Karen noticed that the house was decorated with Christmas lights, and Joyce gave the excuse that she hung them for Will because he loved Christmas. The next day, Karen visited Joyce Byers at her home along with her daughter Holly, gifting her a casserole. Karen tried to tell Nancy that she could trust her and talk about anything that happened, but Nancy brushed her off. When Karen asked about the sweatshirt Nancy was wearing, she admitted that it belonged to Steve, but kept making up excuses to avoid talking about the party at Steve's house, her fight with Barb, or that Nancy had sex with Steve himself. After some reluctance, Karen gave her permission to go - as long as she was back by 10.Īfter Nancy returned from Steve's party, Karen scolded her for returning late. On November 8, Karen allowed Mike to skip school, believing he was sick, At the dinner table, Nancy lied that she was going to a special assembly at school to support Will and his family - this was a cover story so that she could hang out with Steve. Karen seemed surprised by this and told them to stop playing as it was getting late and it was a school night.Īfter the disappearance of Will Byers, Karen told her children that they could not leave the house until he was found, forbidding Mike to search for Will and Nancy to go "study" at Barbara Holland's house. On November 6, 1983, Mike and his friends played a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in the basement for ten hours straight, according to Mike. Together, they purchased a home on Maple Street, a cul-de-sac in Hawkins, and raised three children - Nancy (born 1967), Michael "Mike" (born April 7, 1971), and Holly (born 1980). Nancy states that Karen was attracted to Ted's cushy lifestyle and well-paying job while Ted was attracted to Karen's youthfulness rather than either of them genuinely loving each other. At some point in the late 1960's, she met Ted Wheeler. As far as we know, she was born in Hawkins, Indiana. After tearfully reuniting with Mike, Karen is left to worry as she and Holly see floating particles from the dimension, the Upside Down, beginning to infect Hawkins. Soon after, what is perceived as an earthquake causes a four-way rip throughout Hawkins, leaving Karen and the other townspeople frazzled and ready to move out. Karen grows to be concerned about Nancy since she is missing, and is left puzzled when Mike's friends flee from the police. She soon resigns herself back to being a mother, offering Nancy advice after getting fired from her job, and three months later, comforting Mike after the Byers family moves out of Hawkins.īy the spring of 1986, while Mike is sent to California for Spring Break, paranoia of the town's mysterious mall fire and and recent murders of teenagers lead Karen, alongside the other parents, to believe their children to be linked to Eddie Munson, leader of the Hellfire Club, a Dungeons & Dragons club falsely believed to be a Satanic group. The next day, Karen arrives at the pool to talk to Billy (who's been possessed by another force from the dimension) and explain why she didn't come, but Billy, restraining himself from hurting her, simply tells her to stay away from him. She realizes how selfish she is and ultimately decides to not go. When Billy propositions her by offering "swimming lessons" at the local motel, Karen is about to leave for the night until she discovers Holly sleeping in Ted's lap on the chair. She does, however, become sexually attracted to Billy Hargrove, the older brother of Max Mayfield, who reciprocates the feelings.īy the summer of 1985, Karen's desire for Billy has hit the ultimate peak, ogling him along with her friends at the local pool, where Billy works as a lifeguard. In 1984, she remains the same, blissfully unaware of what her children are doing after they lie and say they're having a sleepover (when in reality Mike is tending to a possessed Will while Nancy teams up with Jonathan Byers to shut down Hawkins National Laboratory). She eventually tearfully reunites with Mike at the local middle school and goes to the hospital where Will has been recovered. When a group of agents arrive at their house telling her and her husband that his son and friends might be hiding the experiment, Karen becomes extremely distraught. She remains largely unaware of the events around her, especially her son keeping an escaped experiment in her basement and her daughter searching for a monster from another dimension. This causes friction between her children, particularly Nancy. In 1983, after her son's friend, Will Byers, goes missing, Karen enforces strict rules that no one goes out late. She is the loving but somewhat clueless mother of Nancy, Mike, and Holly, and the wife of Ted. Karen Wheeler, portrayed by Cara Buono, is a main character in Stranger Things.
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