Stranger Things Creators Address If Brenner Returns In Season 5

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[The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4]

Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers address whether Brenner returns in Season 5. Matthew Modine’s shadowy Dr. Brenner was introduced in the first season of Netflix’s smash hit sci-fi show. The head of the mysterious Hawkins Laboratory and the original kidnapper of Eleven, the probably-evil Brenner was presumed to have died after Eleven escaped his clutches and the lab was shut down.

But of course Stranger Things season 4 revealed that Brenner did not actually die as presumed and was indeed still intent on using Eleven for his own ends. The season in fact dug deeper into the backstory of Brenner and Hawkins Lab as the shady doctor responsible for helping Eleven unleash her psychokinetic powers took her literally back to the past, unlocking the truth about his very first test subject, Henry Creel aka One. Through the course of the season it was revealed that Eleven herself was responsible for imprisoning One in the Upside Down, setting him on the course to becoming the monster Vecna. But monsters come in many forms as Eleven also realized, finally seeing through Brenner’s designs and recognizing the evil person lurking behind the man she came to call Papa. In the climactic moments of season 4’s penultimate episode, Brenner seemingly met his end after being riddled with bullets from a helicopter, sharing one last moment with Eleven who elected not to forgive him before he apparently died of his injuries.

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It’s of course necessary to qualify descriptions of Brenner’s death scene with the word “apparently” because the way it was shot, it’s never 100% certain that he’s actually dead. But now it