Stranger Things 4 Should Redeem Its Worst New Character

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Angela is the weakest character that Stranger Things has ever produced, so season 4, volume 2 should shock viewers by redeeming the one-dimensional villain. Stranger Things 4 solved the show’s villain problems with the terrifying Vecna, one of its most memorable monsters yet. However, the season also introduced the worst Stranger Things villain the series has ever included.

With no defining characteristics beyond being gleefully evil, Angela is the most cartoonishly cruel figure in Stranger Things history. A popular girl in Eleven and Will’s class in California, Angela mercilessly bullies Eleven and even goes so far as to set up an elaborate, mean-spirited prank at the roller rink that requires the cooperation of dozens of onlookers and a DJ. She seems to be dropped in from a goofier, broader, sillier series than Stranger Things, so the show should surprise viewers by giving her more depth and character in season 4, volume 2.

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Since this is the show that made season 1’s smug bully Steve Harrington into a lovable supporting star, the second part of the split Stranger Things season 4 should endeavor to do the same with Angela. Her subplot was a lengthy, unpleasant waste of time since it was already clear that Eleven hadn’t grown comfortable with life in California before any of the over-the-top bullying scenes. SinceStranger Things 4 is now positing the professional child abuser, Dr. Brenner, as a complicated, semi-sympathetic character, the show could afford the same empathy to its worst, most underwritten new character — particularly given that Angela is a child who got humbled by Eleven’s roller-skate to the face, whereas Brenner is a grown adult who somehow escaped an