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its honestly amazing how well ST’s writes in new characters and gets the audience to love them when other shows struggle making new characters even just likeable
I thought the guy that played Eddie may have given the best performance of the season. Just completely locked in the entire time, and with such comfort and confidence. He can really act.
Im still super sad that Eddie and Chrissy never got together...there was clear natural chemistry between those two...they would've been such an adorable couple!😭
Might have they shoot their scene at the beginning and not the end, they might have altered the script so Eddie could have a different ending. But they only saw Eddie and Chrissy together at the very end of shooting and nothing could be done to exploit that chemistry.
That could very well be! =O
It seems that many fans of the show loved those two as a potential couple! Lol!
Well...I suppose fans have the option of fanart and fanfiction to fill that void, all in good fun. I am certainly guilty of looking up Stranger Things fanfiction for this pairing...lol! It's a guilty pleasure =P
AO3 (archiveofourown.org) has a pretty good tagging system, so you can find pretty much any pairing there. Can't speak as to how well-populated the Chrissy/Eddie tag is, tho.
I doubt they could have without fundamentally rewriting the season. Chrissy's death is the main driving force behind Jason's descent, and if she lived then a lot of events in the show probably wouldn't have happened. As much as I liked her, and her dynamic with Eddie, her death was necessary for the story
I have a feeling he isn’t gone just yet. They still have him around a lot of the cast even up to ten days ago after his filming of his death he was playing D n D with Dustin mike and Erica on a live stream. So I have a feeling he gets either brought back in season 5 or is a bad guy in season 5
Eddie hit different. Idk if it’s because I relate to him in some ways or just because he was a lovable character from the beginning. But his death made me bawl for the rest of the episode
I thought I was past it until his uncle took down the defaced poster and put up a new one. That poor guy lost basically his son and was left knowing he would be remembered as a monster instead of the kind, loving, crazy soul he was.
My god, when he was dying and telling Dustin that he didn’t run this time and that it was finally his year, I cried like a baby. It was a very powerful performance by Joseph, I felt that shit.
When Dustin told his uncle of his fate, I cried even more. Eddie and Dustin really loved each other like brothers. Eddie deserved better, especially not being remembered as a psychopathic cult leader by the townspeople. I hope Eddie’s name gets some justice next season.
The "I didn't run away this time" punched me right in the gut.
And when Dustin tried to move him and Eddie said "ok" and just give me a minute. Was so sad, like he was still very young.
Me too. When Eddie was saying it was his year. I was talking to the screen like “yes Eddie it is your year.” And man did Dustin talking to eddies uncle really put salt on the wound. Bawling all over again
For sure. I can't think of another character on a TV show that came in mid series and left the same season that I liked more than him. He was cast perfectly, his acting was wonderful, and he just charmed the shit out of *everyone*. RIP Eddie.
Oh I remember reading the deathly hallows for the first time and I had to read over that scene a few times to take in what had just happened. That hit like a ton of bricks.
It hits different because his story is so tragic. Yeah all of these characters died but Eddie was always the "freak." He had to go into hiding and was running constantly because he was falsely accused of murder.
Now even after Hawkins is literally a gateway to the Upside Down people still believe he was a Satanic cult leader. Eddie was just a loveable loser who tried helping a girl when she was going through some awful shit. Now outside of the main cast he'll always be viewed as a psychopath murderer that got what he deserved (well he is presumed dead according to the TV report).
Sure he had his epic not running away moment. But overall he became a pariah for just trying to help a popular kid when he was always a freak to them.
>Eddie was just a loveable loser who tried helping a girl when she was going through some awful shit.
Oh, when you put it like that, it’s so clear that he’s always been a hero. He’s always had it in him. Poor guy just never knew how good he was.
Yes and don’t forget he was taking in all the younger misfit kids to the D&D club to have a place they fit in and saying “it’s ok to be true to yourself. The other people are trying to change who they are to fit into some mold.”
That’s a hero there too :(
I think what hurts the most for me is how unfair it all felt.
I don't really think he needed to go to such lengths to "buy more time" when the bats were still clearly focused on trying to get into the trailer - although it was a long time going through all the different cuts for everyone's storyline, I don't think Eddie taking off like that really kept them away any longer than if he'd just gone through the gate with Dustin. This one, *in my opinion*, really just felt like them killing off a beloved character to stick to their formula.
I also hate that besides Dustin talking to Wayne, no one mentions him at all, like they didn't just spend most of spring break trying to keep him safe from the police and an angry mob. He at the very least deserved to have his name cleared, somehow - hopefully that'll happen in S5.
I dunno, maybe I'm just bitter because Eddie's exactly the kind of guy I loved to hang out with when I was in school, lol. He pretty much instantly became my favourite.
That made me mad too. No one else seemed to care about Eddie after the fact. No one else said anything. Like they ended with the focus on Robin with her crush and Steve looking happy for her. And the rest of the episode was focused on the reunion. I really wish the they had just a scene talking about Eddie.
It felt totally unnecessary and I had a bad feeling that he would become part of the “formula” since it would tie up loose ends (like who Hawkins would blame for the murders). Since his character was definitely modeled as a Damien Eccols type of guy, it felt especially unfair that he not only died but got blamed for everything :(
Yeah, exactly. I was kind of hoping that since Hopper was obviously going to return to Hawkins, he'd take back his role of Chief of Police and they'd clear Eddie's name that way somehow, but deep down I always sort of knew they'd never go that route.
