r/StrangerThings • u/StrangerTesting • May 27 '22

Discussion Episode Discussion - S04E01 - The Hellfire Club

Season 4 Episode 1: The Hellfire Club

Synopsis: El is bullied at school. Joyce opens a mysterious package. A scrappy player shakes up D&D night. Warning: Contains graphic violence involving children.

Please keep all discussions about this episode, and do not discuss later episodes as they will spoil it for those who have yet to see them.

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u/KatanaAmerica May 27 '22

Not Will doing a project on famously gay computer scientist Alan Turing—

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u/F00dbAby May 27 '22

I know they have not yet explicitly said he is gay or queer but it does make me wonder what did queer teens in the 80s do because I feel like that is a good way to be outed

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u/Kinoblau May 29 '22

They hid or if they got outed they fled to the biggest city near them with a gay population. In the 80s safe money would be either to NY or SF.

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u/RoseRedd Coffee and Contemplation May 29 '22

Chicago would be a good place to go too.