Forget being the drummer for Spinal Tap. Pop culture’s most fatal role can have is a side character in Hawkins. While the core cast of Stranger Things has survived four different encounters with the Upside Down, many of their friends and enemies have not. That includes Joseph Quinn’s Eddie Munson. The Dungeon Master metalhead sacrificed himself in Stranger Things 4 . But in a world where a dark parallel universe exists, many viewers hoped death wouldn’t keep the beloved character from appearing in the show’s swan song. The final season’s episode titles made us think that is very possible. As has Quinn himself . But don’t count on it. The Duffer Brothers have said Eddie will not appear in Stranger Things 5 .

Showrunners and creators Matt and Ross Duffer spoke to Empire about

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