Stranger Things: All the saddest deaths in the Netflix series

Benny Hammond (Season 1)

You might have forgotten this, but before his career-defining role as Toby on This Is Us, Chris Sullivan was in the credits for the first two episodes of Stranger Things! Indeed, the actor played Benny Hammond, the owner of a small restaurant in Hawkins. He is the first to contact Eleven after she recruits the young girl after her escape from the lab was orchestrated by Dr. Martin Brennan. When she looked for food at a restaurant, Benny offered her rather than kicking her out and calling social services to find her a place to live. But it would be a favor to him to undo it, because he would have the misfortune of falling into the trap of Dr. Brenner, who was a child protective services worker, and who shot him. Dr. Brenner’s time to kill Ben allowed Eleven to escape and find refuge with Mike (Finn Wolfhard).

Barb Holland (Season 1)

As soon as its first season was released on Netflix, Stranger Things created a buzz for its characters, its plot, its fantasy world inspired by the 1980s, but also for the unfair death of a character. Barbie (Shannon Purser), Nancy’s (Natalia Dyer) best friend, killed by the Demogorgon and forgotten by everyone.

Poor Barbie was killed while waiting alone at a pool party where Nancy was dragging her by force. Her sudden and rather tragic death motivated fans to create the social media hashtag #JusticeForBarb (“Justice for Barb” in French), and Nancy never got over the death that still haunts her in Season 4.

Bob Newby (Season 2)

He had everything boring, but he quickly won the hearts of fans: Bob Newby, Joyce’s (Winona Ryder) boyfriend in the second season of Stranger Things, met a tragic end. This regular RadioShack employee, played by Sean Astin, is charmed by his joy and kindness, especially towards Willy.

But it’s his computer skills that set him apart and make Bob a valuable asset to the gang’s lab mission. And while the writers repeatedly play on our nerves, Bob cannot escape his fate. He is interrupted by several demodogs before Joyce or Jim can help him. The little angel is gone too soon.

Alexei (Season 3)

Introduced in Season 3 of Stranger Things, Alexei is a Russian scientist held hostage by Joyce and Jim during their investigation against the Russian government responsible for re-opening a portal in Hawkins that goes upside down. His overly cute face and childish side delighted fans who found this character lovable.

Unfortunately, Alexei is killed by the assassin Grigory for treason at the carnival. Fans took to the networks to express their grief over the death of the character played by Ukrainian actor Alek Utgoff with the hashtag #AlexeiDeservedBetter (“Alexei deserved better”, in French).

Bill (Season 3)

Although he wasn’t the friendliest in the third season of Stranger Things, Billy (Dacre Montgomery) still had a tragic fate. Max’s brother (Sady Sink) was captured by the Mind Flayer and played a major role in the final battle at Starcourt Mall.

After going on a rampage and threatening everyone, Billy comes to his senses thanks to Eleven and sacrifices himself to save the young girl, her sister, and all their friends. He is stabbed in the heart by a Mind Flayer and his heroic sacrifice traumatizes Max, who experiences this loss again in Season 4.

Chrissy Cunningham (Season 4, Episode 1)

Cheerleader Chris (Grace Van Dien) is the first victim of Vecna, this season’s big bad. The first episode of season four took its time to introduce this character and show her anxieties, traumas and nightmares so that we can empathize with her. To help her sleep problems, Chris goes to a high school psychologist, but also Eddie (Joseph Quinn) from the Hellfire Club, who can sell her weed to calm her down. But the two students don’t even have time to develop a discussion, and their relationship, little more than Chrissy, is caught by Vekna and brutally murdered in front of Eddie. Fans found Eddie and Chrissy to have great chemistry, and it’s a shame that Chrissy is no longer a part of the Stranger Things landscape. Even the creators of the Netflix series, Matt and Ross Duffer, have acknowledged TVLine On regretting that choice: “We always have moments like that. We shot the drug deal scene in the woods pretty late in the shoot, actually. We had already killed Chris when we shot it.”

Eddie Munson (Season 4)

This is definitely the saddest death in this season finale of Stranger Things, that of Eddie Munson.Joseph Quinn), the leader of the Hellfire Club was wrongly accused of Satanic rituals and the death of Chris, who quickly became a fan favorite. After a crazy guitar rendition of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” Upside Down, Eddie sacrifices himself to save Dustin (Charge the battery) and attacked by demonic bats. The one who no longer wanted to escape and wanted to save Dustin’s time, proved, if he really needed to, his worth and dies a hero in Dustin’s arms, with the loss of his friend inconsolable. But in Hawkins, he is still seen as a cult leader and responsible for evil events. Afterwards, Dustin wants to tell Eddie’s uncle what a good man this young man was.