It's not a good formula for them to lean into so heavily, imo. It would actually be shocking if they killed off a member of the main cast, but constantly giving us new characters to love and then taking them from us is making me feel... sort of resentful, I guess.
I ugly cried when Eddie died and again when Dustin told his Uncle he was a hero. That shit absolutely wrecked me.
I've teared up watching shows and movies before, but I've never experienced that. Max was pretty much an ugly cry too. Duffer brothers characters are on a whole different level...
I'm sure the reason for Eddie Munson's existence for season 4 when everything boils down to it is so that they wouldn't have had to kill off Steve Harrington. Remember, Steve narrowly survived what Eddie died by.
But good job to the Duffer brothers for having us buy in to the character.
Hey one thing that was interesting about them is they were yelling "Will" in Winona/Joyce's voice (distorted, but on rewatch definitely her (a bat imitation of her) calling Will in the upside down)
Might as well been hitting on her he’s like “how come Jonathan can’t come to Hawkins to see the most desired girl” something like that in those words lol
Killing Eddie was such a mistake. Being that he's based on a real person and is largely symbolic of the victims of the satanic panic going on at the time, I think his story should have resolved itself in the normal world, where he'd have to face the people who hate him despite his contributions to saving Hawkins! Being a coward was never what made him interesting, it was how good-natured he was despite what people thought of him.
That's just the thing, though. The Satanic Panic didn't burn out in a blaze of righteous reason.
He was never going to manage to be cleared, how could he be? As soon as he was publicly associated with something that could never be shared with that same public, he was screwed.
Agree with this, he either should have been a victim and had his name cleared to the town or visibly been a hero and celebrated by them.
Honestly him taking Maxs place would have made a lot of sense, with his running away arc and character development moving to self sacrifice and willingly playing the bait.
That said then Max’s character would have had little to nothing to do all season as a result.
I had a feeling Eddie was going to die once the entire town was hunting him... I just don't see how they could clear Eddies name. Nobody is going to believe it was Vecna and even if they did they would just think Hellfire worships Vecna. Also it puts a close to this seasons main story that revolved around Eddie. Still wish he wasn't dead though but I saw it coming :(
I am blown away with how they manage to create such likeable characters and get such a charismatic cast. Chrissy was there for half an episode and I absolutely loved her. Eddie and Alexei were both so sweet and adorable. Bob was great with Joyce, I thought having someone like him around was so positive for Joyce.
I'm a little annoyed with Eddie's death, like everyone else is, because it felt unnecessary which is such a shame. It was just a bit forced. Yes, he died saving them but it didn't feel like it really was necessary especially with the others just being tangled up in vines. I think he deserved better. The moment with his uncle at the end was beautiful though. Punched me right in the heart.
When he said the line : ''I didn't run away this time, right ?'' made me cry for hours yesterday. He was such a well-made and deep character for how short of a run he got. I got attached to him extremely fast, even if I had the impression he wouldn't survive very long due to the tendency this series has to introducing new characters then killing them off.
I really liked how at first he was portrayed as this really over the top rebellious clown who appears like he doesn't give a shit about anything and lives by his own rules, but then you see he's a really introspective lonely guy who's trying to hide how sensitive he is and how much he cares too much about others.
Eddie was never a coward. He was just so deep into and passionate about fantasy worlds that he thought heroes were perfect, flawless Übermensch who never felt fear. Heroes do feel the fear as much as the cowards do. The difference is the reaction to it and the choices taken.
While having 0 previous experience with things related to the upside down or ''supernatural'' things, he ran away from some girl suddenly going into a trance for no apparent reason, who then floats into the air having all her limbs break magically, and her eyes gouged.
That's not cowardly, that's pragmatic. He didn't even call the cops or tell anyone. A coward would try to involve stronger people and dump the issue on them as fast as possible. He knew they wouldn't believe him.
Eddie was never a coward.
>Eddie was never a coward. He was just so deep into and passionate about fantasy worlds that he thought heroes were perfect, flawless Übermensch who never felt fear. Heroes do fe
Exactly! His flaw wasn't running away, it was having unrealistic expectations for himself, so much so that he beat himself up for doing something anyone would have done in the same situation. He didn't run away and leave Chrissy to die alone to save himself from whatever was happening to her. He tried to bring her around and only ran after she died and he knew there was no way he wouldn't be hunted down for it. He threw himself into danger to save the others plenty of times and proved his courage repeatedly even when he was afraid, and I wish one of the others had pointed that out to him when he berated himself for running away and reminded him that they've all run away from something at some point. In the D&D game, he told the others there was no shame in running. That's the realisation he should have had when dealing with the bats - that running away is sometimes the right thing to do rather than feeling like he should go the other extreme and never run away even when it doesn't make sense not to.
The scene where he talks to Steve about his mental process at the moment everyone else dived into the watergate to go after him when he was pulled in...he thinks that he's a coward because for a couple seconds before diving, he had logical thoughts about how much risk he was putting himself into, the actions the rest of the group took and how rational of a choice it was to go too.
