Stranger Things Season 5: Who's Next to Join Horror Plot Armor Club?

KEY POINTS

•Stranger Things season five premieres November 26 on Netflix with promises of the most violent death so far.
•Creators Matt and Ross Duffer aim to escalate death scenes matching the show's and audience's maturity.
•Several beloved main characters like Erica Sinclair and Holly Wheeler are considered very low risk for death.
•Max Mayfield reportedly earns upwards of $7 million this season but remains ambiguous about her true fate.

Mark your calendars for November 26, as the Duffer brothers promise Stranger Things season 5 will feature the 'most violent death' yet, presumably to finally break the 'plot armor' curse that has saved Will, Hopper, Steve, and Max (who suspiciously didn’t even get a promo poster despite reportedly earning $7 million this season). Notable victims so far are exclusively minor characters like Bob, Billy, and Eddie—because nothing screams 'emotional gravitas' like sacrificing the also-rans. Meanwhile, character risk ranks range from Erica Sinclair's 'Very Low' (because killing the comedic candy kid would be literally criminal) to Joyce Byers dodging death just enough to keep the mother hen act alive. The Duffers swear they're not Game of Thrones, but given how they've already played 'fake death' with Hopper, prepare your tissues and popcorn.

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Stranger Things seasoned its story with some fake deaths, plot armor thicker than Eleven’s telekinesis, and finally promises a real brutal exit. Spoiler: Erica and the baby’s safe, because chaos loves a user manual.

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