There is so much more to Nancy Wheeler than her relationship status in Stranger Things. There’s no denying that her situation with Steve (Joe Keery) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) has shaped a good deal of her journey and contributed to some of her personal growth, but haven't we moved well beyond labeling it a “love triangle?” That’s what we discussed with Natalia Dyer herself on a recent edition of Collider Ladies Night.
At the start of the series, a more timid, play-by-the-rules Nancy was dating Steve, a high school hotshot who dared her to take risks. As Steve made a string of mistakes, Nancy found herself spending more and more time with Jonathan while trying to figure out exactly what happened to Barb (Shannon Purser). In Season 2, with a little encouragement from Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman), Nancy and Jonathan finally acted on their feelings for one another, and in Season 3, they’re in a full-blown relationship.
However, Season 4 sees the couple struggling to make a long-distance relationship work after Jonathan moves to California with his family. Complicating matters further, Nancy finds herself spending more time with Steve in Hawkins when a new threat from the Upside Down emerges. During the beginning stages of their plan to defeat Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in “Chapter Nine: The Piggyback,” Steve reveals he still has feelings for Nancy in an especially moving speech that also highlights how grateful he is that she changed him for the better.
Does that mean Steve has a shot again? Does Jonathan’s return to Hawkins put a stop to them rekindling anything? Or rather, does it even matter? Is this situation truly a love triangle anymore or have the characters grown beyond it?
Hear Dyer's take on the matter in this Collider Ladies Night After Hours clip!
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11 июл 2022
