The day afterward, Jonathan and Joyce looked all through the woods for Will. Commenters, please use spoiler code if you are discussing anything super spoilery unless the title specifically says the episode being discussed. In the fall of 1983, Jonathan's younger brother, Will, vanished without a trace due to Jonathan working late. Whether Charlie Heaton is dreamy or not, his character doesn't really deserve the kind of love fans throw at him, and it doesn't make sense to make him and Nancy #relationshipgoals at all. Jonathan then rescued him and Robin by having them get into Nancys car as the Mind Flayer began to chase them. Jonathan told him he wasn't, and Will reaffirmed that he was. Will Byers (brother)Joyce Byers (mother)Lonnie Byers (father)Darlene (great-aunt)Eleven (foster sister) When he realized through Nancy that Will was alive, he became determined to find him. I think Jonathan is just anxious/has anxiety (Joyce is outright said to have anxiety and Jonathan is said to take after his mother). Jonathan tries to be by his brother's side despite it being difficult as Jonathan noted that Will has changed a lot since his time in the Upside Down. As Tommy pulled it away from Jonathan, Steve pretended to hand it back to him, only to purposefully drop it and cause it to shatter on the ground. In turn, he became more goofy and unaware of his surroundings, much to his siblings frustration. When they discovered Mrs. Driscoll consuming fertilizer, this lead to them getting fired from the Post and straining their relationship, with Jonathan angry over losing his means to support his family and blaming Nancy for it, causing Nancy to accuse him of being like her tormentors. In the fall of 1984, Jonathan was shocked upon Eleven's return after saving him and the others from rampant Demodogs. Arriving there, he rescued his brother and mother from vicious Demodogs. Hawkins, Indiana (1967 - 1985):Byers House (1967 - October 1985)Lenora Hills, California (1985 - present):Byers House carrionkid. And at the end, while at the Snow Ball, Nancy and Jonathan have started a relationship. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. RELATED: Stranger Things Characters Sorted Into Their Hogwarts Houses. | he/him | 18+ | autistic . However, Jonathan did not support his mother's relationship with Bob Newby as he did not understand what she saw in him. When Jonathan realized that his mother was telling the truth about Will being alive, he apologized and the two reconciled, where they managed to reunite with Will after his rescue from the Upside Down. When Jonathan answered the door, two police officers had arrived to arrest El for attacking Angela. When El fainted from exhaustion and began screaming in pain at the Starcourt Mall, Jonathan ran towards a Chinese restaurant and grabbed plastic wrap, a wooden spoon, and a knife heated by a stove. Jonathan's not particularly social but not because he doesn't understand others. This convinced Jonathan to work with Nancy and the kids on stopping the Mind Flayer. Jonathan was not treated with disdain by Tom or any of his other co-workers as they focused their bullying on Nancy for being the only female journalist at the Post. Like Will, Lonnie forced Jonathan to do "manly" activities, forcing him to hunt on his tenth birthday and making him kill a rabbit, causing Jonathan to cry for a week. People on the spectrum struggle with empathy--not because they don't care about others--but simply because it's hard for them to read people. When a weak Will finally awoke, Jonathan and Joyce tearfully greeted him. Murray also questioned if Jonathan's hesitance to admit his feelings for Nancy stemmed from his trust issues of his father, showing that Jonathan feared becoming like Lonnie. RELATED: Stranger Things: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Relationships. A month later, Jonathan video-recorded Will practicing to slow dance with his mother in their living room. Up until the fourth season, Jonathan drove a 1971 Ford Galaxie 500. See All Photos Edit Profile Category: edit Fictional Character Hair Color: edit Brown Hair Length: edit Short Eye Color: edit Brown Height: edit 5' 8" Ethnicity: edit As Will began to tear up, Jonathan told his brother that he loved him and that no matter what, nothing would change that. A year later, in 1984, Jonathan has become protective of Will, but not nearly as much as his mother. Jonathan was hired by Tom Holloway to be a photographer for the Hawkins Post. However, after finding the number to locate the Nina Project, Jonathan and Argyle, along with Mike and Will, traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to seek Suzie Bingham's help in locating the facility, with Jonathan telling Argyle to be on his best behavior as Suzie's family were Mormons. Will's disappearance made Jonathan guilt-ridden for not being there and would soon take a toll on his relationship with his mother, who insisted Will was trapped in the walls and taken by a monster with no face. It also, however, makes no sense that they would just drop everything while in the middle of a work day to investigate and not go after work hours instead. When Jonathan got a call from Nancy early the next day, he did not want to speak to Nancy at first, but Nancy informed him of the Mind Flayer's return due to Mrs. Driscoll being