Lucas made fun of Dustin's hairstyle. Both Mike and Max continued to care for Eleven after she was injured and help each other out during the battle against the Mind Flayer at Starcourt Mall. When an unnamed girl asked Will if he wanted to dance with her, Mike elbowed a stuttering Will to say yes as they walked to the dance floor. The next day, as the boys were under house arrest, Mike sulked over the letter, causing Will and Jonathan to make a plan to get back to Hawkins through Jonathan's best friend, Argyle. After his rescue from the Upside Down, Will developed "True Sight", and began seeing visions of the Upside Down. Four weeks later, Wolfhard was cast as Mike. [35], In his Purgatorio, Dante portrayed the penance for acedia as running continuously at top speed. Biographical information After being unable to accept Eleven's presumed disappearance, Mike started behaving peculiarly which caused Karen, unaware of the cause, to compel him to pack a major portion of his toys, frustrating Mike even more. When Lucas tried talking to her, Max angrily snapped at him where she revealed how she felt on being excluded from the Party due to them keeping secrets from her where they barely let her be a part of anything. Mike was convinced he would hate pineapple pizza until Eleven and Argyle convinced him to try it. The next day, when Billy played against Steve in basketball, he continued mocking and annoying the latter which he enjoyed. Will had to evade this beast for a week until his rescue. However, Will came to Dustin's rescue at Starcourt Mall from the Russians and told him that he, Mike, and Lucas could have used his help in dealing with the Flayed; reconciling with Dustin as they shared a group hug. As Dustin explained how D'Artagnan hates heat, unlike other reptiles, Max listened to Dustin proudly announce he's found a new species of reptiles where she then went with him to show Mr. Clarke to show D'Artagnan by the end of school. After Billy tells her to watch her attitude, Max gives her stepbrother the finger as he drives off before she enters the arcade. When they noticed the missing ignition cable as they tried to leave for Murray's Warehouse, Billy, sitting in his car, revved the engine while watching them, forcing them to retreat into the mall. [22] In the seven deadly sins are seven ways of eternal death. Aliases Taking Billy's car, they took the unconscious Steve and drove out to the tunnels. However, Mike immediately regretted what he had said as he watched Will leave in tears. However, like Eleven, Will struggled to adapt to his new home and school while having trouble making new friends. Mike and Ted did not appear to have the strongest relationship. He gave her food, and showed her kindness. Mike immediately refused, due to there being the pineapple as a topping. [2], The scope of sloth is wide. The two embraced, and Jonathan told Will that things would be okay as Will wept and composed himself. Nancy glares at Mike in annoyance as he's embarrassed her in front of her newspaper peers. [3], While Wolfhard auditioned for the show around the same time when he auditioned for the 2017 film "It", but as the movie was pushed back, he was able to star in the show.[4]. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics lists several excellences or virtues.Aristotle argues that each positive quality represents a golden mean between two extremes, each of which is a vice. In more pathological cases, it is an irrational belief that one is essentially better, superior, or more important than others, despising their merits, and excessively admiring oneself as godlike, refusing to acknowledge one's limits, faults, or wrongs. During their time together, Mike and Eleven formed a strong bond and quickly grew to like each other. Mike asked him if he really thought they were going to spent the rest of their lives playing D&D in his basement, and Will, holding back tears, said that he really did. When Mike spots El, she is lying in the middle of the desert. Residence The sole exception is sloth, which is a deficiency of love. As the boys came up with a plan on hitching a ride to Hawkins through Argyle, Mike came to Will's room and thanked him for comforting him while also apologizing for his behavior towards him. By drawing away the Demodogs from the Gate, they bought Eleven more time to seal the rift. That evening, Max was feeding their dog outside in their yard when she witnessed Chrissy coming home with Eddie in his van. Billy joined the school basketball team and played against Steve, demonstrating skill and strength over him. These words of concern hinted that he did care for Mike and was beginning to support his relationship with Eleven. In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play Cenodoxus, pride is the deadliest of the seven deadly sins and leads directly to the damnation of the eponymous Parisian doctor. CREATE A FOLLOWING Tribune Content Agency builds audience Our content engages millions of readers in 75 countries every day The most profound versions of this condition are found in a withdrawal from all forms of participation in or care for others or oneself, but a lesser yet more noisome element was also noted by theologians. El was visibly disappointed that the letter in the flowers read "From, Mike" yet again, but hides her emotions and tells Mike she loves them. Pride is the opposite of humility.