Stranger Things S4's Most Intense Scene Was Just As Grueling to Film
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stranger Things season 4 finale.
Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin revealed that season 4's most intense scene needed a lot of takes. Set six months after the Battle of Starcourt where the teenage heroes of Hawkins, Indiana, defeated the Mind Flayer, the group finds themselves battling another demonic presence from the hostile parallel dimension known as the Upside Down. However, Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) finds herself still reeling from the death of her brother, Billy Hargrove (Dacre Montgomery). Tormented by the trauma and her guilt, she has separated from her boyfriend, Lucas Sinclair (McLaughlin), leaving her alone.
Through Max's pain, the inter-dimensional being Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) invades her mind and marks her for death. When her time comes to be killed, Max manages to escape with the help of her friends and her favorite song, Kate Bush's «Running Up That Hill.» However, their actions did not rid Max of the curse. In a daring attempt to destroy Vecna, Max allowed Vecna to return to her mind with the hope that her compatriots could kill the telepathic monster. However, their attack came moments too late as Max was killed by Vecna, leaving her lifeless body in the arms of a devastated Lucas.
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THR caught up with McLaughlin, who discussed the difficulties of shooting Max's intense death scene. According to the actor, he did not even know that he was going to be filming that particular scene that day. When asked how many takes he did of the moment, the actor revealed that he had shot a lot. Read what McLaughlin said about shooting the scene below.
«A lot. (Laughs.) They did close-ups on me
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