"Arguably the biggest moment of the episode came when Will Byers nervously told his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder) and then his friends - including his best pal and crush Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) - that he is gay, in order to fight Vecna from using his insecurities against him. Listing all of the similarities he shares with his friends, including dungeons and dragons, bike races and a shared love of Steve Martin, Will then tearfully added: "...I just don't like girls.""
"Despite the moving scene striking a chord with some LGBTQ+ fans, the episode has seemingly been review bombed on rating and review site IMDb. In the six days since its release (25 December in the US, 26 December in the UK), episode seven has received more than 100,000 ratings and reviews on IMDb, and has accumulated an average score of 5.4 out of 10. The most common rating is one out of ten, followed by 10 out of 10."
Episode seven of season five, "The Bridge", ties major plots: Max returns, and Vecna plans to merge the alternate dimension The Abyss with the human world. Will Byers tells his mother Joyce and then his friends, including his best friend and crush Mike Wheeler, that he is gay to prevent Vecna from using his insecurities. He lists shared childhood activities and tearfully says, "...I just don't like girls," then admits a crush while looking at Mike; his family and friends promise unconditional support. The episode received apparent review-bombing on IMDb, accumulating over 100,000 ratings in six days and an average score of 5.4 out of 10, making it the series' lowest-rated episode.
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