There was no way Stranger Things would rely on this trick again in a less interesting way, right? They'd also kept the fate of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) post-Season 1 a mystery, although it was pretty clear to the audience that she was alive.
After all, Stranger Things had already faked Will's (Noah Schnapp) death in Season 1 as part of a government cover-up. One of the guards refers to an unseen prisoner known as "the American," a line that quickly led fans to unleash a slew of theories that Hopper wasn't actually dead.ĥ big questions we had watching the 'Stranger Things 4' trailer We find ourselves in a Russian prison, where guards unleash Demogorgons on prisoners. I marveled at the season's twists and turns, sat wide-eyed through the climactic battle with the Mind Flayer, and shed several tears when Hopper sacrificed himself under Starcourt Mall.īut before I could even process that ending, I was blindsided by the post-credits scene. Stranger Things 3 had just dropped, delivering a near-perfect summer binge. Here it is: Chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour) should have stayed dead.
And with Season 4 of Netflix's smash hit fast approaching, I figure it's high time for me to officially pick that bone. Plucky kids uncovering government secrets and fighting monsters from alternate dimensions, all wrapped up in '80s nostalgia? I can't get enough.īut boy oh boy, do I have a bone to pick with the ending of the show's third season. Before you get mad at me, let me make one thing clear: I love Stranger Things.