Stranger Things Kills So Many Characters, Even The Upside Down Complains

KEY POINTS

•Stranger Things consistently kills off characters since Barb in season one to create emotional stakes.
•Russian hitman Grigori was killed by Hopper during the Starcourt mall battle in season three.
•Dr. Brenner was shot by the US military while trying to flee with Eleven in season four.
•Jason Carver died after being torn apart by an expanding Upside Down gate in season four.

Since Barb’s untimely demise in season one, Stranger Things has been dishing out more deaths than a grim reaper with Netflix’s busiest schedule. Russian hitman Grigori met his end as Hopper heroically lobbed him straight into gear blades—talk about welcome to Russia! Not to be outdone, Dr. Brenner aka ‘Papa’ tried a redemption arc in season four but got immediately shot down by the US military after drugging Eleven—karma really is a hitman in this script. Meanwhile, Hawkins High found itself in mortal danger with basketball star Jason Carver torn apart by an expanding Upside Down gate, a cautionary tale about being a narrow-minded pain in the butt during a demogorgon invasion. Also notable was Heather, the lifeguard who got dissolved to gore-ify the Mind Flayer’s form — sorry, Hawkins family beach plans cancelled.