It’s finally ruled out – Joseph Quinn won’t be returning as Eddie Muson, who heroically died in the closing episodes of season 4.

The definitive news of his exclusion from season 5 comes as part of a multi-part article release from Empire Online, which has scored exclusive access to the Duffer Brothers for their special edition magazine. Released this morning , the Duffers finally confirmed that Joseph Quinn won’t be returning.

“I love that Joe Quinn is toying with people! But no, he’s dead,” Matt Duffer told the outlet, “Joe is so busy anyway, that everyone should know he’s not coming back. He’s shot like five movies since! When the hell has he got time to come and shoot Stranger Things? No, sadly, RIP. He’s fully under that ground.”

Empire does refer to the fact that there have been

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