Karen Wheeler has been a part of the Hawkins scene since the very first season of Stranger Things , but aside from her flirtations with Max’s lifeguarding brother Billy, she’s mostly been a background player. She’s Nancy, Mike, and Holly’s mom, and she’s been supportive/scolding of them as the story requires. The first part of season five , however, saw Karen step up in a big way when one of Vecna ‘s minions paid a visit to her home intent on snatching her youngest daughter into the Upside Down.

This is not just any family home; this is where the famous basement is located, where Mike, Will, Dustin, and Lucas discovered their shared love of Dungeons & Dragons . But Karen’s mostly been on the fringes of Stranger Things ‘ monster mashing until now—when we see her put up a hell o

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