Who dies in Stranger Things season 4, Volume 2?

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Who dies in Stranger Things season 4, Volume 2? That's a fair question. Even if you've watched both episodes on repeat since they arrived on Netflix, there's some ambiguity around the fates of certain characters. And, seeing as this is certainly the darkest installment in the series yet, you may just want a recap of the body count. Or, if you don't want to watch the (excellent) new series and just want a cheat-sheet to who doesn't make it out of the battle of Hawkins alive (and shame on you) then this is the article for you.

If you're in floods of tears after watching, you had been warned. This season was always going to be messy – the Duffer brothers, the show's creators, were previously asked whether we could expect a "body count". Their dominions response? "For sure, for sure." And yes, they delivered. But saying any more would be a spoiler. Don't read any further if you don't want to know who dies in Stranger Things season 4, Volume 2. There are major spoilers ahead. You have been warned!

Max almost succumbed to Vecna's dark dimension in the fourth episode of the season. Fortunately, her friends (and Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill') helped her consciousness fight the veiny villain and find its way back to her body in the real world. In Volume 2, Max persuades the gang to use her as bait for Vecna's spirit, while the others fry his physical form in the Upside Down – but it doesn't take long for things to go sideways. 

First, Vecna infiltrates the happy memory Max is using to keep him at arm's length – her time at the Hawkins' Middle School Snow Ball – and then, during his attack on Lucas at the Creel House, Jason crushes her cassette player. Without music to snap her out of the Mind Layer, Vecna manages to