When I watched "Stranger Things" with my son, his admiration for Billy Hargrove has led to an obsession with hair metal and lifting weights. It's a complex situation.
Characters, like people, are rarely all good or all bad. A good story should have characters like Billy because people are complex, and no one is all good or all bad.
Billy does many things that are undeniably wrong, from speeding to being mean to his younger stepsister, but analyzing antagonists can prompt deeper discussions about right and wrong.
Talking to him about why he sees Billy as cool became an in-depth discussion about right and wrong. A story can be more impactful than any lesson or lecture.
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