Billy Hargrove
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| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Billy Hargrove |
| Occupation: | High Schooler |
| Relationships: | Max Mayfield (step-sister) Neil Hargrove (father) Susan Hargrove (step-mother) Steve Harrington (rival) |
| Fandom: | Stranger Things |
| Other: | Played by Dacre Montgomery |
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Billy Hargrove is a fictional character from the Stranger Things television series, and is portrayed by Dacre Montgomery.
Canon
Billy Hargrove is introduced in the first episode of season 2, as a classmate of Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers, and Nancy Wheeler, and as a rival to Steve. He is a secondary antagonist in seasons 2 and 3, until he briefly becomes an ally when he saves Eleven’s life by sacrificing his own.
Fandom
Controversy
Billy Hargrove is an incredibly divisive character within the Stranger Things fandom. At the center of this divide are disagreements over how he should be portrayed and over whether it is wrong to like problematic characters.
Statistics
- In July 2022 Billy was the 8th most popular Stranger Things character on AO3. [1]
Common Pairings
- Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington - most popular pairing
- Billy Hargrove/Eddie Munson
Fanon and Common Tropes in Fanworks
Example Fanworks
Fan Art
Fanfiction
Fan Vids
Meta
- The Queer Rage of Billy Hargrove by Virgil Rose
- Billy Hargrove's bedroom: Part One, Part Two, Part Three by gothyringwald. Posts identifying all the items in Billy's bedroom in Seasons 2 and 3
- for years i’ve been trying to make some sense of billy’s place within the show... by witchsickness. A response to an anonymous ask on Tumblr that goes into depth about the place (or lack thereof) that Billy's backstory has in the show
Gifs
Other Fanworks
Cosplay
Archives and Communities
- Billy Hargrove tag at Archive of Our Own
- Billy Hargrove filter at FanFiction.net
Links and Resources
- Billy Hargrove at the Stranger Things Wiki
References
- ^ Archive Link of the Stranger Things AO3 Tag. Archived 20 July 2022.
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