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Robin completely led Steve on

posted 5 years ago by Mister Babadook (2621)
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When they was tied up in the chairs together she told him that story making it sound like she was totally in love with him. If shes a lesbian and not into Steve at all why'd she tell him that emotional story from school acting as if she was longing for him while he ignored her?

Then later yeah she explains she was only obsessed with him because the girl she liked wouldn't stop staring at him, but she knew how she made it sound before, she led him on then when he bit she turned him down like "No thanks i'm a lesbian". I dunno that just seemed mean of her to do that, he opened up to her feeling bad about her story from before and she completely blindsided him like "Yeah what i said was really bullshit i'm gay".

[–] lolkatz (475) 5 years ago

You're totally right. Out of protest I won't watch the 8th episode. I bet it was a last minute committee decision. Only that can explain the stupidity and bogusness of that plot twist. They are the only couple that have some real chemistry going for them and the studio had to ruin it. And the media wen't insane praising it for being woke and bold, but the decision was disastrous in my opinion. They ruin shows by shoehorning wokeness into the script instead of weaving it into the story organically from the beginning.

[–] howgamer (3642) 5 years ago

I thought she led him on as well, but I guess they were just trying to orchestrate a twist. It kind of fell flat for me. I thought that oh she's a lesbian, that was kind of strange how she was acting all into him prior to that.

[–] Mister Babadook (2621) 5 years ago

Yeah she was acting completely into him when she was telling that story saying things like "I sat behind you an entire year and i bet you didn't even know i existed" and then telling him everything he did to his food, she was clearly making it sound like she was in love with him.

It honestly feels like at the last second before episode 7 was filmed they shoehorned that into the script, cause before episode 7 Robin acted totally into Steve, you can't tell me she wasn't during that scene where they was tied up her story and her facial expressions while telling it completely read she was in love with Steve but hurt cause he ignored her. If she really thought they was gonna die wouldn't she have came out right there and told him she was gay then?

There was no signs at all prior to episode 7 of her being a lesbian, not a single hint, i'm convinced they added that into the show at the very last second before episode 7 was shot.

[–] atomicx (234) 5 years ago

Yeah I agree with you, but in reality it was all just way to lead us, "the audience" on so that she could hit us with the "twist" later.

[–] triplea (3577) 5 years ago

Actually it was something they changed mid production, they were meant to be romantically linked - which is why there is a MASSIVE disconnect between the 2 scenes. The former was obviously shot before the change.

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/08/one-of-stranger-things-best-ideas-came-late-in-the-game/

Fail to see how this was one of 'the best' ideas in a show built on loads of great ideas...

My problem is in the 'reveal' scene they didn't need to humiliate Steve like that, making him proclaim his feelings etc. They should have just made him say 'we would make a good couple' jokingly and then she could have said the speel about the other girl.

[–] atomicx (234) 5 years ago

Well in hind site that makes sense now because as you said, the two scenes come across very disconnected. They should have went back and re-shot the first scene so that there was proper continuity. It's not surprising though that the actors came up with what they thought was a "great idea". We live in a time where LGBTQ in entertainment is perceived as the hip and edgy thing right now.

Unfortunately, the humiliation of Steve is also another product of our time, where it is all about empowering the females and diminishing the males. I agree though, it was really unnecessary.

[–] winslow (1318) 5 years ago

She should have brought the whiteboard back out before she shut him down so she could make another for the 'L' column.

[–] charliekelly (1018) 5 years ago

Exactly lol. I looked at my wife and said, "Well... 0 for 7."

[–] ADBruno1985 (3303) 5 years ago

She wasn't ready yet.

I was a teenager in a similar Ohio town almost 20 years after this was set, and I wasn't comfortable coming out of the closet until I moved away. So I get where she's coming from.

You might lead people on because it's easier than coming out. It's not "right," but for all we know Steve's the first one she ever came out to, so she doesn't really "owe" anyone. And look how quickly Steve bounced back. Same scene. His disappointment was a lot smaller than her risk in coming out.

But yeah sure of course let's make it all about the poor popular guy's disappointment and paint the girl out to be a villain

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

yeah, I thought the scenes made sense for that time and place. maybe she was trying to motivate him in the first scene to help them escape.

[–] Geiri (844) 5 years ago

Not woke enough for me I think instead she should have told him she wanted to have the surgery and become his boyfriend.

[–] Nauru-1 (14) 5 years ago

I heard they didn't decide until later that this would be the case, but changing plans without properly reflecting it in the previous material is a problem. A couple other storylines didn't feel like they meshed too well with what was established earlier on either. In this case, all I could think of is that it felt like they were going for easy representation when the more complex and challenging angle would have probably been something to do with Will's character.

[–] ATG6 (3000) 5 years ago

I love how she's supposed to be the plain quirky girl when she looks like a cross between Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.

[–] Cheepshooter (672) 4 years ago

She is!

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Hiring hot actresses to play geeky/plain/outcast types is a longstanding Hollywood tradition.

Amanda Seyfried in Jennifer's Body, for example. She's supposed to be this everyday, nondescript girl who envies her sexy friend, when she was almost as attractive as Megan Fox (some would say better looking, depending on your taste).