"Stranger Things" is gearing up for its fifth and final season (check out our recap here and read up on some game-changing theories before the new episodes debut), and the leadup has had all the glitz and glamor of premieres to make it especially starry. But one star had an especially surprising story to share about how she almost retired before she ultimately took the job in "Stranger Things." Linda Hamilton, famous for starring in the "Terminator" series as Sarah Connor, has a role as Dr. Kay in Season 5 — but it almost didn't happen.

"I had started to talk to my agent actually right before this about retirement," Hamilton reminisced to Variety (via X ). "I was having a terrible hip issue for a few years and I was like, 'I can't guarantee that I'm going to be at my best.' And if I can't

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