""Throughout filming, we started to feel like she and [Steve] shouldn't get together, and that she's gay," Hawke said. "Even when I go back and watch earlier episodes, it just seems like the most obvious decision ever." The show's creators Matt and Ross Duffer, as well as producer Shawn Levy, began having "a lot" of conversations about the character's sexuality."
""It wasn't really until we were shooting episode four and five, I think, that we made the final decision," she said. Hawke told WSJ that it ended up being a "collaborative decision", and one she was "really, really happy with". The rest is history. Robin eventually came out in episode seven of the series' third season after Steve admits to her that he has a crush."
"Responding, Robin turns to Steve, telling him that she had previously had a crush on Tammy Thompson (Julia Reilly) and was jealous of the way she looked at Steve. After a few moment, the ball drops and Steve realises what Robin is saying. The change made Robin the first LGBTQ+ character in the show and had a profound impact on Robin's character arc as she comes to terms with her sexuality."
Maya Hawke plays Robin Buckley, ice-cream clerk at Starcourt Mall. Robin was originally scripted as straight and intended to fall for co-worker Steve. As filming progressed, cast and crew felt Robin should be written as gay. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer and producer Shawn Levy held conversations and finalized the change during episodes four and five. Robin comes out in episode seven after Steve admits a crush, prompting Robin to reveal a past crush on Tammy Thompson and jealousy over Tammy's attention. The rewrite made Robin the show's first LGBTQ+ character and reshaped her arc. Hawke was pleased with the collaborative decision.
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