LINK TO PART 1: It's another massive Byler video! With additional evidence, why Mileven is not a good relationship, and addressing BYLER DOUBT about Netflix queerbaiting us and the potential backlash! SUPPORT MY PATREON to access my FULL reactions and edited reactions as soon as they're ready, ask me questions, and join my Discord! Subscribe! Also, subscribe to my larger channel ("The Rules Lawyer") about RPGs like Pathfinder and D&D! @TheRulesLawyerRPG MY LINKS: My blog TEAMBYLER on Tumblr: My civil rights organization BAMN: TUMBLR ARTICLES: Byler Nation (on slow-burn rejections): queeleronwheels (the audience never was supposed to like Mileven): byers-bowlcut (El wanted the idea of a boyfriend): eeriesilkworm (M. C. Escher drawing): Official Netflix shitposts on Mileven: Matt's Multiverse on TikTok: @mattsmultiverse David Bowie's "Heroes": THANKS to Karaoke All Keys for permission to use the backing track! 0:00 Intro 4:40 Top 4 Byler Bangers 9:31 Storytelling tropes 19:43 Exhibits begin 19:54 H-1: 2nd Heart-to-Heart scene 23:54 I-1: Mike can't say he loves El 27:50 K-1: Will's role in convincing Mike to say "I love you" 34:27 L-1: The effect of the "love confession" on El 40:00 N: Mike can reach WILL when he's trapped 42:39 O: Will brings out the best in Mike 52:34 P: Mike doesn't side with El against her bullies 1:00:34 Q: The show makes us dislike and feel ambivalent toward Mileven 1:06:42 R: 5th Heart-to-Heart scene 1:09:05 S: Mileven lacks the qualities of a healthy romantic relationship, while Byler does 1:29:19 T: Mike and Will have the show's strongest, most-developed relationship 1:37:40 Non-diegetic evidence 1:48:06 Actor statements 1:59:37 Promotion 2:06:56 Is this queerbait? 2:19:00 What about backlash? 2:38:00 Final words NOTE: I am a public activist with BAMN supporting victory for Palestine and an independent Palestinian state, and I am aware of the controversy around Will's actor Noah Schnapp. First, we should be able to freely discuss fictional characters separately from the actors who portray them. I also think that pro-Palestine activists should focus on organizing like-minded people into collective action in the streets for Palestinian liberation and stopping Trump and fascism, and I don't see much efficacy to do either in criticizing celebrities online. That said, Palestine is an important issue and people will want to know what I think about Noah Schnapp's views. I don't think the public knows what his views are today, as he is no longer speaking publicly on the issue, perhaps at the direction of Netflix or his agent. My sincere hope is that certain of Noah Schnapp's Fall 2023 statements reflected a common gut initial reaction to October 7 among many Jews, and that he has since learned more about the history of Palestine and the Israeli government's horrors that have been increasingly exposed to the world and condemned as illegal by the UN International Court of Justice. One can't simply call for "peace," when an occupying army is committing a genocide. And ending the occupation is not only what being humane requires but is also, with Trump trying to carry out fascism in the U.S., part of protecting Jews from antisemitism and further isolation in the U.S., the Middle East and around the world.