This is Steve Harrington. He was a pretty central character on that show Stranger Things, which you've probably heard of about a million times by now because it's so good. (RIP, Barb).
Steve is the popular jock that the shy, innocent girl in the show ends up with as opposed to the weird, reclusive lonely-boy, and not every audience member has agreed with this. We're here to tell you that you're all WRONG!!! Go Steve!!
First off… let’s address Steve breaking Jonathan’s camera. We, as the audience, sympathize with good-hearted, misunderstood Jonathan because we know his background and have been following the events leading up to that pivotal moment. But from Steve’s POV… He’s just a perv!!! Conclusion: we’d do the same damn thing! Go Steve!!!
Secondly, after Barb (RIP Barb) went missing during Steve’s party, Nancy understandably feels the need to alert authorities as to their whereabouts that night. Steve supports the decision, but requests that Nancy omit the fact that they drank a few beers that night. Nancy scolds Steve and implies that he is insensitive and well… a dick. But from Steve’s POV… Really?!?!?! Is this necessary?? Barb didn’t drink! Just don’t say we had a few beers, Nancy! It has nothing to do with Barb’s disappearance, it’ll just save us a lot of trouble! We can all relate to not telling the whole truth every time we go out drinking for our own good. Go Steve!!!
Let’s not forget about when Steve so romantically scaled the side of Nancy’s house only to find her rendezvousing with previously mentioned weird, reclusive lonely-boy Jonathan. Steve, hurt by Nancy’s presumed infidelity, confides in his friends who retaliate by denigrating Nancy’s reputation by vandalizing a movie theater marquis. But from Steve’s POV… What the hell! Nancy said she was busy that night and now she’s sitting soaking wet with the dude that was taking pervy pictures of her!? You bet your ass he makes a bad decision that night!! Added brownie points: Steve later punches his friend who spray painted those words about Nancy in the face and remorsefully cleans the marquis. (Go Steve!!!)
Steve later shows up to Jonathan’s house to apologize to him for jumping to conclusions and fighting him (good dude). When Nancy opens the door, he sees that she is bleeding and that there are weapons in the house. He barges in, concerned for her safety, regardless of the fact that she just dumped him (good dude). She insists that he GTFO’s, and in return he insists on making sure she's okay because he’s a… GOOD DUDE.
Steve then learns that Nancy and Jonathan were in fact summoning a fucking monster demon from some creepy ass placed called The Upside Down. Like any sane person would, Steve books it from the killer alien as soon as possible (reasonable dude). However, when he sees the lights of Satan flickering (signaling the return of the Demogorgon) he triumphantly returns to kick Demo-Ass. (ULTRA GOOD DUDE!!!)
To conclude: Steve’s character arc from decent dude to ultra good dude was epic. Don’t get us wrong, we love Jonathan (also great guy- solid dude). But at the end of the day, we can all relate to our fucking BOY, Steve Harrington. #RIPBarb
