Sadie Sink Opens Up About Max’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Journey In ‘Stranger Things 4’: ‘I Have No Idea What’s Coming’

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“Stranger Things” season 4 was finally Sadie Sink’s chance to establish heroes fas more than just the “new kid.” The season, which ended with her character Max’s fate very much up in the air, also found her at the centre of the emotional drama, being marked for death by the grotesque villain Venca.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the 19-year-old actress talks about a scene in which she’s able to keep Venca at bay by recalling her happiest moment, when Max first kissed Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) at the Snow Ball in season 2. “I hadn’t been back in that setting since I was 14 years old,” she says. “To be transported to that moment in time was wild for both me and the character.” READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Spoilers: Who Died In The Finale? Sink also admits that having only been introduced to the cast in season 2 has made all the acclaim and fan outpouring for her character in season 4 that much more meaninfgul. “I always had a little voice in my head saying ‘you’re still the new kid,'” she explains. “Even while we were filming season 4, I think I was so used to just playing a character that was a little bit newer and I, as Sadie, was still finding my footing.

So when the scripts came out [for season 4], it was a shock to see the storyline that they had planned for Max.” The challenge of the new season was rewarding, as Sink says, “It was the ultimate push that I needed to really find my footing on this show and finally stop feeling like the new kid.” Near the end of the season, in an emotional speech to the villain, Max shares how her depression had at one point made her want to disappear. “It’s just so heartbreaking,” she says of the scene, which occurs just before what may be her character’s final moments