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Unhinged thought of the day but: what if Vickie's character was actually introduced in Eddie's "place"? (hear me out pls! yes, I love Eddie too but neither of these characters existed before s4 so let's just do this little exercise alright?). Note: this became a long ass rant post, so I put it under the break lol
My biggest problem with Vickie's character is the fact that we have no idea who she is, she had like 3 scenes in the entire season and it seems like she was only created to be Robin's crush/future girlfriend. On the other side of this, we have Eddie (who I actually do like as a character), but it's been pointed out more than a few times that he was probably created 'cause the Duffers don't want to kill Steve or any of the main characters (and I think that is a very fair and solid theory/assumption). Ok, so back to Vickie. She could've been a part of Hellfire Club and more of a 'goth girl' (hello, Eden? she has Eden's look/vibe now), so when she is the one who witnesses Chrissy's death, she becomes a suspect and people start speculating about her being into satanic shit/witchcraft etc. So now SHE is the one that has to run and hide and Dustin vouches for her etc, and Robin has a crush on her/is her actual friend. Vickie now: has more than one connection to the plot and is connected to more than one character, so that when she becomes Robin's girlfriend in S5, we understand why, and we know who she is and why she is relevant not only as Robin's love interest but also to the larger story being told. Instead of st*ncy revival, there would be Rockie buildup. We, as the audience, would get why they should be involved romantically, and why Robin likes her etc etc. And she would be a part of the gang as well, and already know about the upside-down stuff too. For the buffy girlies out there, you all remember Riley Finn? (lol don't think about what you think/feel about his character, just. I'm trying to make a point here, ok?). He was absolutely introduced on the show to be Buffy's romantic interest, there is no doubt about it. BUT he was a central part of S4's storyline as well. He was there in the 'normal' everyday side of stuff, but he was also part of the 'shit that goes bump in the night' side of things, being a member of the Initiative and all... And, regardless of how bad or convoluted or just boring you might think it all was, he was plot-relevant as much as he was B's new love interest, yk? Imagine if instead of including him in the story they just went 'oh look! This is Riley, isn't he cute? Buffy has a crush on him. We haven't been able to insert him fully into the story but don't worry! Next season he will be so so relevant. Just you wait! ...Until next season. ...Which will be the last one.'
That is the point I am trying to make here. They could've made Vickie relevant from day one, but they chose not to. They perhaps didn't even deem it necessary. (I mean, she is just "Robin's crush" right? So who cares?? "Be grateful that we gave your favorite lesbian a love interest and shut up!"). And that just sucks imo, 'cause it didn't have to be that way... </3