As we bask in the afterglow of Stranger Things season 5 volume 1, there's a lot to think about while we wait for the next batch of episodes later this month. For one thing, it seems Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is potentially even more powerful than Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), and, strangely, he has Robin (Maya Hawke) to thank for it — though that definitely wasn't her intention.

First appearing in season 3, Robin quickly became a fan favorite and an example of what being a queer teen in the 1980s could be like. That's why, when she sees the way Will looks at Mike, she understands on a level nobody else does. It reminds her of her first love, a girl named Tammy she thought was her perfect dream come true, only to realize she was building a fantasy world around someone who didn't feel the same way.

"I would finally be able to be myself, you know? All of myself," she says to Will in episode 4.........

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