Greetings, my fellow strangers! It’s Mrs. Strange here. On today’s episode for Stranger
Universe, I will talk about the massive cast of characters that the show has for season
4 and how that might impact the quality of it.
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One of the best parts of Stranger Things has been its writing, especially when it comes
to characters. A lot of people have grown attached and identified with the characters
on the show, finding them relatable and lovable. This was especially seen with seasons 1 and
2, when the show was still new and focused on a select few kids, teens, and adults. But
with the stakes getting higher and the overall scale of the show getting bigger, more characters
have to be introduced to spice things up. This was kind of the case with season 3, which
still maintained focus on its original cast with the exception of certain characters,
in particular Will, Lucas, and Jonathan. A lot of people felt that those 3 characters
were benched to add more focus to newer characters like Robin and Alexei, as well as giving more
screen time to minor characters like Erica in order to turn them into supporting major
characters.
And now with season 4, it seems like things are changing even more. On Friday November
20th, 2020, Stranger Things officially announced 8 new characters for season 4, 3 of which
are set to be series regulars, meaning that they will get a lot of focus. One of the complaints
they got, in addition to convoluting the already large cast, was that they were all males.
A lot of people were commenting and tweeting about how they want diversity, and rightfully
so of course. But if you have been following updates for this show, then you know that’s
not the case. As a matter of fact, we have a ton of new characters that they have yet
to be revealed, including a lot of females. It is very likely that they will announce
a batch of new female characters and actresses pretty soon, just like they did for the guys.
These include characters like Angela, Chrissy, Vickie, and Mrs. Kelley, whom we all saw in
the leaked character descriptions and auditions. We also have characters like Molly, who was
referenced in the official description for Jason Carver as well as mentioned in some
of the tapes. There’s the cheerleader we have seen around that could definitely be
one of the aforementioned girls. There’s also two more male characters in Jake and
Fred, who weren’t announced alongside the other guys.
Now, overall, we don’t know the exact number of new characters that will be introduced
this season, but from what we know so far, there are 10 new male characters and 5 new
female characters for a grand total of 15 new characters that will debut in Stranger
Things 4, and that is what we know of so far. We also don’t know if there will be more
series regulars from the characters yet to be officially announced. A lot of people are
understandably worried that there are way too many characters now and that they will
steal the spotlight from the original cast. From the announced characters so far, we know
that only 2 of them, Yuri and Dmitri, will be with Hopper in Russia, and we know that
Hopper will have one of the biggest, if not the biggest storyline this season, due to
the cliffhanger left from season 3 and the confirmation from the Valentine’s Day teaser.
With David Harbour being the top billed actor in the show behind Winona Ryder, we know that
a lot of screen time will be focused on him in Kamchatka, which should be good. Joyce
will for sure be with Murray as they plot to rescue Hopper, based on several hints such
as the Easter egg phone call and reports of Ryder being spotted in Lithuania alongside
Harbour for season 4. However, it seems like with the kids being in high school, the Duffers
have decided to add a ton of teens for the show.
With Eleven and the Byers at a new location, there will surely be a lot of new faces over
at that part, one of which we can all confirm is Argyle. Angela is also going to bully Eleven,
based on her character audition, and Jake is her boyfriend, so that’s another character
that will be interacting with El and the Byers. Overall, I hope the Duffers nail the writing
and used the additional time from the quarantine to properly flesh out all the characters.
And that is all that we have for today. What do you think about the cast for Stranger Things
4 getting a lot bigger? I asked this question last week and a vast majority of you are worried
about this. Will there be characters on the bench with little to no screen time this season?
Will there be a lot of deaths to make space for others?
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I am Mrs. Strange, and this is Stranger Universe.