possessed and that Will could be in danger. By the end of season three, when Jonathan's finally remembered he has a brother and he might need to check on him now that the creature who once possessed his body is back and creating his own . The next day, when Nancy went to confront Steve, he coldly said he figured that her new boyfriend would take her home, realizing where Nancys feelings truly lied. The brothers are very close, and you would think that they would have some sort of routine in the morning. In the spring of 1986, Jonathan resided in Lenora Hills, California, where he began to smoke weed alongside his new best friend, Argyle, due to stress about college. Three months later, Jonathan was assisted by Mike in packing up his house and said goodbye before moving out of Hawkins with his family. A month later, Nancy and Jonathan have become an official couple. Coupled with the fact that he's not a violent person, it makes no sense that he would attack Steve Harrington when the teen has some choice words about his involvement in his brother's disappearance. As an artist, he ought to have known better in many circumstances, and given his temperament and personality, many of his actions simply don't make a whole lot of sense. Steve later rescued Jonathan and the others by crashing into Billys car before he could collide into them. This is one of the syndrome of aspergers where kids would become obsessed with a certain topic. Steve frantically asked what the creature was, both Jonathan and Nancy told him to shut up. A month later, after Will's rescue, Jonathan was given a Christmas present from Nancy and was upset on getting Nancy nothing, but Nancy told him it didn't matter and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Jonathan is up bright and early making breakfast for his family after working the previous evening, which takes us back to why we love him. Steve ran out and prepared to escape, but saw the lights of the house once again beginning to flicker and decided he needed to help his friends. When investigating the Creel house, Steve mentioned to Nancy that they, Robin, and Jonathan should go out together once he returned to Hawkins. In the spring of 1986, as Jonathan dealt with the stress of college and continuing his long-distance relationship with Nancy, he revealed that breaking up with Nancy would be the best option since if things kept going further, he and Nancy would end up like Joyce and Lonnie, showing that he continued to fear becoming like his father. As a result, they were able to rescue Eleven and escape from Colonel Sullivan and his forces in time. Will happily agreed, high-fiving his brother, and Jonathan, impersonating Bob as Dracula, told him that "he hoped it doesn't suck". Of course, Jonathan didn't know this. I don't think Jonathan is autistic. Jonathan also developed feelings for Nancy Wheeler who shared his trauma, but struggled to accept them until he was encouraged by Murray Bauman. The main "problem" with him is kinda the neglect of his dad, that's why he is kinda shy, because he didn't had a normal dad figure in front of him. He also didn't notice the kind of trouble that Will had with this friends during the third season. British actor Charlie Heaton plays awkward teenager Jonathan Byers in Netflix's Stranger Things. When Jonathan asked what Russians he was referring to, Steve pointed out that the guards El killed were Russian. Though Jonathan was high when Joyce told him this, he accepted this responsibility and managed to hide his high state as feeling tired. Jonathan Byers, Will's sensitive and troubled older brother in the Netflix hit Stranger Things, has definitely been forced to grow up too quickly, both from his lower-middle class upbringing and broken home to the terrible events that ultimately forced his family to move away from Hawkins in the third season of the show. WORST: Irresponsible Jonathan may be selfless, but he certainly isn't responsible. The Byers familyThe Hawkins Post (formerly) Other relations Jonathan was supposed to be out looking for Will when he stumbled upon Steve's party and just randomly started taking pictures of his peers enjoying themselves. El mentioned to Mike in her letter how she discovered Jonathan and his new best friend Argyle smoking "smelly plants" together, and Jonathan told her that they were safe since they came from the earth, but made her promise not to tell Joyce. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. A month later, Jonathan picked up Will from the Wheeler home, and allowed Will to open his present from Nancy and Steve, a new camera. NEXT: MBTI of Stranger Things Characters. If you see anyone breaking the rules, please report the post or comment. Though the Byers have been distant for a while, physically holding each other here serves to solidify Jonathan's words to Will. As parental as Jonathan seems to be, it would also make sense for him (not to mention his mom) to check on Will before going to bed at night. Upon his parents' divorce, Jonathan took over Lonnie's role as a father figure in Will's life, actively encouraging Will to like what people deem "not normal" and telling him that Lonnie was the last person to tell Will what he should like. WE SEE YOU, AND WE LOVE YOU. Later, they tried to book a flight to Hawkins to save their friends from