Stranger Things actor doesn’t think what happened to Eddie was fair — but it was ‘inspired’

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[Ed. note: This post goes into detail about what happens to Eddie Munson in Stranger Things 4.]

Oh Eddie Munson, we hardly knew ye. Though audiences were introduced to Eddie in Stranger Things 4as an Upside Down Doof Warrior and a sort of D&Douche leading the Hellfire club, he quickly captured the hearts of fans, making his untimely death at the hands of Demobats all the more shocking.

It’s a fate that not even Joseph Quinn, the actor who plays Eddie, really appreciates — particularly since he died a hero but leaves behind a legacy of villainy, at least as far as Hawkins residents stirred up by the Satanic Panic of it all believe. But Quinn points out that it’s a sign of Stranger Things continuing to come into its own.

“I don’t think it’s very fair. But I think it kind of fits into the rest of the theme of the season — it’s more adult, it’s brutal, it’s more frightening, and it’s this kind of sense that life isn’t always easy,” Quinn says. “You feel like it’s more mature. And whilst we’d all like Eddie to become celebrated and get the hero’s death he deserves, I think it’s kind of classier storytelling.”

Though Eddie was a newcomer to the Stranger Things world, he fit into the show’s larger focus of outsiders in every form. A metal-loving, pot-dealing, D&D-playing nerd, Eddie had a bit of a chip on his shoulder that made him an easy target for the town to latch onto as a villain. But as the main cast of characters know, his death was nothing short of valiant: absolutely shredding “Master of Puppets” by Metallica on top of a trailer in the Upside Down, and charging into battle to keep the bats away from Steve, Robin, and Nancy’s battle with the Vecna.

While it seems like Eddie could’ve simply played guitar to make