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I may be a pretty shitty boyfriend, but turns out I'm actually a pretty damn good babysitter.
— Stranger Things · 2016
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is Steve's graduation from the season-one jock: a boy who has lost the girl and knows it, but turns his pride into a joke and takes the job nobody asked him to do. The 'babysitter' label stuck, and fans use it for Steve's whole later role as the group's reluctant guardian.
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In context
Spoilers for Stranger ThingsShow the scene
In 'Chapter Nine: The Gate' (season 2, 2017), with the Hawkins Lab in chaos and the Byers house under siege, Nancy hears that she should go with Jonathan to help Will and answers that she cannot just leave her brother Mike. Steve Harrington, who has accepted that he and Nancy are no longer together, tells her he will stay behind and guard the kids. He admits he may be a poor boyfriend but says that he is, in fact, a pretty good babysitter.
Sources (2)
- The Gate (episode), Stranger Things WikiPlot section, the Byers houseReference checked
- Chapter Nine transcript (Springfield! Springfield!)The Nancy and Steve exchangeReference checked
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