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So is/was Will gay or not?


So much media focus on this question, but, in the end it's never decisively addressed.

In fact, I was getting mixed signals. At times, I thought he had a thing for Mike and was upset with Mike's relationship with El. Then, at times, I thought it was the complete opposite... he had a thing for El too, but was upset that his best friend was getting all her attention.

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It's mostly implied that he's gay. If it turns out that he had a thing for El then it would be a twist. But it was left ambiguous at the end so we won't find out until the next season

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You can tell he's in love with Mike. Sucks for him but Mike's not gay so Will needs to move on and stop looking at him with those sad ass puppy dog eyes. That's very pathetic. Just go get pounded by someone else.

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They are practically force feeding us his homosexuality. He's the only one of the boys who hasn't been involved in any girl and has so far shown no interest, the girl in school tried touching his leg and he was freaked out and pulled his leg away, he had the conversation with Mike and started crying (because Mike is more interested in El and he is having to keep his homosexuality in the closet), then he later had the conversation with his brother as if indicating his brother is aware he may be gay. On top of all that they keep giving him these weird haircuts to suggest he's different from the others in some way. Not to mention this show is on Netflix and has a fairly strong woke agenda.

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Very bizarre considering the up front lesbian sidebar subplot going on with Robin.

It makes me wonder if it's going to be used in some dramatic plot turn in the final season, e.g. Will or Mike dying, and Will confessing his feelings for Mike in their last moments.

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Yes they act like it's tough being gay "because 80's" but then you have openly lezo Robin who is basically forcing a straight girl into intimacy...

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The scene where Will was obviously daydreaming about sucking Mike's dick kinda gave it away.

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No he isn't gay.

He is struggling to tell Mike that he's pedo.

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I definitely don't think he has a thing for El. They became very good friends, both in the show and in real life

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He's gay af

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