Stranger Things 4: What Max's Song Really Means
Warning! SPOILERS for Stranger Things season 4, volume 1.
The song Max listens to repeatedly inStranger Things season 4 has a special meaning. At first, the song seems like just another one of the show's signature '80s needle drops. However, Max's favorite song ends up being more significant than one might think.
Max (Sadie Sink) first moved to Hawkins in Stranger Things season 2 and slowly became a part of the Party by befriending Will (Noah Schnapp), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin). In season 3, she grew even closer to Lucas and started dating him, while also striking up a friendship with Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). However, in Stranger Things season 4, Max has drifted away from her friend group and broken up with Lucas. Eight months after the Battle of Starcourt, she's still grieving Billy's death and is pushing away the people closest to her as a result. Music seems to be a form of escape for her, as she's seen listening to her Walkman in seclusion in the Stranger Things season 4 premiere episode «Chapter One: The Hellfire Club.»
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Max's favorite song is «Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),» a new wave track by the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. Stranger Things has featured many memorable songs from the '80s (and sometimes even earlier) in pivotal moments, such as season 1's recurring usage of The Clash's «Should I Stay Or Should I Go,» a favorite song of Jonathan's (Charlie Heaton) that Will uses to communicate with his mother, Joyce (Winona Ryder), when he's trapped in the Upside Down. In Stranger Things season 4, «Running Up That Hill» is pivotal to the plot. Here's what Max's song truly
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