[43][44]. Upon returning to Hawkins, Will reunited with Dustin and happily embraced him along with Eleven. He took notice of Mike looking over a letter El gave him, and listened as Mike lamented over how he had yet to say that he loved El. Sloth has also been defined as a failure to do things that one should do. [42], The last tale of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales "The Parson's Tale" is not a tale but a sermon that the parson gives against the seven deadly sins. Mike later admits to Eleven that he does enjoy her being friends with Max, and that he was just jealous at first of their friendship. As they rebuilt Hopper's cabin, Will expressed to Mike his optimism on how Eleven will have another chance of defeating Vecna as he could sense he was still alive. While he was trapped in the Upside Down in 1983, Will repeatedly tried to contact her, putting himself at risk of being found by the Demogorgon. Immediately after, El entered the room and announced she had found Billy situated in his room. There, El is unexpectedly confronted by Angela and her posse, who take advantage of El's lies that they're friends by taking her to the center of the rink and publicly humiliating her. He then fled back to the steel mill, where Heather tended to his wounds and acknowledged the small army of "flayed" people that they had accrued. Will happily agreed, high-fiving his brother, and Jonathan, impersonating Bob as Dracula, told him that "he hoped it doesn't suck". Max becoming the objection of affections to both Lucas and Dustin. Eventually, the Mind Flayer's influence over Will was so great, he was able to speak through him and control his body. When Billy caught up to them, Max tried to snap Billy out of the entitys control only for her, as well as El and Mike, to be knocked unconscious. You said yes. As Joyce desperately tried to wake Will up, Max watched in concern until Will was suddenly brought out of his "episode." When he finally received a transmission from Dustin, Mike was overjoyed to hear his voice before the transmission was cut short. They shouldn't have upset him.". Brown It was then revealed Jonathan planned to attend community college so he can remain close to Will and his family, instead of attending college with Nancy as he did not want to abandon them. Will said he didn't but tried to say it was fun to go with their father sometimes. As she started to leave the school, Lucas followed her and tried to get her to help him and his friends look for Dart, only for Max to coldly brush him off. The two were then seen dancing happily, albeit awkwardly. Then, in the showers, he and Tommy wound him up about his failing relationship with Nancy. When Eleven got through to Will by using the HeathKit, Mike desperately tried to contact Will, but a barrier of some kind forbad Will from hearing him. He is also creative, having a passion for art and writing stories. After Mike eventually reunited with Eleven, he gave up his hostility towards Max and accepted her as one of the Party. ", Mike: "Hey, well, if we're both going crazy, then we'll go crazy together, right? When Angela took El to the center of the rink to humiliate her, Will tried to tell Mike that El hasn't been telling the truth, but Mike did not believe him until El got embarrassed in front of the entire rink and ran off. With the help of Suzie Bingham, Dustin's girlfriend, they discover that El is in Nevada. That night, Will assisted his sister in making a sensory deprivation tank at Surfer Boy Pizza to defeat Vecna, and hoisted her out of the freezer when she begins to hyperventilate. I mean, what did you think? Despite their shorter time together, Mike considered Dustin to also be one of his best friends. However, upon learning of Vecna's killing spree from Agents Ellen Stinson, Wallace, and Harmon, Mike grew worried for Lucas's safety and decided to return to Hawkins to save his friend. In the Creel House, Max waited with Lucas until they received Erica's signal and initiated their phase of the plan: distract Vecna. She listened and tried to understand Will's campaign as the family ate Christmas dinner. His D&D role as Dungeon Master suggests that he, like Will, is a creative thinker. Billy replied he didn't really know where she went before stating that he didn't acknowledge Max as his family. It wasit was the first day of kindergarten. As Max began expressing her confusion on being a member of the Party, Lucas tried to explain to her that there were reasons for their secretive behavior, saying it was for Max's safety, causing Max to believe it was because she was a girl, but Lucas denied that. When Steve woke up, he agreed to join them in the tunnels where they doused the tentacles and tendrils in gasoline and set them alight. That evening, Lucas and Dustin invited a new girl named Max to join them trick-or-treating, much to Mike's annoyance. Will had a close relationship with Bob Newby since he didn't treat him any different after his disappearance, unlike Will's brother and mother who were over-protective of him. Unlike previous seasons, this season was released in the form of two volumes; the first volume, consisting of seven episodes, premiered on Netflix on May 27, 2022, followed by the final two episodes five weeks later on July 1, 2022. Died Lust or lechery (Latin: luxuria "carnal") is intense longing. As Dustin discussed the possible types of amphibians Dart, Max and the boys noticed Dart starting to a strange growth where D'Artagnan shrieked upon being inspected