Stranger Things has inspired a lot of memes over the hit Netflix series’ three seasons. Lately, a photo that appears to show star Finn Wolfhard (who plays Mike Wheeler) pointing a middle finger at the camera is making the rounds on Twitter. Now, it’s a meme about Mike and Eleven’s relationship.
“Strangest Thing Is I Actually Trusted That Hoe…,” user @3ngeI wrote in a tweet with a deep-fried version of the meme, and it currently has more than 100,000 likes.
In another version of the meme, user @RIPstee captioned the photo, “Got ya hoe upside down doing strange things.”
https://twitter.com/RIPstee/status/1155603179234574338?s=20
Finn Wolfhard meme’s murky origins
We searched and could not find the source of the original photo. Nonetheless, it has become a caption contest.
As for the meme itself, that seemingly started with user @strongknockings. They tweeted, “call me kendall and kylie how pops switched up on me.”
https://twitter.com/strongknockings/status/1154895729602596866
Then, @aIexhaha responded, “don’t know about this one man.”
https://twitter.com/aIexhaha/status/1154897934711832576
Next, @strongknockings replied to @aIexhaha, “you told me to tweet it.” Then, both users tweeted each other the original image of the forthcoming Finn Wolfhard meme.
https://twitter.com/strongknockings/status/1154914548169580544
https://twitter.com/strongknockings/status/1154933614083301377
A few hours later, @strongknockings reposted the image. They captioned it, “hardly know my main bitch call her my stranger ting.” Eventually, it went viral, and the Finn Wolfard meme took off.
https://twitter.com/strongknockings/status/1154970816414568454?s=20
https://twitter.com/lilsasquatch66/status/1155129513170407427
As for whether Wolfhard has seen the memes, there’s no word on it yet. If he hasn’t, it’s probably because he’s prepping for season 4 of Stranger Things—rumored to begin production this fall.
That, or he’s just enjoying the summer like any other 16-year-old.
Either way, Finn Wolfhard is a meme now.
This post has been updated for relevance.
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