: Concerns about how media portrays the dating lives of 12-to-14-year-olds using adult romantic tropes.
of shows that successfully (or unsuccessfully) made this transition. barely teen sex
The later books/films famously pivoted into "teen angst," though fans generally accepted this as natural growth. : Concerns about how media portrays the dating
Focus shifted from "The Upside Down" to who Mike, Eleven, and Max were dating. barely teen sex
: Fisher-Quann argued that the show’s writers shifted focus from supernatural horror to "barely-teen relationships and romantic storylines."
and why it relies so heavily on romance.
: Using romantic subplots to pad the runtime when the main mystery or action plot is thin.