‘Stranger Things’ Creators Defend Not Killing Characters Like ‘Game of Thrones’: Hawkins Is Not Westeros
variety.comZack Sharf SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Episodes 8 and 9 of “Stranger Things 4,” now streaming on Netflix.It seemed for a moment ahead of the launch of “Stranger Things 4” Vol.
2 that the long-running Netflix series might finally pull a “Game of Thrones” and kill off several main characters. Co-creator Ross Duffer told Variety that viewers should be “concerned about the characters” going into the final two episodes of the fourth season, while cast member Joesph Quinn described the season finale as absolute “carnage.”As fans who have watched the final two episodes of “Stranger Things 4” now know, a bloodbath it was not.
There were deaths, including Matthew Modine’s Dr. Brenner, but only one could be considered a major loss for the series: Quinn’s Hellfire Club leader Eddie sacrificed himself in the Upside Down.
As for Sadie Sink’s Max, she died but was brought back to life by Eleven and ended the series injured and in a coma. It was shocking, but the show clearly isn’t done with Max yet.
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