under a lamp. In the early 1960s, he married Karen, although it's believed he wasn't truly in love Eleven (girlfriend)Will Byers (best friend)Lucas Sinclair (best friend)Dustin Henderson (best friend)Max Mayfield (former enemy/best friend)Steve Harrington (friend)Jonathan Byers (friend)Joyce Byers (friend)Jim Hopper (friend)Bob Newby (friend)Robin Buckley (friend)Erica Sinclair (friend)Argyle (friend)Eddie Munson (friend)Troy Walsh (enemy)James Dante (enemy)Sam Owens (ally)Agent Harmon (former protector)Agent Wallace (protector) After being possessed by the Mind Flayer, Will acquired "now-memories", and was able to see what the entity saw. Overpowering Eleven, Vecna forced her against the stained glass door and bound her arms, legs, and neck as he ordered her to watch the killing of her friend. While packing and talking to Mike, Will apologized and admits he was being a jerk to Eleven. At the airport, both Will and El were eager to greet Mike at his gate, with Will bringing the wrapped-up painting with him. Two days later, Will and Eleven returned to Hawkins together and reunited with their friends. Residence Physical information Max sits next to Mike and Dustin during the school's pep rally and explains the rules of the basketball tournament to them. After being reminded of his mother and her beauty by Eleven, Billy cried, showing deep down he still loved his mother. When the Mind Flayer returned to Hawkins, Will and Max worked together with their friends in trying to stop it. In 1984, Mike and his friends were looked after by Steve who rejected Mike's to distract the demodogs with Mike insisting "this isn't a stupid sports game." When the two began to fight, Jason unintentionally stepped on Max's Walkman, destroying it, and thus severing her lifeline to the real world. That evening, Jonathan brought out photos of Will to make wanted posters. Lowe was antagonistic towards Nancy, while Holloway was eventually the one who fired the couple for investigating Mrs. Driscoll. In 1986, after Eleven moved away from Hawkins with the Byers family, Mike kept his relationship with her strong by keeping in touch with her. [31] Aquinas also listed five forms of gluttony: Ardenter is often considered the most serious of these, since it is a passion for a mere earthly pleasure, which can make the committer eat impulsively or even reduce the goals of life to mere eating and drinking; for example, Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage with a "profane person who, for a morsel of meat sold his birthright" and later stated that "he found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully, with tears". As Lucas held her, she cried in desperation before slowing dying. As Will beat Dustin, he said he would take his X-Men #134 as he raced off. These people were just collateral in the Mind Flayer's attempt to reinstate itself in Hawkins, and their demise is rather tragic. Three months after Hopper's apparent death, Mike and his friends had to bid farewell to Eleven, and the Byers who were moving out of Hawkins. Among other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small: to wit, Let me go! 5'10" (178 cm) [1] The seven deadly sins, along with the sins against the Holy Ghost and the sins that cry to Heaven for vengeance, are taught especially in Western Christian traditions as things to be deplored.[5]. A month later, she taught Will to dance in preparation of the Snow Ball. 1985 Billy cornered them in the utility halls of the mall, knocked Mike and Max out and kidnapped El. When Max stated Eddie was likely a suspect, Dustin refused to believe Eddie was responsible for Chrissy's death as he treated him and Mike with kindness while taking them under his wing when they started high school. The heart is particularly deceitful on this one thing. Mike emphasizes that they're friends, but Will says that they used to be best friends. Karen appeared frustrated that both Mike and Nancy seemed unwilling to be honest and open with her. By 1986, Mike had become rather disinterested in keeping contact with Will, only calling him a few times as opposed to Eleven, who has a box of letters from him. It is usually thought of as intense or unbridled sexual desire,[24] which may lead to fornication (including adultery), rape, bestiality, and other sinful and sexual acts; oftentimes, however, it could also mean other forms of unbridled desire, such as for money, or power. Mike and Will continued to work together, with Will reminding Mike he's the heart when El began to hyperventilate in the Void while fighting Vecna. She managed to get close enough to the front door to catch a glimpse of a body inside -- Chrissy's -- before she was escorted away by an officer. When they heard Joyce arguing on the phone with Lonnie, Jonathan shut his bedroom door. He was taken to hospital to recover, where he reunited with his family and friends. Eye color The most serious sins are found at the lowest level and are the irrational sins linked to the intelligent aspect, such as pride and envy. Gregory the Great asserted that, "from tristitia, there arise malice, rancour, cowardice, [and] despair". In the fourth century, Christian monks believed that acedia was primarily caused by a state of melancholia that caused spiritual detachment instead of laziness. Dirty blond Mr. Clarke saw Will as an exceptional student. However, despite their differences, Hopper still wanted Mike to be safe and told him to be careful before the final attack at Starcourt Mall. