No, the Duffer Brothers didn't edit *that* Stranger Things scene, but they had another 'George Lucas' moment
Stranger Things is one of the biggest shows in the world, with multiple streaming records and a string of Emmy Award nominations to its name.
But it’s back in the news after some fans claimed the show had edited scenes between Nancy and Jonathan to make one character look, as they described it, “like less pervert.”
So was the scene actually edited? And which Stranger Things moments have changed that we don’t know about?
*Also, be prepared for minor spoilers.
Which scene with Nancy and Jonathan are we talking about?
If you look back on the first season of Stranger Things, you’ll remember how Nancy Wheeler hung out at Steve Harrington’s house in Chapter 2: The Stranger on Maple Street.
But they are not alone.
Detective Jonathan Byers is in the bush taking photos in an attempt to track down evidence of his brother Will’s disappearance.
While the scene shows Jonathan pointing his camera at Nancy through the upstairs window, the audience never saw him click the shutter when he started to undress.
Instead, he lowered his camera and took a photo of Nancy’s friend, Barb, dangling her leg in the pool.
A rumor has started circulating online claiming that the creators of Stranger Things removed it while Jonathan was taking photos to make his character seem less creepy.
But Jonathan’s photos from that night are revealed in the following episode and still one of Nancy undressingmade Steve call her “pervert.”
So, was the scene actually edited?
The writer’s room of The Stranger Things says not yet.
“No scene from the previous season has ever been cut or re-edited. And that will never happen,” they tweeted.
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When a fan asked if this included a Jonathan and Nancy scene, they said yes.
So where did this rumor come from?
It started online and, as is the general nature of Internet rumours, was not fact-checked before getting a spot.
So while one episode doesn’t show Jonathan taking a particular photo, the next episode still confirms that it actually happened.
So, none of the scenes were ever edited in Stranger Things?
Well, no.
Although the writers said none of the scenes were, or will ever be, cut or re-edited, the Duffer Brothers previously said they had a “George Lucas” moment from the show.
This term refers to how the creators of Star Wars George Lucas regularly made changes to the film after its release.
In an interview with Variety last month, Matt and Ross Duffer said they would likely change Will’s birthday date in the previous season, as it was inconsistent with the scene in Season 4.
“I think what we were going to do was we were going and George Lucas did it,” said Ross Duffer.
Matt Duffer explains how they will make the tweak.
“We think her new birthday is May 22, because ‘May’ can fit in Winona’s mouth. [in the Season 2 scene where Joyce says the date of Will’s birthday]. So that would be us George Lucas-ing the situation.”
In a follow-up interview with Variety, Matt Duffer revealed that Will’s birthday change isn’t the first time they’ve edited the show after its release.
“We have George Lucas stuff too that people don’t know about,” he said, before revealing the special effects in Season 4: Volume 1 reworked in the first week of release.
“It’s not, like, a story, but you’re basically patching in shots. Netflix is — I don’t think they ever allow people to patch on opening weeks and even weekends. And we said, ‘Yeah, why not?’ And he said ‘Well, it makes us nervous.’ And we’re like, ‘Well, maybe we should try it this time.’ And it turned out fine.”
The Duffer Brothers say one way to find any patch is to compare Netflix episodes to hard copy DVDs, so that’s one way you can spend your time while we wait for the next season.
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