Was That Stranger Things 4 Character's Sacrifice Really Worth It?
Warning: contains SPOILERS for Stranger Things season 4, volume 2.
Eddie Munson's (Joseph Quinn) Stranger Things season 4 sacrifice provided an adequate sense of closure for his character arc, but was it worth it in the first place? After witnessing Chrissy Cunningham's (Grace Van Dien) death at his trailer, Eddie immediately runs off to his drug dealer's house and remains in hiding for the rest of the season from Hawkins. Running away from Chrissy's gruesome supernatural death was a completely understandable reaction, even if Eddie saw it as proof of his cowardly nature. Running away also protected him from the angry mob of Hawkinites framing him for Chrissy's murder.
Regardless of how justified his choice to run away was, Stranger Things rightfully takes Eddie out of hiding and into the show's action. Eddie becomes involved in the plan to kill Stranger Things' Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) before he destroys Hawkins by distracting the Demobats encircling the Upside Down's Creel House. Throughout Stranger Things' season 4 finale «The Piggyback,» Eddie experiences many satisfying character moments, such as his iconic «Master of Puppets» guitar solo scene and his heartfelt death in Dustin's (Gaten Matarazzo) arms. Given the fact that Eddie was in the show for only one season and was introduced simply as Hawkins High's eccentric heavy metal-loving D&D club leader, Eddie's character provided more substance to Stranger Things than perhaps initially expected.
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After Dustin and Eddie lure the Demobats to Eddie's Upside Down trailer, their defense forces quickly become overtaken by the creatures. Haunted by his perceived sense of cowardice, Eddie cuts the rope line leading
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