Why Stranger Things Creators Have Regrets About One Season 4 Death
WARNING! Major spoilers for Stranger Things season 4 volume 1
Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer admit they regret killing one character at the beginning of season 4. After three seasons of introducing characters like Barbara Holland, Billy Hargrove, and the cherry-slurpee-loving Alexei (all of whom perished), Stranger Things season 4 volume 1 arrived on Netflix on May 27. Following a three-year hiatus, fans were reacquainted with their favorite characters while meeting a plethora of new faces, including the most popular girl in school.
“Chapter One: The Hellfire Club” introduces audiences to Grace Van Dien’s Chrissy Cunningham, Hawkins High’s lead cheerleader and girlfriend of basketball captain Jason Carver. Similar to Joseph Quinn's Dungeons & Dragons metalhead, Eddie «the Freak» Munson, Chrissy’s character is a bit one-note at first, but a single scene between the two revealed that Stranger Things had once again created multi-layered, charming characters that fans were eager to see end up together. Unfortunately, the cheerleader sought Eddie out for drugs to help with her headaches and hallucinations — which are a symptom of being targeted by Stranger Things season 4 villain Vecna. So, when the Upside Down spellcaster turned her into a grotesque human pretzel at the end of that same episode, fans couldn't help but mourn what could have been.
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As it turns out, even the Duffer brothers were devastated by this plot point. In a recent interview with TVLine, the Stranger Things creators discuss Chrissy’s season 4 episode 1 death. According to the Duffers, by the time they realized the actor and character’s potential, her fate had already
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