Why Does Stranger Things' Suzie Have So Many Siblings?
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4, volume 1.
Stranger Things season 4 brought back Dustin's girlfriend, Suzie, and revealed she has a surprising number of siblings. Dustin's girlfriend Suzie was introduced in Stranger Things season 3, although for quite some time his friends at Hawkins believed Suzie was a figment of his imagination. They learned she was real when Dustin called her for help because he couldn't remember Planck's Constant — although Suzie made him sing a duet of the theme tune to The Never-Ending Story before she'd give it to him. To be fair, she didn't know the fate of the world really was at stake.
Suzie made her delightful return in Stranger Things season 4. Mike and Will were attempting to find their way to the Nina Project, and all they had was a phone number — one they realized was connecting them to a computer. They went to Suzie for help, confident she could figure out the location of this mysterious computer, and thankfully they weren't disappointed. But they required further help from some of Suzie's siblings — and she seemed to have quite a few.
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The most likely explanation for Suzie having so many siblings is simply that she grew up in a Mormon household. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe souls exist in heaven prior to birth, dwelling with God and awaiting their allotted time on this world. This particular Mormon doctrine has historically led to an opposition to birth control, which is seen as an attempt to avoid providing a body for one of these pre-incarnate souls. Many high-profile teachers and preachers in the Mormon church were outspoken in their opposition to
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