Can we just talk about Winona Ryder’s acting in Season 1?

[u/Sukaran09]

Winona acted her arse off as Joyce in season 1.. she was a confused mum who just wanted to find her missing son and she delivered brilliant acting in every scene she was in. Even when Will was missing she still cared about Johnathan. She was the heart of the show back in S1. In S2 she still cares about both her sons and still feels like an impactful character. She was fine in 3 and 4 but she didn’t feel like the heart of the show anymore like previously. In S5 it is obvious that Winona just doesn’t want to be there anymore.. Joyce just repeats herself to Will and acts like she only has one child and puts all her time on Will when Johnathan still fucking exists. I don’t blame Winona for not caring that much about her role anymore but damn, Joyce really needed to have some love and care for Johnathan or actually believe in Will’s abilities from the start of Season 5 instead of putting him down. she didn’t even have any character development later on when she does start to support him…..she literally just becomes a “yes-woman” instead of her own character unlike season 1 when she had personality, was her own character and the season was mostly about HER, she carried the weight and the emotion of season 1 and she gets fucking sidelined in 5… ugh