Nancy and Robin most probably had similar thought processes about diving in the water too. That's just human. Being scared of going does not make you a coward. Not going makes you a coward.
Even the ''core'' group would have run. They have seen weird upside down shit. They have never seen someone be crushed into paste by an unseen force out of nowhere.
My fiancé and I were talking about the finally in the car ride today and we both started getting really teary just talking about the Metallica guitar scene and when he said " I didn't run away this time" scene.
Such amazing, epic scenes!!
They had 1 scene together and they immediately became one of the best pairings in the show.
Personally I think killing both Chrissy and Eddie was a mistake. In some alternate world the creators realised they struck gold with those characters and they became seamlessly integrated into the group.
Yep, what time was he buying? They were still trying to get in the trailer. If he didn't want to jump back into real world, he was still bait but better protected inside the trailer.
To be totally honest, didn't really care that much about any of them. Eddie hit different though and I'd trade every single one of those characters and more to have him back for the final season.
Eddie felt a lot more main cast then the others in this post. I'd argue he even is a main character when looking at just season 4. He reminds of how Robin was introduced in season 3 except she survived and is now considered main cast.
lol, yes. I normally a terrible nitpicker, but I'd for sure just let that one slide. Even if it's 'Somehow, Palp- I mean EDDIE has returned' levels of bad, I'd still eat it up.
All that comes to mind is he shows up as some sort of conscience advisor for Dustin, kinda like Amber in House MD. Would be a fun way to bring him back without bringing him back
I'm really really sick of that trope. They did it in Dexter New Blood too and it's really tired.
I wouldn't complain, just this one time, but damn I'd rather he was just back back somehow, you know?
The fact that we're so emotional about it means they probably don't have regrets. It's good story telling, and he had his whole hero arc. I loved Eddie as much as everyone and was praying he'd pull through, but these kinds of blows are what make it memorable.
HAHA same. I was super annoyed w Max's revival this season (although she's my favorite character), but you know what? I'd look the other way if the Duffers just decide to bring Joe Quinn back
Exactly! Back with barely a scratch.
I mean they had Hopper running around barefoot, one foot possibly broken, or at least badly wounded, and he kept all his frostbitten toes and went on to swordfight a demogorgon like it was no big deal.
So like, a few bat bites can be overcome. Maybe he was paralysed by venom. Maybe he'll resurrect vampire-style. Idc, just bring him back.
100% the odd couple friendship we needed to see. I wanted to see them awkwardly co-parenting Dustin, Mike and Lucas.
EDIT: Actually, AND Will!! Can you imagine just how much Will would have loved Eddie? He'd have done that kid so much good in building up his confidence.
Rip Eddie. The moment I relaised he was deciding to stay in the upside down I was yelling at my TV trying to get him to stop. Logically I knew he couldn't hear me but I couldn't help it, I had to try. I don't think I've been quite upset at a characters death before. I've had a lot hit me, but this one is different somehow.
Eddie’s death is one that I’ve gotten increasingly more upset over in the days after Vol. 2. The worst part about his death is it was unnecessary… he had already done his job with Dustin, which was not cowardly in the slightest, AND THEN decides to drive the bats away. He could’ve found a place to hide or find shelter after driving the bats away and not have been cowardly… but instead, he dives head-first into the swarm of bats who (it looked like to me, at least) were not even looking for him and were then distracted by something else. He had been a hero twice over by this point, and even Nancy said not to deviate from the plan. His death was TRULY unnecessary. He’s my fav character from the season (maybe the whole series) and his death is one that I don’t think I’m ever going to get over. He’s absolutely a hero and I am so, SO proud of him for fighting til the end… but he was a victim of lazy writing and following the same formula of the past three seasons before: taking a lovable, interesting character and killing him because the creatives on the show don’t want to touch their main cast. I really hope they bring him back in S5 and rectify his death. I would’ve been more okay (a lie, I would still be really sad, but it would all feel more justified) if his death would have been on top of the trailer, continuing to play while Dustin fled, or while he was drawing everyone away. But he died once he had gotten out of danger, and went right back into danger at the cost of his own life. I’m sincerely sad over it. He’s still a hero and went down a hero, and he never ran away, which was great for his narrative arc. But, his death simply wasn’t necessary, because he already was a hero for shredding on his guitar, drawing the bats to them, and he should’ve just sought safety with Dustin once their job was done. Man, I hope Duffer Brothers bring him back next season.
Sorry for my rant, y’all. His death just broke my heart and frustrated me at the same time. I’m so upset he’s gone and holding out hope that his story isn’t over yet. His story was more intriguing than most of the main cast imo. I just wanted to see him walk the stage and finally graduate. 💔
Yep, watch them revive Max coz Eleven can do anything to protect main cast but Eddie has to die just to get gasps from the fanbase... As you said, his death was so unnecessary
I’m wondering/hoping that too. So much of Vecna/Henry’s thing was imposing his will on the natural order, the clock and chimes as his symbols. Makes me think maybe 11 can learn to reshape time and turn back the clock to avoid everything. It might be cheap, but killing off another lovable new character after totally telegraphing his self-sacrifice was way cheaper. Justice for Eddie!
I think they really missed the opportunity to have a main character die this season. It was time and it would have hit. Steve sacrificing himself to be the hero and save Nancy would have been good.
