Stranger Things 4’s Jason Story Reveals The Sad Truth About Steve
WARNING! This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4, vol. 1!
Jason may serve as an antagonist in Stranger Things season 4, but he also demonstrates the sad truth about who the fan-favorite character Steve Harrington could have become. Following Steve's graduation ahead of Stranger Things season 3, Jason Carver (Mason Dye) took over as the King of Hawkins High. While Jason is a more stereotypical '80s bully, he shares many similarities with Stranger Things season 1's Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), suggesting the character could have taken a far more unlikable arc.
Stranger Things season 4 is stretched thin with its many subplots, overarching storylines, and various new characters. One such divisive subplot involves Hawkins High basketball star and popular student Jason Carver, whose girlfriend Chrissy Cunningham is murdered by Vecna inStranger Things' season 4 premiere. Like the police, Jason believes that Hawkins High's D&D club leader Eddie Munson killed Chrissy, so he and his teammates set on a path to find Eddie, Dustin, and Lucas while embracing the true 1980s Satanic Panic anxieties.
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Steve Harrington grew into one of, if not the most beloved character in Stranger Things, but this certainly wasn't how his story began. In Stranger Things season 1, the wealthy and popular Steve highly resembled season 4's bully antagonist Jason. Steve bullied Jonathan like how Jason bullies Eddie, was a star athlete like Jason, dated a "princess" type student, and was known as the King of Hawkins High. However, while Jason is unlikely to receive a redemption arc of any kind in Stranger Things' season 4 finale, Steve Harrington established
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