Strangers Things season 5 resolved its love triangle in the best possible way

Throughout Stranger Things season 5, Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton) and Steve Harrington (Joe Keery) have gotten competitive whenever they’re around Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer). It’s a classic love-triangle dynamic, putting Nancy in the position of choosing between her current boyfriend or her ex, who’s grown a lot as a character since season 1. Writer Kate Trefry and the Duffer brothers settle the matter decisively in episode 6, “Escape from Camazotz,” in a deeply satisfying way that bucks clichés to give every character what they need.