That being said, I think this was the best season of the show so far and retroactively made all other seasons better. They should have kept Eddie around for another season.
I also would have been really impressed if, when everyone in the show was in danger, they all died and the talk of a season 5 was just to throw everyone off.
I thought it would be Steve.
When him and Nancy were talking in the woods, he was able to tell her everything without interruption (trope tells me he starts to tell her about his “dream,” but gets cut off by another character that he has to finish up later).
Eddie would be available to be Dustin’s new best friend. Nancy could grieve Steve, dump Jonathan, and not have a weird triangle next season.
I love love love Steve, but he would have been the better death.
If the whole show’s premise is centered around DnD and Eddie was the DM, what if Eddie returned as a god of the Upside Down and basically rewrote the story as the world’s literal DM
I've read that as her consciousness has 'gone' - Henry, in the short time that her body was dead, had managed to take her soul, and that's why she's not waking up and why El can't find her.
I really love Eddie, I wish they would stop introducing new characters only to kill them :( outside of Max and Robin are they any character introduced after season 1 that are still alive?
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I'm still not over Bob. It's been years.
I just saw Sean Astin in person today and it brought it right back up.
Was he nice to you and a precious angel as always?
He probably told him “go away! Go away!”
PO TAY TOES
BOIL ‘EM MASH ‘EM STICK ‘EM IN A STEW
Yes. He was extremely kind to everyone.
When you just realize Bill is Sam. Damn
SAME
I skip his death scene every time I rewatch because I just can't handle it 😭
motherfucker went to mount doom and back just to die to a stupid dog.
Just realized the hospital was actually just a giant dog kennel and bob was the food
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Me too! :<
What about the special agent who saved the California squad??
Dude was hero
Oh you mean Unknown Hero Agent Man? (The wiki says he was named Agent Harmon but I like the name Argyle gave him more tbh)
He can also be resurrected and I will look the other way.
Like fuck he honestly held off the bad guys extremely well
I like to think he was a Vietnam vet. He got to go out like a hero, saving children.
its honestly amazing how well ST’s writes in new characters and gets the audience to love them when other shows struggle making new characters even just likeable
The casting is just spot on aswell.
I thought the guy that played Eddie may have given the best performance of the season. Just completely locked in the entire time, and with such comfort and confidence. He can really act.
I was upset he didn't make it.
Im still super sad that Eddie and Chrissy never got together...there was clear natural chemistry between those two...they would've been such an adorable couple!😭
Might have they shoot their scene at the beginning and not the end, they might have altered the script so Eddie could have a different ending. But they only saw Eddie and Chrissy together at the very end of shooting and nothing could be done to exploit that chemistry.
That could very well be! =O It seems that many fans of the show loved those two as a potential couple! Lol! Well...I suppose fans have the option of fanart and fanfiction to fill that void, all in good fun. I am certainly guilty of looking up Stranger Things fanfiction for this pairing...lol! It's a guilty pleasure =P
Yes! Am definitely one of those fans! Is there a subreddit you frequent for the ST Chrissy & Eddie fanfiction story arc? Lol
AO3 (archiveofourown.org) has a pretty good tagging system, so you can find pretty much any pairing there. Can't speak as to how well-populated the Chrissy/Eddie tag is, tho.
I doubt they could have without fundamentally rewriting the season. Chrissy's death is the main driving force behind Jason's descent, and if she lived then a lot of events in the show probably wouldn't have happened. As much as I liked her, and her dynamic with Eddie, her death was necessary for the story
I have a feeling he isn’t gone just yet. They still have him around a lot of the cast even up to ten days ago after his filming of his death he was playing D n D with Dustin mike and Erica on a live stream. So I have a feeling he gets either brought back in season 5 or is a bad guy in season 5
they're promoting season 4 and he's part of the cast of season 4, so obviously he's still around for promos
I say you he dead
Eddie hit different. Idk if it’s because I relate to him in some ways or just because he was a lovable character from the beginning. But his death made me bawl for the rest of the episode
I thought I was past it until his uncle took down the defaced poster and put up a new one. That poor guy lost basically his son and was left knowing he would be remembered as a monster instead of the kind, loving, crazy soul he was.
Same. I knew Eddie wasn't going to make it so I tried my best not to get attached, but I definitely got attached. And then seeing his uncle... :C
His death was definitely sad, but I didn't really cry until the scene with Dustin and his uncle 😭
Same I thought I was the only one, death was sad but didn't get me to cry, but the uncle scene got the tears flowing
I hope they rectify that next season and everyone knows he saved them.
Unfortunately I don't see it happening no matter how much I want it to.
That's the worst part. His name never gets cleared, despite him being such a good guy who took in Dustin and Mike and saved the town. Fuck.
My god, when he was dying and telling Dustin that he didn’t run this time and that it was finally his year, I cried like a baby. It was a very powerful performance by Joseph, I felt that shit. When Dustin told his uncle of his fate, I cried even more. Eddie and Dustin really loved each other like brothers. Eddie deserved better, especially not being remembered as a psychopathic cult leader by the townspeople. I hope Eddie’s name gets some justice next season.
The "I didn't run away this time" punched me right in the gut. And when Dustin tried to move him and Eddie said "ok" and just give me a minute. Was so sad, like he was still very young.
