In the same Collider conversation, Ross Duffer stressed that “a couple of the character arcs” will circle back to the first season and finally see some resolution. That includes the Jonathan-Nancy-Steve love triangle. “The characters have maybe made steps, but that journey isn’t over yet,” he added.

A social outcast far removed from the high school hierarchy, Jonathan largely stood on the sidelines in the first season. Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Steve (Joe Keery) had a flirtatious but distanced relationship and didn’t officially hook up until the infamous party at which Nancy’s BFF Barb bit the big one. Jonathan’s jealousy would later fester and boil over after Steve called Nancy a “slut,” leading to a raucous physical altercation. It’s not until Season 2 that Steve and Nancy officially break up. Feeling empathy for her dead friend, Jonathan offers to help Nancy get justice for Barb. The two grow closer and more intimate throughout the season and eventually become an item.

Truth be told, Jonathan and Nancy’s relationship has run its course. Of course, the distance separating them could have something to do with it. In Season 4, the two never shared an onscreen moment until the finale. However, Nancy and Steve have been able to reconnect and share intimate dreams and ambitions, namely Steve’s wish to have a whole brood of little Steve Harringtons (or “li’l nuggets,” as he calls them). Judging by the Duffers’ teaser, they are indeed end game, and we wouldn’t be mad about it.