Why Steve Harrington Memes Are The Best From ‘Stranger Things 4’

Stranger Things 4 is back, much to the delight of his many fans. But amidst the slew of new characters, returning villains, creepy monsters, and overwhelming ’80s nostalgia, one man has managed to maintain his dominance over the fandom: Steve Harington. That’s right, the guy we first met in season one as Nancy’s boyfriend’s idiotic bully is still the best thing about the series. Well, actually we mean the memes of him.

Of course, Steve (played by Joe Keery with an inordinate level of charm) has been on quite the journey since then, and it’s due to his acting and character development much more than his good looks or his hair that defies belief. gravity, and so Internet and networks are totally surrendered at your feet.

Steve’s glow started at the end of the first season, when he tried to patch things up with his old rival in love, Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton), and it took full effect in the second season, when he found himself responsible for the children’s safety in the midst of an attack of demon dogs. Since then, Steve has held the title of babysitter… and everyone’s favourite.

His appeal continued into season three, when viewers thought he had finally found the right girl in Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke), but that connection ended up being purely platonic, and their friendship remains one of the few sources of brightness and levity. in an increasingly dark fourth season, with the two best friends lamenting their respective terrible love lives. The fact that in the 1980s setting of Hawkins, Steve is an unflappable gay ally and supports Maya in her search for another girl undoubtedly contributes to his being one of the most popular characters in the series.

With the first part of Stranger Things 4 already streaming on Netflix, Twitter’s thirst and admiration are once again focused on Steve Harrington, the king of babysitters from Hawkins, Indiana, with a big heart and only slightly dumb ass. And not to be a spoiler, but a certain scene of shirtless heroism has fans eating, as they say.