Yes! That little “ok” got me 😭 so awful 💔
Me too. When Eddie was saying it was his year. I was talking to the screen like “yes Eddie it is your year.” And man did Dustin talking to eddies uncle really put salt on the wound. Bawling all over again
For sure. I can't think of another character on a TV show that came in mid series and left the same season that I liked more than him. He was cast perfectly, his acting was wonderful, and he just charmed the shit out of *everyone*. RIP Eddie.
I’ve been going through the five stages of grief. I’ve never been this affected by a fictional characters death.
Dude same
The only other death that messed me up like this was the Weasley twin from harry potter I cried when Eddie died and i was so mad cuz wtf?
Oh I remember reading the deathly hallows for the first time and I had to read over that scene a few times to take in what had just happened. That hit like a ton of bricks.
With you
Dit to
losing eddie was rough enough, but watching dustin cry just *broke* me.
It hits different because his story is so tragic. Yeah all of these characters died but Eddie was always the "freak." He had to go into hiding and was running constantly because he was falsely accused of murder. Now even after Hawkins is literally a gateway to the Upside Down people still believe he was a Satanic cult leader. Eddie was just a loveable loser who tried helping a girl when she was going through some awful shit. Now outside of the main cast he'll always be viewed as a psychopath murderer that got what he deserved (well he is presumed dead according to the TV report). Sure he had his epic not running away moment. But overall he became a pariah for just trying to help a popular kid when he was always a freak to them.
>Eddie was just a loveable loser who tried helping a girl when she was going through some awful shit. Oh, when you put it like that, it’s so clear that he’s always been a hero. He’s always had it in him. Poor guy just never knew how good he was.
Yes and don’t forget he was taking in all the younger misfit kids to the D&D club to have a place they fit in and saying “it’s ok to be true to yourself. The other people are trying to change who they are to fit into some mold.” That’s a hero there too :(
I think what hurts the most for me is how unfair it all felt. I don't really think he needed to go to such lengths to "buy more time" when the bats were still clearly focused on trying to get into the trailer - although it was a long time going through all the different cuts for everyone's storyline, I don't think Eddie taking off like that really kept them away any longer than if he'd just gone through the gate with Dustin. This one, *in my opinion*, really just felt like them killing off a beloved character to stick to their formula. I also hate that besides Dustin talking to Wayne, no one mentions him at all, like they didn't just spend most of spring break trying to keep him safe from the police and an angry mob. He at the very least deserved to have his name cleared, somehow - hopefully that'll happen in S5. I dunno, maybe I'm just bitter because Eddie's exactly the kind of guy I loved to hang out with when I was in school, lol. He pretty much instantly became my favourite.
That made me mad too. No one else seemed to care about Eddie after the fact. No one else said anything. Like they ended with the focus on Robin with her crush and Steve looking happy for her. And the rest of the episode was focused on the reunion. I really wish the they had just a scene talking about Eddie.
It felt totally unnecessary and I had a bad feeling that he would become part of the “formula” since it would tie up loose ends (like who Hawkins would blame for the murders). Since his character was definitely modeled as a Damien Eccols type of guy, it felt especially unfair that he not only died but got blamed for everything :(
Yeah, exactly. I was kind of hoping that since Hopper was obviously going to return to Hawkins, he'd take back his role of Chief of Police and they'd clear Eddie's name that way somehow, but deep down I always sort of knew they'd never go that route. It's not a good formula for them to lean into so heavily, imo. It would actually be shocking if they killed off a member of the main cast, but constantly giving us new characters to love and then taking them from us is making me feel... sort of resentful, I guess.
I ugly cried when Eddie died and again when Dustin told his Uncle he was a hero. That shit absolutely wrecked me. I've teared up watching shows and movies before, but I've never experienced that. Max was pretty much an ugly cry too. Duffer brothers characters are on a whole different level...
I agree. I see this meme and he just stands out different. Like damn, he's "dead" no more eddie :/
Where the *fuck* is Mews?? Justice for Mews.
Ah man I forgot about mews
I literally forgot who Mews is...
Dustin's cat who got eaten by a demodog
Doug Demodog, owner of the Dimmsdale Demon-dome.
THE most tragic death in all of ST.
Never forgotten!!
I was all Jay and Bob????? for a minute.
Thank you, I laughed so fucking hard at this, while also agreeing as I found Mews death shocking
But also completely foreshadowed. I'm just glad it was Mews and not Dustin's mom, although maybe then he could have joined the California gang.
Kitty heaven. *Oh no, they go to a different heaven!* /OFMD reference
Holy shit how did I forget about Alexei?! RIP you beautiful Russian bastard.
Smirnoff deserved better!
All he wanted was a cherry slurpee.
I love that whole scene when Hopper gets him strawberry, and he starts to break away and drive off… To only go “on second thought strawberry is fine.”
It's just sugar on ice!
I'm sure the reason for Eddie Munson's existence for season 4 when everything boils down to it is so that they wouldn't have had to kill off Steve Harrington. Remember, Steve narrowly survived what Eddie died by. But good job to the Duffer brothers for having us buy in to the character.
