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But when Syd sees the person, she does not recognize him as her dad.
All the guy says in response to her question, Should I be afraid?
is Theyshould be afraid.
In all of these scenarios, a government and/or military conspiracy is involved.
That makes sense to me because, again,Stranger Things.
Whats more significant is what makes Syd snap versus what makes Carrie snap.
When she gets her period in the girls locker room, she is mocked.
When she expresses interest in going to a dance with a boy, her mother goes ballistic.
(She had sex with Stanley, and clearly wasnt attracted to him.
Still, in theory, she could be bisexual.)
Thats even more true when you look at the show more broadly.
Here, its tinged with Syds desire and a palpable romantic energy.
This is also true when looking at the series in the context of other Hughes films.
But her capacity to love another young woman?
This series makes it very clear that everyone should be okay with that.
