r/Eleven_StrangerThings

I know that duffer brothers wouldn’t have killed mike In the end, because it wouldn’t make any sense. Mike barely did anything the whole season. But if things had been different and somehow instead of elven they had killed mike, how would you think the show would continue its epilogue?
Mike’s involvement and contribution to the plot of ST got low through the seasons and towards the end. He just became a presence that was just there while things unfolded. Regardless Mike was one of the main characters and was the core of their friendship. He was also portrayed as their leader, even though they never said it but stuff like how will’s painting showed Mike in the front guiding the group in front of the monster. He also had a huge impact on two of the main characters. Ao how do you think things would have turned out if Mike was the one dead

I made a post similar to this a while ago, but I came up with more information/details.

In the summer of 1992, almost five years since the events of season 5, Holly and some of her friends (including Derek) will find out that the Upside Down somehow still exists (despite them ending it in the season 5 final).

Holly will call Mike, who has just graduated from college, and ask him to help since she knows he’s had experience with this stuff.

It will be heavily implied that Mike had gone to rehab at least once for drugs or alcohol.

The spin-off will revisit some of the iconic places from season 1 (the train tracks, and the ledge where Eleven saved Mike).

There will be some comedic interactions between Mike and Derek (they will basically become the new Steve and Dustin).

They will tease a possible romance between Holly and Derek. Holly will struggle to say “I love you” like Mike and Nancy. Mike will encourage Holly not to suppress her feelings.

Nancy might make a brief appearance, so all the Wheeler siblings can share a scene together.

There will be a couple emotional scenes with Mike showing just how strong his guilt is for building the bomb that “killed” Eleven and not coming up with a better plan to save her. Mike will carry around a notebook wherever he goes and refuse to let anyone look inside it. We will also see that Mike has become really good at coming up with great/smart ideas.

They will walk in the woods near Maple Street and Mike will cry, there will be a flashback to when Mike and Eleven first met there in 1983. Mike will put on sunglasses to hide the fact that he’s crying.

Eventually they will realize the Upside Down will never truly “die”, but they can cut off contact from the real world permanently. It will require someone to pull a lever or something like that (I haven’t really thought it through), but there is a problem - the person wouldn’t be able to get out in time.

Holly will try to find a way to pull the lever without a person so no one has to die.

The narrative will convince us, through dialogue and certain camera angles, that Mike is suicidal and is secretly planning to be the one to sacrifice himself.

Holly will think she knows what Mike is planning to do and confronts him. She will have a heart-to-heart with him (similar to Hopper’s speech to Eleven in the final). Mike will promise her that he’s not going to die.

Mike will get his Mike The Brave sword fight moment.

In the final episode of the spin-off, they will do everything they needed to do, and then they will celebrate. Then they will realize that Mike is not with them. We will see Mike standing by the lever, still in the Upside Down.

Holly, Derek, and their friends will be crying and begging him not to do it, Mike will be crying too.

Right before this happened, Mike gave Holly the notebook he had been carrying around the entire spin-off and insist that she keep it.

Mike will pull the lever (maybe similar camera angles to when Eleven “died”). The Upside Down will disappear, and so will Mike.

There will be a time skip of a few days (maybe weeks), they will show Mike’s memorial with Holly, Derek, Nancy, Karen, Ted, and all of Mike’s friends attending.

After the memorial, Holly will go into her bedroom and open the notebook, curious to see what is inside.

Inside the notebook, there is a postcard tapped to a page with a photo of three waterfalls on one side, and a note on the other. The note reads: Maybe one day you will find me when the time is right. As Holly flips through the other pages, she will see a bunch of blueprints and a full plan for Mike to fake his death, involving a trap door or secret tunnel. Holly is smiling when she realizes her brother is alive. On the last page, there is a handwritten note from Mike to Holly. In a voiceover, Mike apologizes to Holly for leaving everyone behind, he tells her he “Had to go see about a girl.” (Good Will Hunting reference). Mike promises Holly she will see him again one day when it’s safe.

We will get a montage of Mike escaping, getting a fake ID, traveling on a plane or boat to Iceland, talking to Icelandic town folks, and finally walking up to a small cottage where Eleven lives.

Leaving Holly the only one who knows Mike is alive.

What are your thoughts?

I really need help guys. I usually watch shows like Breaking Bad, True Detective, The Boys, etc. I started watching Stranger Things in.
February 2026.

I know I was late because many people call it a kid's show, but I binge-watched it and finished the whole series in 10 days.

I used to watch it late night after finishing my academic work. The last episode made me cry. I felt sad for weeks because after so much suffering, Eleven had to die, Mike had to live without her, the friend group got scattered 😭and them leaving each other made me even more sad.Sad edits made it even worse.

Recently I watched Tales from 85, and it reminded me of those days again. I don't know why, but I feel deeply connected to this show. It feels like I had been watching it since 2016. It made me nostalgic and reminded me of my childhood. I've never felt like this before. This show had a huge emotional impact on me.l had connection with each and every character.l wished this show never ended.😭

I feel alone sometimes, and life seems boring now.
This show became a part of my life. I don't know what to do? I know this sounds childish but can't do anything about it and I don't really have anyone to talk to about this😭, so I thought I'd tell you guys

What should I do?😭

I still believe eleven is alive🥺

https://archiveofourown.org/works/79673826?view_adult=true

https://archiveofourown.org/works/78366696?view_adult=true

https://archiveofourown.org/works/83882611

I’m trying to be positive, but let’s just face it. I don’t think we will ever see Millie and Finn reprise their roles again. I don’t know if a reunion spinoff will ever be done. I really do hope I’m wrong. I’m not wasting my breath, and eventually I will always hate that garbage ending to a point where I won’t care about Stranger Things at all. I don’t want that to happen, but I’ll never remember this series fondly. I’ll never look back and be proud. What a waste. Prove me wrong. I wish I was wrong.