The image from Netflix's Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2, posted December 26, quickly gained over 100,000 likes as viewers memed Millie Bobby Brown's expression during her scenes as 17-year-old Eleven. Some questioned her acting range and speculated on cosmetic work, noting she was 20 during filming while playing a high schooler alongside other now-early-20s cast members. Defenders called it an intentional stoic look fitting her character or just a bad angle, with behind-the-scenes photos showing her smiling naturally on set.