--- title: Stranger Things: Finale Actress on Jonathan, Nancy, Steve description: Stranger Things actress explains why Nancy doesn't end up with Jonathan. canonical: https://time.com/4459211/stranger-things-nancy-jonathan-interview/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-19T17:02:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:41.399Z og:title: Stranger Things Actor Kills All Hope for Jonathan and Nancy og:description: "It doesn't seem like the timing is right" og:url: https://time.com/4459211/stranger-things-nancy-jonathan-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d95dd012c072805/6988a2f82dce017a149ea5b0/nancyjonathan.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stranger Things Actor Kills All Hope for Jonathan and Nancy twitter:description: "It doesn't seem like the timing is right" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d95dd012c072805/6988a2f82dce017a149ea5b0/nancyjonathan.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Stranger Things'_ Natalia Dyer Says the Timing for Jonathan and Nancy Is Wrong by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 19, 2016 5:02 PM UTC  Stranger Things Stranger ThingsCurtis Baker/Netflix by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Aug 19, 2016 5:02 PM UTC Some [_Stranger Things_](http://time.com/4426157/10-questions-stranger-things-still-needs-to-answer/) fans may have been surprised to see that Nancy Wheeler ended up with popular Steve instead of Jonathan. But like the show’s creators, actor [Natalia Dyer](http://time.com/4436008/stranger-things-netflix-references/) believes it makes total sense that Jonathan wasn’t the right choice for Nancy at the time. In a [new interview](http://time.com/4453898/stranger-things-aaron-paul-millie-bobby-brown/) with [Cosmopolitan](http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a63006/stranger-things-nancy-natalia-dyer-interview/), Dyer explained why Nancy goes with Steve, the guy who proved himself to be a bit of a jerk with truly stellar redeeming qualities. --- > “” --- That’s a lot of believable reasons without any mention of Steve’s irresistible hair. Dyer went on to say that scoring a life partner isn’t a top priority for Nancy, what with the loss of Barb and all. --- > “” --- Dyer had discussed the ending with the show’s creators who previously, in an interview with [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/stranger-things-finale-duffer-brothers-interview-season-2-1201816664/) called Steve “the biggest douchebag on the planet,” but explained why they decided on a Nancy-Steve ending. Ross said that while life was top of the pops for Jonathan after he found his brother, Nancy was still in mourning so she turned to Steve. Matt added “it felt almost more real to us that she would wind up back with Steve, this heartthrob who she’s had a crush on for a long time.” Just in case anyone was holding out hope for Jonathan, this should be the final word for now. Congratulations as always to the popular kid. \[[Cosmopolitan](http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a63006/stranger-things-nancy-natalia-dyer-interview/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4459211/stranger-things-nancy-jonathan-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4459211/stranger-things-nancy-jonathan-interview/"},"headline":"Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer Says the Timing for Jonathan and Nancy Is Wrong","datePublished":"2016-08-19T17:02:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:41.399Z","description":"\"It doesn't seem like the timing is right\"","url":"https://time.com/4459211/stranger-things-nancy-jonathan-interview/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Internet","celebrities","Stranger Things"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d95dd012c072805/6988a2f82dce017a149ea5b0/nancyjonathan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d95dd012c072805/6988a2f82dce017a149ea5b0/nancyjonathan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"1","caption":"1","creditText":"Curtis Baker/Netflix","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4459211/stranger-things-nancy-jonathan-interview/","name":"Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer Says the Timing for Jonathan and Nancy Is Wrong"}}]}] ```