Maya Hawke revealed that having Robin and Steve end up together in Stranger Things season 3 was an option.

She said that the decision about her sexuality was made gradually.

In the show, Robin ends up coming out to Steve shortly after he reveals his feelings for her.

If there's one thing we can definitely say about Stranger Things it's that the show is definitely unpredictable. Each season is full of twists, turns and new monsters that I'm really glad don't exist in new life. Even the characters go through some serious development. Steve seemed like a way-to-into himself bad boy on season 1 and by season 3 he's the father figure that saves the day. In season 3, we see him Steve falling for the new character, Robin, played by Maya Hawke, and it seemed like they would end up together, but then boom Stranger Things introduced another twist and it turned out Robin was actually gay.

Robin comes out to Steve in that scene where they're sitting on the floor of the bathroom stall. In the emotional scene, Robin explains to Steve that she was jealous of him because a girl she had a crush on only had eyes for him when they were in high school.

But Maya said that Robin coming out as gay wasn't always the plan. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Maya said that the decision the Robin wouldn't end up with Steve was made gradually. "Throughout filming, we started to feel like she and [Steve] shouldn’t get together, and that she’s gay. Even when I go back and watch earlier episodes, it just seems like the most obvious decision ever," Maya said.

Maya also spoke about Robin's storyline to Variety, saying that the decision about Robin's sexuality wasn't made until later in the season, around episode 4 or 5.

“The Duffer brothers and I, and Shawn Levy had a lot of conversations throughout shooting and it wasn’t really until we were shooting episode four and five, I think, that we made the final decision," she said. "It was kind of a collaborative conversation, and I’m really, really happy with the way that it went."

Based on reactions to the show, they definitely made the right decision. Robin was a fan favorite this season and so many people were living for her coming out scene in the bathroom stall.

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Maya also told Variety that she hoped somehow Robin's storyline made a difference. “Sometimes we can have empathy for people on screen that we wouldn’t normally have empathy for in real life,” Maya said. “If I can hope for anything it’s that maybe some people fell in love with Robin and that helped them fall in love with girls who love girls and boys who love boys."





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