Nothing bonds people quite like sharing hair-care secrets and hunting demodogs, as Stranger Things Season 2’s best bromance illustrates so beautifully. But according to series creators Matt and Ross Duffers’ recap of “The Spy” for Vulture, Steve and Dustin’s friendship was a happy accident. That’s right, Steve and Dustin’s bonding over Farrah Fawcett Hairspray wasn’t part of the original pitch for the show’s second season arc, it was born out of necessity during the writing process.
It wasn’t until the Duffers realized that Steve was being sidelined as Nancy and Jonathan’s relationship developed that the guys came up with an idea to keep him in the action. Since Dustin was dealing with a broken heart too, he became the obvious choice to pull Steve into the kids’ storyline. Matt explained to Vulture,
From that nugget of inspiration, one of the show’s best friendships was born. The coolest guy in high school and one of the nerdiest kids in middle school may not seem like they have much in common on the outside, but Steve and Dustin proved to be far more alike than either of them ever expected. Their friendship is so strong that Steve ends up driving Dustin to the Snow Ball dance in the finale, just like a proud (and…
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