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It’s been a busy start to 2018 for the cast of Stranger Things, and they haven’t even started shooting season three yet. From partying at the Golden Globes to dominating the carpet at the SAG Awards, the cast has been celebrating their season two success before they return to Hawkins, Indiana this spring.

They’ve certainly earned the break—once filming begins, it’ll be non-stop work until the show returns in late 2018 or early 2019. “If we could make it [return] faster, then we would,” Executive Producer Shawn Levy explains. “But we’re going to make it well. We’re going to do it right.” The good news is that the Duffer Brothers and Levy have already planned out all of the story lines for season three. “We’re there,” Levy tells us. “It’ll be an eight or nine episode season. The number of episodes will be dictated by the amount of story that excites us. We now know what is going to happen in season three to every character.” Now that the season’s storyline is worked out, they’re in the process of figuring out the specific details of each scene in each episode.

While Levy is hesitant to reveal more beyond that, he will say that Will Byers is in need of a break after last season’s trauma from the aftermath of the Upside Down. “We’re going to give Will a break,” he says. “We’re not going to put Will through hell for a third season in a row. He’ll be dealing with stuff, but he won’t be at rock bottom the way we forced the amazing Noah Schnapp to play.” Of course, after battling the Shadow Monster one would assume Dustin or Hopper might be next in line to suffer the consequences. “You might assume that,” Levy teases, “but you would probably end up being wrong. We’re [going to be] dealing with forces of evil that are new.”

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Still, not everything will completely change heading into season three. After last year’s surprising—but welcome!—friendship between Dustin ([Gaten Matarazzo])(/about/gaten-matarazzo) and Steve (Joe Keery), Levy says you’ll definitely “get some Steve/Dustin action.” As for Matarazzo, he hopes there will be more light-hearted scenes with Steve and Dustin in season three, though he also wants to see their relationships evolve. “In season two, it was all very cute and there was a funny factor to it because it was unexpected, but now that it is expected, I want to see them connect more and be more familiar with each other,” he says. “I want them to have a connection like they’ve really had a connection for a year—like they’re brothers.” Matarazzo points out that Dustin doesn’t have a brother and his father is gone, so Dustin wants an older male figure in his life to look up to. “He’s never had that, so I feel like Steve is definitely someone in that sense who could be that person to him.”

And just as Dustin’s relationship with Steve will mature, could rebel Billy be the instigator for a more sexually liberated Mrs. Wheeler next season? “There was clearly a connection there,” Levy says. “Karen has some unhappiness that is brewing. I think that makes her vulnerable to all kinds of things in season three.” Perhaps those new “forces of evil” that Levy referred to earlier?

One thing still TBD is the future of Paul Reiser’s Dr. Owens, who managed to survive the chaos that engulfed Hawkins Lab at the end of season two. Levy says they’re “not commenting” on Reiser’s possible return, mainly because “I don’t have a clear cut answer for you yet.” In other words, stay tuned.

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Warning: Spoilers ahead.

It’s clear from the first episode of Stranger Things‘ season two that all is not well between Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Steve (Joe Keery). They’re both still reeling from Barb’s death, and the guilt is putting a strain on their own relationship. Nancy can’t even help Steve with his college admissions essay without things turning sour.

Their relationship hits a low point at the Halloween party in episode two: Nancy gets incredibly drunk and essentially says everything between her and Steve is “bullshit.” She’s tired of them pretending like nothing’s wrong; they know Barb is dead—and she blames herself for it—but they haven’t said anything to anyone. Steve is heartbroken by Nancy’s speech; it makes him question her love for him, their relationship…everything. Their dynamic completely changes as a result.

And then there’s Jonathan (Charlie Heaton). He’s the one who ultimately drove Nancy home from that Halloween party. (Steve abruptly left after his fight with Nancy.) Jonathan and Nancy’s friendship has grown leaps and bounds since last season, and things start escalate once she and Steve are on the outs.

Naturally, this love triangle is one of the most talked-about subplots of the show—so we scored inside scoop about it straight from Dyer and Keery. The actors have some interesting thoughts about where Nancy and Steve are headed—and where Jonathan fits into the mix. Read on to learn more.

The best scenes in this season have nothing to do with the Upside Down and everything to do with the relationships among the characters. What about for you?

Natalia Dyer: “For me, this show is much more about the characters and the relationships. It’s always been such an ensemble show. That’s my favorite part. I find it’s very character-driven. The Duffers take these ’80s tropes and really flush them out and give the characters complexity. A lot of it comes from the writing. I love how everyone relates to each other, and it’s fun to see how they do it in different ways.”

So what’s your interpretation of where Steve and Nancy are by the end of the last episode?

Joe: “At the end of season one, we were kind of pretending that nothing happened. We were holding each other back in a certain way—but in order to move forward, we had to go to these separate places. It first seemed this season like she was hurting him, and he takes it as Nancy just hurting him, but they both have to progress forward. To do that they have be apart. They both have had to come to terms with that. They realize why they were attracted to each other in the first place, and that those things still exist. But I also don’t think they’re going to force each other to be together.”

Natalia: “They definitely care about each other and still love each other, but you’re totally spot on, Joe, in that they have to figure themselves out apart from each other. After the end of season one, their relationship was a bit of a safety blanket. For that to be healthy, you have to figure out what it is outside of that safety blanket.”

Joe: “And you never really forget your first love.”

Do you think they’re right for each other?

Joe: “I think about at that age, and who I was at least, the amount that I’ve changed…I’m such a different person, and I can only imagine that they’ll continue to change as well. It’s so hard to say if they’re destined to be together. Maybe it will work out, but I do know that he cares about her more than anyone he’s cared about in his life. He loves her and is worried about her, but he has to grow, too.”

What about their relationship works? And what are some reasons they aren’t great together?

Natalia: “I think there’s a good balance between them, and they are each other’s first love. That’s a very strong thing! They really, really do care about each other. They’ve gone through an experience that’s really bonding in a way, but they need to figure themselves out. I think, like any relationship, something’s going on. They may need to be away from each other and figure out their stuff and see where that puts both of them.”

Joe: “Oh man, there are things I learned about their relationship this year that are kind of telling. It makes me not so sure. In the first season, it’s this love sick thing—they’re both in the throes of beginning this relationship. Then when you catch up with them at the beginning of season two, you can see that there are some issues dealing with what happened. In season two, one of the big arcs for Steve is this transformation. It’s a growing-up story for Steve. He learns how to put people before himself, specifically Nancy and the people that he loves. That’s something he hasn’t had to do before.”

What does Charlie Heaton (Jonathan) think about Nancy, Steve, and Jonathan’s love triangle? Does he have an opinion?

Joe: “I don’t think we necessarily have like opinions, like, ‘Oh man…” But because we are playing the characters, we do have these ideas of what we think will happen or why the characters are kind of right for each other. I can’t really speak on behalf of Charlie, but what I can say is that Charlie does such unbelievable work this year. He’s one of the people on the show that I would love to work more with. I really think he’s such a talented guy. I learn so much from that dude being on set.”

Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but Steve takes Dustin to the dance and they have a sweet moment in the car where he gives him advice. Then, later on during the dance, Nancy has a moment with Dustin too. I felt like it was a way of uniting the characters even while they’re apart.

Joe: “He’s our son!” [Laughs]

Natalia: “I really have no idea where that’s going to go for them.”

Every episode of Stranger Things season two is streaming on Netflix now.

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