Hawkins, but when that failed, Jonathan and Mike worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank so Eleven could use her powers to fight Vecna in Max's mind. Age After El's arrest, the brothers attempted to contact their mother, who had flown to Alaska, but they were interrupted by Owen's agents who explained that they rescued El and took her away to help her regain her powers and defeat a new evil in Hawkins. ( I know this last sentece might sound stupid, but I dont know how to explain it). He and Nancy agreed to both attend Emerson College in Massachusetts despite his acceptance putting him in financial debt. After that, Jonathan and Argyle worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank at Surfer Boy Pizza so Eleven could use her powers to fight Vecna from Nevada where the two kept watch over her, along with helping her as she fought Vecna. When Jonathan argues with Hopper about contacting Lonnie regarding Will's whereabouts, it almost seems like Jonathan doesn't even know his own father. When Steve assumed Nancy cheated on him after seeing her with Jonathan, Tommy and Carol wasted no time in making abusive graffiti of Jonathan and Nancy. In 1984, Jonathan met Murray Bauman when arriving at his warehouse with Nancy to confess that Hawkins Lab was responsible for the death of Nancy's best friend, Barbara Holland. In the spring of 1986, Jonathan and El have begun to address themselves as siblings or stepsiblings to the public, as they struggled to adjust to their new lives in Lenora Hills, California. Allowing Will out of her sight was incredibly hard on Joyce Byers after the events of the first season, so it's no wonder she sent Jonathan with him to trick-or-treat during season two's Halloween night. And watch T.V., apparently. Nancy Wheeler (girlfriend)Argyle (best friend)Steve Harrington (former enemy, friend)Mike Wheeler (friend)Lucas Sinclair (friend)Dustin Henderson (friend)Max Mayfield (friend)Robin Buckley (friend)Jim Hopper (friend)Bob Newby (friend)Murray Bauman (friend)Tommy Hagan (enemy)Carol Perkins (enemy)Tom Holloway (former boss, enemy)Bruce Lowe (former co-worker, enemy)Agent Harmon (protector)Agent Wallace (protector) By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. However, while traveling to find the Nina Project, Jonathan became frustrated, thinking they were lost, despite Mike's reassurance until Argyle pointed they were in the right direction by finding tire tracks belonging to military vehicles. And why are we are being led to believe that Jonathan is such a saint? While traveling, Jonathan takes notice of his brother Will struggling emotionally to show his feelings towards Mike. When Will reacted to Kenny Rogers in disgust, Jonathan reaffirmed his statement, saying that nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world. A lot of people talk about Jonathan being "parentified". That evening, Jonathan brought out photos of Will to make wanted posters. When discovering Mike and his friends to be in danger, due to government agents tracking them down, Jonathan was able to figure out a way to contact Mike and ask for his location by using Will's walkie-talkie. He didnt want to chase a dream with Nancy that wasnt his, and further revealed that he was planning on ending things with Nancy, believing that if Nancy followed him, she would grow bitter and the pairs relationship would form into Joyce and Lonnies poor marriage. Jonathan Byers In 1986, Jonathan had grown to be more carefree and relaxed upon meeting his new best friend, Argyle, beginning to smoke weed with him daily and hiding it from his mother by wearing sunglasses. Argyle told him he shouldn't have lied to her, and soon caused the both of them to become overwhelmed and smoke "Purple Palm Tree Delight". Jonathan Byers, Will's sensitive and troubled older brother in the Netflix hit Stranger Things, has definitely been forced to grow up too quickly, both from his lower-middle class upbringing and broken home to the terrible events that ultimately forced his family to move away from Hawkins in the third season of the show. Later, while traveling through Nevada to locate the facility, Jonathan started to grow frustrated, thinking they were lost until Argyle found tire tracks and identified them belonging to military vehicles, allowing them to rescue Eleven in time. Will asked if he always had to record everything, and Jonathan smugly said that he only recorded the "good stuff". <3 jonathanssweatercollection YOU. Will said he didn't but tried to say it was fun to go with their father sometimes. In 1985, Joyce seemed happy for Jonathan when he has a girlfriend. Having a special interest that you hyper focus on and become sort of obsessed with can be a characteristic of ASD. He has a strong bond with his family and is implied to have a soft spot for animals, as he cried for a week after his tenth birthday when his father forced him to kill a rabbit on a hunting trip. After reuniting with his mother and Hopper, he witnesses along with his family the beginning of the Upside Down invading Hawkins. Despite being a small-town boy, according to Joyce, he wants to go to college at New York University. Jonathan isn't shy about telling people his opinions and making sure he's different from everyone else. 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