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the struggle aroused by envy has three stages: during the first stage, the envious person attempts to lower another's reputation; in the middle stage, the envious person receives either "joy at another's misfortune" (if he succeeds in defaming the other person) or "grief at another's prosperity" (if he fails); and the third stage is hatred because "sorrow causes hatred".[40]. One month later, Mike and Will attended the Snow Ball together with their friends. After Will is possessed by The Mind Flayer and Joyce discovers his drawing of the Shadow Monster, Hopper goes to the Byers House to talk to Will about his now-memories, and helps Joyce piece together pieces of the map that Will draws as an interpretation of the now-memories, where he figures out that Will is drawing the tunnel system that is growing underneath Hawkins. I love you on your bad days. The next day, he, Mike, and Jonathan decided to hitch a ride from Argyle, find El's location, and drive back to Hawkins to save their friends. After finding Eleven in the Nevada desert, the four helped Eleven by creating a makeshift sensory deprivation tank in the kitchen of a nearby pizza restaurant; this allowed her to use psychic projection to fight Vecna, a newly surfaced evil from the Upside Down. "I was thinking, maybe we can go to the Snow Ball together. When Will found out that Max and Eleven spied on Mike and Lucas, Will was not angry with Max. The leader of the Party, he is the boyfriend of Eleven, the best friend of Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Will Byers, and Max Mayfield, and the younger brother of Nancy Wheeler. Max, having had enough, drugged Billy with the syringe taken from the lab (probably containing sodium thiopental) and made Billy promise to leave her and her friends alone.[3]. However, this friendship was tested following the disappearance of Will and the arrival of Eleven. Will was a shy, artistic boy from Hawkins, Indiana who loved to play Dungeons & Dragons with his three best friends, Mike, Lucas and Dustin. E, or e, is the fifth letter and the second vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide.Its name in English is e (pronounced / i /); plural ees, Es or E's. In 1986, Ted dismisses Mike's D&D club, the Hellfire Club, as the "high school drop-out club". Shortly after they left, Billy arrived and found traces of their presence before continuing to hunt them down. The boys smiled as their friendship had been repaired once again. However, upon learning of Vecna's killing spree from Agents Ellen Stinson, Wallace, and Harmon, Mike grew worried for Nancy's safety and decided to return to Hawkins to save his sister. Mike met Dustin in the fourth grade, long after meeting Lucas and Will. It is translated to apathetic listlessness; depression without joy. Aristotle lists several virtues, such as courage, temperance or self-control, generosity, greatness of soul or magnanimity, measured anger, friendship, and wit or charm. Will also learned that Suzie did exist and sat in awkward silence as she and Dustin sang "Neverending Story" while being chased by the Mind Flayer. In 1985, Mike and Lucas still remained close as both them now had girlfriends. After Will returned from the Upside Down, Mr. Clarke continued to be supportive of him and the other boys. After the battle, they are seen hugging and then are seen together in the back of an ambulance. Family She got off early and bought tickets for them to see Poltergeist, despite her initial reluctance for Will to see it. When El was arrested and later taken away by Dr. Owens to regain her powers, Will ranted to a sulking Mike over how the agents believe they can contain the evil in Hawkins without Eleven. Once Billy released his grip on her arm, Max quietly cried as they drove home. Gettingout of the car, he foundit covered in a slimy substance. Stranger Things season 2: Who's in danger? He placed his arm around Will and told him he was next on Dig Dug as they headed inside. Mike had a healthy but somewhat strained relationship with his mother. After El had located her through the Void, they traveled to the Holloway residence, where they found Billy and Heather having dinner with her parents. [5] The Duffers encouraged actor Dacre Montgomery to look to Jack Nicholson's work for inspiration for the role, in particular, his portrayal of Jack Torrance in the 1980 film The Shining. In The Case of the Missing Lifeguard, when Will and Mike argue, Will tells Mike he is ruining the Party so he can "swap spit" with a "stupid girl". Mike returned home, disheartened that both his best friend and girlfriend have gone, and is comforted by his mother. 