re: Stranger Things Season 5 Discussion Thread - EP 1-4 Released

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I do expect one main character to die though so it can be a talking point for the show.

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IMO Steve will sacrifice himself to either save Nancy or Dustin. Jonathan is a maybe. But I think it's either him or Steve, and Steve kinda makes more sense.

I'm not sure how Hopper survives, and I hope he doesn't. Not because I don't like him, just more because it would seem fitting that he goes out a hero of sorts.

I do think Will dies as well. And good riddance as far as I'm concerned. But I suspect he will somehow die protecting or saving Mike or Joyce (maybe Jonathan, but I doubt it).

Outside shot Eleven dies, but I doubt it since she and Mike were sort of the main storyline relationship-wise from the outset of the show.

Nancy won't die because she's special ops now. I don't think Mike or Lucas will die. Dustin is a maybe, but I don't see them killing him off since he's such a crowd favorite. No way they kill Holly. I think Max is also safe since they easily could have (and should have) killed her last season. I think Robin is also safe for multiple reasons (including NF's politics). I also think Joyce is safe as well; not only has she been front and center because of Will, but she's also the love interest of Hopper and if he dies she is safe IMO.

I think that's all of the "main"-ish characters and my thoughts. But it better be at least some (i.e. more than one) of them, or this show will drop in quality big time for me. You can't keep having all of these "life or death" scenarios for main characters where there is literally just no death. it cheapens it.