[This story contains major spoilers from Stranger Things season five, episodes one through four.]
Heading into the final season of Stranger Things , fans are well and fully prepped for a certain level of brutality. Just think back on some of the biggest traumatic moments from over the years — the death of Sean Astin’s Bob, for one, and the fresh tragedy of meeting and losing Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) all in one season. But there was very nearly a worse death in season four: Sadie Sink’s skateboarding hero, Max , briefly killed at the whims of Lord Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) , only to return to life thanks to a little help from her friend Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown).
[This story contains major spoilers from Stranger Things season five, episodes one through four.]
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