1984 As they leave the airport, Will was surprised to discover El had been lying to Mike about her "friends" (who were actually her bullies). Dante defined envy as "a desire to deprive other men of theirs". [1] Upon learning that the Mind Flayer was still alive and had begun flaying to get revenge on Mike, Eleven, and their friends, he joined his friends to defeat it. In Dante's Purgatory, the penitents are bound and laid face down on the ground for having concentrated excessively on earthly thoughts. He goes on to say that his life started the day they met in the woods, and that he loves her no matter who or what she is, calling her his "superhero". Then, Max suddenly heard a clock chime and went out of the office to investigate. That night, as the brothers prepared the sensory deprivation tank inside the Surfer Boy Pizza freezer, Will was saddened when observing Mike, El, and Argyle having fun together, Jonathan, noticing, distracted Will by telling him the story of how when they were little, Will had a LEGO figurine named Larry stuck in his nose and Jonathan had to get tweezers to pull him out, causing Will to laugh. In 1983, Jonathan had picked up an extra shift and failed to make sure Will got home safe, causing Will to be abducted by the Demogorgon. Max not believing the paranormal events Lucas had told her. In 1986, Mike first meets Argyle when arriving at the airport. Concerned, she asked Chrissy if she was okay, but was verbally pushed away by the distressed girl. El walked towards the massive storm raging in the distance, where she witnessed Billy's memories of his whole childhood being abused by Neil and later taking on the traits of his father by bullying others. Will finally snapped, saying El had been lying to Mike and he felt he had been a total third wheel all day. Will said that Mike was destroying everything so he could "swap spit" with a "stupid girl". Let me go! Her mother, on the other hand, tended to be wary of her daughters uncharacteristic hobbies. Though they couldn't find Dart (since Dustin hid him in his cap), Mike found Will on the field having another episode, standing still with his eyes fluttering. For a while, Lucas attempted to seek out Will on his own. She exposed Will to extreme heat, which successfully drove the monster out of him. However, while searching for Will, they stumbled upon an escaped girl named Eleven instead. The next day, Max is dropped off at the arcade by Billy where she assured him she knows she'll have to walk home if she's not out of the arcade in a hour. Will first met Dustin when Dustin's family moved to Hawkins in the fourth grade, and became best friends. Mike comforted Will and said they will be able to kill Vecna once and for all, showing that their bond has improved significantly. Confession is the act of admitting the commission of a deadly sin to a priest who, in turn, will forgive the person in the name (in the person) of Christ, give a penance to make up for the sin's offence (partially), and advise the person on what he or she should do afterwards. Friends. July 4, 1985[1][2] [59], Vainglory (Latin, vanagloria) is unjustified boasting. While questioning the boys about Will's whereabouts, Hopper ordered Mike and his friends to not go searching for Will, but Mike secretly disobeyed him and went in search of Will anyway. After a moment of silence, Argyle tells Mike that Jonathan has told him a lot about his sister, Nancy, causing even further awkwardness. ", On October 25, 2017, streaming music service Spotify created playlists based on main characters, coinciding with the premiere of, Another possible inspiration for Billy is Ace Merrill from. Only pride is represented by a woman, while the others all represented by male characters. Will asked if he always had to record everything, and Jonathan smugly said that he only recorded the "good stuff". Heather was Billy's co-worker at the Hawkins Community Pool. Later, both Mike and Dustin worked together with their friends in burning the tunnels and Mike looked on as Dustin managed to convince Dart to let them pass. note: family trees are only visible on desktop. Eventually, the teens are forced to kill them and the men's bodies dissolve into flesh for the Mind Flayer. Over the course of season three, multiple Russian scientists die while working on the gate underneath Starcourt Mall. When Mike and Max argued about Eleven's well-being and independence, Jonathan did not jump into the argument and in the end, he looked shocked when Mike blurted out his love for El. Their rivalry later turned violent when Billy discovered that Steve was trying to prevent him from seeing Max. Immediately after retrieving the component, the Mind Flayer crashed through the glass roof into the center of the mall. As Joyce left with Will, Max, who was freaked out by the experience, watched them go and asked the other boys what "true sight" was after they mentioned it, only to be brushed off. She refused to believe he was dead after Will's fake corpse was found in the quarry. 78): "No man, who is not inflamed by vain-glory into enthusiasm, can flatter himself that his single, unsupported, desultory, unsystematic endeavours are of power to defeat the subtle designs and united Cabals of ambitious citizens. Lucas joined Max in the backseat and at first tried to convince her to give up her plan of putting herself in danger. ", "I'm our paladin, Will's our cleric, Dustin's our bard, Lucas is our ranger, and El's our mage. The Mind Flayer, who had realized the diversion through its connection to Billy, returned and almost killed El, but was stopped by the group bombarding it with fireworks, distracting it while Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers were attempting to close the gate. He was protective of Eleven as he feared losing her again, but he eventually shed his overprotectiveness of Eleven after reconciling with her. They later stop at a gas station, and Jonathan frantically calls many airlines, trying to see if there is a way for them to get back to Hawkins. When Mike looks away, Will turns to the window and sobs into his hand quietly. 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