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masterpug53 posted...

A big chunk of Nancy's arc this season is basically an overcorrection by the showrunners over fan backlash concerning Barb's death, as in she was treated like a throwaway character that no one in-universe seemed to care all that much about. So she does kind of oversell how broken up she is over it compared to S1.

I guess Nancy could be seen as grating at this point in the story, but Steve's still carrying a bit of his old oblivious jerk self at this point as well.

Fun Fact: Steve was originally written to devolve into a much darker character (even going so far as to rape Nancy in S1), but the showrunners liked Joe Keery so much that they rewrote his character. Billy was essentially brought in to fill the 'sinister bully' role that Steve was supposed to be.

Yeah, okay, I'm happier with the interpretation we got. Rape seems pretty...not great at all, yeah, I'm good without that.

That being said, Steve is just trying to do what's best for both of them. I can't see how that's oblivious, tbh. When you're pretty much following a bunch if government dudes orders, ones who have killed people for like...existing, yeah, sorry, but I'm not going to make them my enemy. I enjoy life and would want my loved ones to do the same.

And if you don't love someone, you don't just pause and stare at them when they ask. That's just a dick move, beyond grating. Just say yes, or no. Or say how you feel. Dude was heartbroken, standing there and staring doesn't help. Unless you were trying to be a jerk, in which case...mission accomplished?