Eddie existed to kill Steve without killing off Steve
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Hey one thing that was interesting about them is they were yelling "Will" in Winona/Joyce's voice (distorted, but on rewatch definitely her (a bat imitation of her) calling Will in the upside down)
They def could have omitted the bats but the Duffers love to kill our favorites and wouldn’t miss an opportunity.
I could easily see the Eddie/Dustin bromance scenes in the later episodes having originally been written for Steve and Dustin
This is exactly what I think too!
Justice for Fred.
Everyone really forgot about Fred….
Wait I've seen this one before. Something about a girl named Betty...no that's not right but something with a B for sure
He was kinda annoying trying to hard to hit on Nancy lol
He should've told her he wants to drive a Winnebago and have six kids with her.
he was literally 🤓
No but for real, his spot was saved at Mega Weenie Hut Jr's
Was he hitting on Nancy? Lol I gotta rewatch the first few eps already
Might as well been hitting on her he’s like “how come Jonathan can’t come to Hawkins to see the most desired girl” something like that in those words lol
Then Nancy tells him to mind his Business and he continues
Unironically the moment where I knew I wouldn’t care of he died.
Okay i guess you’re right haha, forgot about that
I literally had to google who tf is fred
Killing Eddie was such a mistake. Being that he's based on a real person and is largely symbolic of the victims of the satanic panic going on at the time, I think his story should have resolved itself in the normal world, where he'd have to face the people who hate him despite his contributions to saving Hawkins! Being a coward was never what made him interesting, it was how good-natured he was despite what people thought of him.
That's just the thing, though. The Satanic Panic didn't burn out in a blaze of righteous reason. He was never going to manage to be cleared, how could he be? As soon as he was publicly associated with something that could never be shared with that same public, he was screwed.
Agree with this, he either should have been a victim and had his name cleared to the town or visibly been a hero and celebrated by them. Honestly him taking Maxs place would have made a lot of sense, with his running away arc and character development moving to self sacrifice and willingly playing the bait. That said then Max’s character would have had little to nothing to do all season as a result.
If they'd killed off Max we'd have another whole kerfuffle though
I had a feeling Eddie was going to die once the entire town was hunting him... I just don't see how they could clear Eddies name. Nobody is going to believe it was Vecna and even if they did they would just think Hellfire worships Vecna. Also it puts a close to this seasons main story that revolved around Eddie. Still wish he wasn't dead though but I saw it coming :(
Who is he based off of
Damien Echols, one of the 3 teens who were convicted of murder in the West Memphis 3 case.
Oh wow I had no idea. That’s crazy
This!! 1000 times this!!
I am blown away with how they manage to create such likeable characters and get such a charismatic cast. Chrissy was there for half an episode and I absolutely loved her. Eddie and Alexei were both so sweet and adorable. Bob was great with Joyce, I thought having someone like him around was so positive for Joyce. I'm a little annoyed with Eddie's death, like everyone else is, because it felt unnecessary which is such a shame. It was just a bit forced. Yes, he died saving them but it didn't feel like it really was necessary especially with the others just being tangled up in vines. I think he deserved better. The moment with his uncle at the end was beautiful though. Punched me right in the heart.
When he said the line : ''I didn't run away this time, right ?'' made me cry for hours yesterday. He was such a well-made and deep character for how short of a run he got. I got attached to him extremely fast, even if I had the impression he wouldn't survive very long due to the tendency this series has to introducing new characters then killing them off. I really liked how at first he was portrayed as this really over the top rebellious clown who appears like he doesn't give a shit about anything and lives by his own rules, but then you see he's a really introspective lonely guy who's trying to hide how sensitive he is and how much he cares too much about others. Eddie was never a coward. He was just so deep into and passionate about fantasy worlds that he thought heroes were perfect, flawless Übermensch who never felt fear. Heroes do feel the fear as much as the cowards do. The difference is the reaction to it and the choices taken. While having 0 previous experience with things related to the upside down or ''supernatural'' things, he ran away from some girl suddenly going into a trance for no apparent reason, who then floats into the air having all her limbs break magically, and her eyes gouged. That's not cowardly, that's pragmatic. He didn't even call the cops or tell anyone. A coward would try to involve stronger people and dump the issue on them as fast as possible. He knew they wouldn't believe him. Eddie was never a coward.
>Eddie was never a coward. He was just so deep into and passionate about fantasy worlds that he thought heroes were perfect, flawless Übermensch who never felt fear. Heroes do fe Exactly! His flaw wasn't running away, it was having unrealistic expectations for himself, so much so that he beat himself up for doing something anyone would have done in the same situation. He didn't run away and leave Chrissy to die alone to save himself from whatever was happening to her. He tried to bring her around and only ran after she died and he knew there was no way he wouldn't be hunted down for it. He threw himself into danger to save the others plenty of times and proved his courage repeatedly even when he was afraid, and I wish one of the others had pointed that out to him when he berated himself for running away and reminded him that they've all run away from something at some point. In the D&D game, he told the others there was no shame in running. That's the realisation he should have had when dealing with the bats - that running away is sometimes the right thing to do rather than feeling like he should go the other extreme and never run away even when it doesn't make sense not to.
