Stranger Things: Why The Byers Left Hawkins And Where They Are In Season 4
The Byers left Hawkins, Indiana behind after three seasons of Stranger Things, but the family will still be back in Stranger Things season 4, as the official trailer reveals – here's why they left and where they are now. Beginning back in 2016, the Duffer Brothers’Stranger Things has grown from a cult hit to a major pop culture phenomenon. It began as a relatively grounded small-town mystery that followed a sheriff searching for a lost child, while the kid’s friends come across a mysterious girl with psychic powers and a monster from an alternate dimension. But Stranger Things season 4 is a far cry from its original story and vibe.
Stranger Things season 1 fused sci-fi tropes, horror elements, and 80s coming-of-age nostalgia unlike anything else on TV at that time. The series became a massive success for streaming service Netflix thanks to its impressive cast, intriguing overarching mystery, and chilling villains. But all good things must come to an end, and the finale of Stranger Things season 3 saw the end of an era with some major character exits, namely Hopper's «death» (which Stranger Things season 4 will reverse) and the Byers family's departure from Hawkins out West with Eleven in tow.
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Hopper isn't actually dead, but Joyce, Jonathan, Will, and his adopted daughter Eleven are very much out of Hawkins at the start of Stranger Things season 4, having left behind a crestfallen Mike – and a pretty upset Dustin, Lucas, and Max, too, presumably. The Byers' emigration from Hawkins at the end ofStranger Things season 3 was bittersweet, but it’s also the only decision that makes sense in practical, character, and narrative terms. How the Byers will find their
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