Things about the byers (mostly jonathan because hes my hyperfixation) I desperately want to talk about:
Will knowing how to load and fire a shotgun in middleschool,
Jonathan having fought his dad previously, despite only being 16 in s1
Jonathan checking Lonnie's trunk for Will's body
Jonathan knowing how to sterilize a knife and being fully prepared to cut Eleven open to get what was inside her. Without hesitation.
The way Jonathan shrinks under authority and adverts his gaze (his boss, hopper)
Jonathan working to support his family and help Joyce out, only for that effort to be the reason Will goes missing. Hence why Jonathan blamed himself so heavily
Lonnie trying to use Joyce's mourning to worm money out of her
Jonathan stealing the fucking?? Gun?? Just fucking pockets that shit. He didn't even know he was up against supernatural shit, didn't he? He just assumed he needed a gun?? Against who? His dad??? YALL,
Jonathan taking care of Will at such a young age for both of them (Lego in the nose story)
Coffin shopping at 16, the way he goes to identify the corpse and gags and runs away
The way jonathan couldn't stand watching will in pain that he actively tries to stop the exorcism-type scene. Like that could've been DISASTROUS if he had stopped it, but. We never talk about how much agony those byers kids were in that scene. Physically for will and emotionally for Jonathan. Pls watch that scene. The pain in that episode tears through me like nothing ever before BECAUSE THE WAY HE TURNS AND FRANTICALLY HIDES BY HUGGING NANCY...........