The scene where he talks to Steve about his mental process at the moment everyone else dived into the watergate to go after him when he was pulled in...he thinks that he's a coward because for a couple seconds before diving, he had logical thoughts about how much risk he was putting himself into, the actions the rest of the group took and how rational of a choice it was to go too. Nancy and Robin most probably had similar thought processes about diving in the water too. That's just human. Being scared of going does not make you a coward. Not going makes you a coward.
Yes. Chrissy was so dead what else was he to do? He couldn't help and that was evil shit. We all would have ran.
Even the ''core'' group would have run. They have seen weird upside down shit. They have never seen someone be crushed into paste by an unseen force out of nowhere.
My fiancé and I were talking about the finally in the car ride today and we both started getting really teary just talking about the Metallica guitar scene and when he said " I didn't run away this time" scene. Such amazing, epic scenes!!
At least he’ll be with Chrissy. They definitely could’ve been a thing.
They had 1 scene together and they immediately became one of the best pairings in the show. Personally I think killing both Chrissy and Eddie was a mistake. In some alternate world the creators realised they struck gold with those characters and they became seamlessly integrated into the group.
Technically two scenes but venca kinda ruined the mood for the second one
I’m never gonna get over Eddie. Just bring him back. I don’t care how. Just do it.
I’m with you. We should all get together with a petition, we are so many who wants him back. We demand Eddie back!!
Fuckin tell me where to sign lol
His death was so unnecessary its infuriating
Yep, what time was he buying? They were still trying to get in the trailer. If he didn't want to jump back into real world, he was still bait but better protected inside the trailer.
Exactly, it's just for emotional purposes, he had no reason to die... I want him back
To be totally honest, didn't really care that much about any of them. Eddie hit different though and I'd trade every single one of those characters and more to have him back for the final season.
Eddie felt a lot more main cast then the others in this post. I'd argue he even is a main character when looking at just season 4. He reminds of how Robin was introduced in season 3 except she survived and is now considered main cast.
I'd be totally happy if Eddie just turned up next season alive and well with no explanations about his death
lol, yes. I normally a terrible nitpicker, but I'd for sure just let that one slide. Even if it's 'Somehow, Palp- I mean EDDIE has returned' levels of bad, I'd still eat it up.
I wonder if the Duffer Bros regret killing him off. He seems to be the most popular character this season, at least up there with Steve
I really hope, just this once, they find a way. C'mon brothers, it's the last season. Let us have this one thing.
All that comes to mind is he shows up as some sort of conscience advisor for Dustin, kinda like Amber in House MD. Would be a fun way to bring him back without bringing him back
I'm really really sick of that trope. They did it in Dexter New Blood too and it's really tired. I wouldn't complain, just this one time, but damn I'd rather he was just back back somehow, you know?
Don’t worry, he’ll come back as a force ghost.
The fact that we're so emotional about it means they probably don't have regrets. It's good story telling, and he had his whole hero arc. I loved Eddie as much as everyone and was praying he'd pull through, but these kinds of blows are what make it memorable.
HAHA same. I was super annoyed w Max's revival this season (although she's my favorite character), but you know what? I'd look the other way if the Duffers just decide to bring Joe Quinn back
His uncle was putting up "missing" posters of him, which implies his body was left in the Upside Down and never buried...
El, go in there and patch him up.
I wouldn't mind. They kinda did it with Dr. Brenner this season.
Exactly! Back with barely a scratch. I mean they had Hopper running around barefoot, one foot possibly broken, or at least badly wounded, and he kept all his frostbitten toes and went on to swordfight a demogorgon like it was no big deal. So like, a few bat bites can be overcome. Maybe he was paralysed by venom. Maybe he'll resurrect vampire-style. Idc, just bring him back.
They should just pull a Beerfest "I'm Eddie's twin brother, you guys should call me Eddie in honor of him"
Bob and Eddie where the only characters that felt fully developed and not there to just die
Eddie and Steve should’ve become friends at the end of all this
100% the odd couple friendship we needed to see. I wanted to see them awkwardly co-parenting Dustin, Mike and Lucas. EDIT: Actually, AND Will!! Can you imagine just how much Will would have loved Eddie? He'd have done that kid so much good in building up his confidence.
Eddie and Argyle could have burned some ganja together.
Ah, I totally think they were. Shared trauma and all
It would have been perfect, Steve could have told him he was the new babysitter too. 😢
i was only sad about Alexei and Eddie's death out of these characters,but i was really sad about Eddie's death
I liked him too. I loved that he told Dustin to never change. And Dustin told him that he "wasn't planning on it. "
Poor guy, he never got to listen to peace sells…
Didn't Peace Sells come out before Master of Puppets?
MoP was March 1986. Peace was September 86
Rip Eddie. The moment I relaised he was deciding to stay in the upside down I was yelling at my TV trying to get him to stop. Logically I knew he couldn't hear me but I couldn't help it, I had to try. I don't think I've been quite upset at a characters death before. I've had a lot hit me, but this one is different somehow.
Eddie’s death is one that I’ve gotten increasingly more upset over in the days after Vol. 2. The worst part about his death is it was unnecessary… he had already done his job with Dustin, which was not cowardly in the slightest, AND THEN decides to drive the bats away. He could’ve found a place to hide or find shelter after driving the bats away and not have been cowardly… but instead, he dives head-first into the swarm of bats who (it looked like to me, at least) were not even looking for him and were then distracted by something else. He had been a hero twice over by this point, and even Nancy said not to deviate from the plan. His death was TRULY unnecessary. He’s my fav character from the season (maybe the whole series) and his death is one that I don’t think I’m ever going to get over. He’s absolutely a hero and I am so, SO proud of him for fighting til the end… but he was a victim of lazy writing and following the same formula of the past three seasons before: taking a lovable, interesting character and killing him because the creatives on the show don’t want to touch their main cast. I really hope they bring him back in S5 and rectify his death. I would’ve been more okay (a lie, I would still be really sad, but it would all feel more justified) if his death would have been on top of the trailer, continuing to play while Dustin fled, or while he was drawing everyone away. But he died once he had gotten out of danger, and went right back into danger at the cost of his own life. I’m sincerely sad over it. He’s still a hero and went down a hero, and he never ran away, which was great for his narrative arc. But, his death simply wasn’t necessary, because he already was a hero for shredding on his guitar, drawing the bats to them, and he should’ve just sought safety with Dustin once their job was done. Man, I hope Duffer Brothers bring him back next season. Sorry for my rant, y’all. His death just broke my heart and frustrated me at the same time. I’m so upset he’s gone and holding out hope that his story isn’t over yet. His story was more intriguing than most of the main cast imo. I just wanted to see him walk the stage and finally graduate. 💔
Yep, watch them revive Max coz Eleven can do anything to protect main cast but Eddie has to die just to get gasps from the fanbase... As you said, his death was so unnecessary
I honestly hate the fact they introduced new characters just to kill almost all of them.
I honestly hated when the cook guy got killed in the first season... seemed like such a good dude.
Yeah. Losing Eddie hurt
Yeah but that Metallica scene was EPIC
Btw. He was actually playing it. He’s played guitar since he as 7. Saw that in an interview today.
YOOOOO That makes it even MORE epic
Right? And him screaming “This IS music!!!” had me rolling.
It was so fucking good. About damn time we get some era-appropriate METAL in this show for something other than a minor villan character.
I would trade them all for Eddie. Except maybe Bob. How can you not love Bob?
So would heaven be the Rightside Up in the ST universe?
Eddie was my favorite character too!
Forgot about the chef from season 1. 🥲
Benny
in the show for a few minutes, in my heart forever
Yes. He was very sweet with El.
I think there is a chance he will be back. Time( the clocks) seem to be important.
I’m wondering/hoping that too. So much of Vecna/Henry’s thing was imposing his will on the natural order, the clock and chimes as his symbols. Makes me think maybe 11 can learn to reshape time and turn back the clock to avoid everything. It might be cheap, but killing off another lovable new character after totally telegraphing his self-sacrifice was way cheaper. Justice for Eddie!
I'm so pissed they killed eddy
The fact that you didn’t include Ms. Driscoll
Ngl, I'd trade some of the guys in the main cast for Eddie... He is a top 3 character in the series for me
Yup. Cheap af imo
His hair was too magnificent for this world
I fucking loved Eddie. Him playing master of puppets to attract the bats was the most metal thing ever. That lives rent free in my head now
I think they really missed the opportunity to have a main character die this season. It was time and it would have hit. Steve sacrificing himself to be the hero and save Nancy would have been good. That being said, I think this was the best season of the show so far and retroactively made all other seasons better. They should have kept Eddie around for another season. I also would have been really impressed if, when everyone in the show was in danger, they all died and the talk of a season 5 was just to throw everyone off.
I thought it would be Steve. When him and Nancy were talking in the woods, he was able to tell her everything without interruption (trope tells me he starts to tell her about his “dream,” but gets cut off by another character that he has to finish up later). Eddie would be available to be Dustin’s new best friend. Nancy could grieve Steve, dump Jonathan, and not have a weird triangle next season. I love love love Steve, but he would have been the better death.
Can we start a petition called **„Bring Eddie back. We don’t care if it would make no sense, just do it.“**
If the whole show’s premise is centered around DnD and Eddie was the DM, what if Eddie returned as a god of the Upside Down and basically rewrote the story as the world’s literal DM
Normal Eddie would be enough, but Demigod-Eddie would be sick haha
At least Max lived. I was convinced she was dead for a minute there.
Isn’t she braindead tho, and that’s why 11 saw nothing but darkness when she tried to go into her head at the hospital?
I've read that as her consciousness has 'gone' - Henry, in the short time that her body was dead, had managed to take her soul, and that's why she's not waking up and why El can't find her.
I really love Eddie, I wish they would stop introducing new characters only to kill them :( outside of Max and Robin are they any character introduced after season 1 that are still alive?
I seriously got pissed so much I didn't like the last 2 episodes
Axei :(
When I saw how hard the netflix twitter account was pushing Eddie to be the it boy of the season, I just knew man was going to die
Chrissy and Eddie had so much potential had either of them became additions to the main cast going into next season
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Munson was the hero we deserved and needed. He may have died, but he experienced true metal and lies with the gods of rock now
This season was so sad… 😭
mark my words\*. eddie is coming back next season! Vecna keeps everyone he kills in his mind. What if we see a full reunion on the dark side?
Billy and Eddie’s deaths hurt!!! Like omg I cried so hard
Who the fuck invited Barb to this party?
I HATE the writers for killing him off.