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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
stranger things characters that deserved
better i'm so sorry
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for this list we're looking at the
characters who were under-appreciated
treated unfairly and or died an
unnecessary death if you're not caught
up on the series beware of spoilers
ahead who do you think deserved better
plead your case in the comments below
number 10 steve harrington
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how many children are you friends with
many fans agree that steve harrington
has one of the best character arcs in
the series he begins as a jerk but he
wasn't as cruel as his terrible friends
thankfully he ditches them and gets back
with nancy becoming a bat-wielding hero
in the process
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but he suffers a major blow in season
two when nancy reveals she doesn't
actually love him and he almost
apologized to her steve then puts his
focus on being the best mom a babysitter
for the kids who are forever getting
into life-threatening situations always
the babysitter
always the goddamn babysitter he's also
beaten up a lot we love his platonic
friendship with robin but we hope he
finds true love so that he can live out
his winnebago dreams with a big family
number nine joyce byers will
why are you here
since season one joyce byers has endured
so much losing a child is traumatic in
itself but discovering he's trapped in
another realm is enough to send anyone
over the edge especially when no one
believes you without her love and
tenacity will would still be in the
upside down and in season two it's
ultimately joyce who saves him from the
mind flare after her serious concerns
were dismissed though she was right both
times she's faced with disbelief again
in season 3 when she comes across
another bizarre mystery and i thought
okay that's weird right why are all
these magnets suddenly losing their
magnetism season four sees joyce embark
on the tumultuous operation get hopper
out of russia and despite many setbacks
still succeeds now your turn
go
get hopper joyce byers continues saving
lives and clearly does not get the
credits she deserves
number eight terry ives mama
it's me
jane
i'm here now
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while in college terry ives was part of
the government's project mk ultra run by
dr martin brenner she was unknowingly
pregnant while she underwent experiments
involving mind-altering drugs and gave
birth to a super-powered daughter she
named jane brenner stole jane to study
her abilities shane
where's jake sorry i'm so sorry no i saw
her no no she wasn't breathing she was
crying
i heard it terry tried for years to get
her daughter back and almost succeeded
but brenner administered electroshock
therapy to silence her eleven learns
about everything her mother went through
when she goes to see her for the first
and so far only time sunflower
rainbow four fifty three three to the
right three
four to the left sunflower the horrific
experience left terry's mental state
destroyed forcing her to relive the
traumatic events on a loop
number 7. chrissy cunningham while we
only knew the hawkins cheerleader for
one episode chrissy cunningham played a
significant role in the series she's all
smiles at the pep rally but when she's
sick in the bathroom we find out just
how bad she's struggling
did you hear me open the goddamn door
chrissy open the door
terrorizes the poor girl using the voice
of her mother cruelly berating her about
her body leading chrissy to seek out a
way to numb her pain it only took one
scene with chrissy and eddie munson for
fans to form an emotional connection to
not only their characters but the
budding friendship or romance between
them you know
you're not what i thought you'd be like
mean scary
the queen of hawkins high isn't snobby
or rude but actually sweet chrissy's
unexpected kindness and relatability
made her gruesome death all the more
shocking and tragic
it's time
for your suffering
number six jonathan byers
the buyer's family as a whole deserves
better but when it comes to jonathan
he's clearly the one who receives the
least recognition when his little
brother went missing in season one he
blamed himself for not looking out for
him i should have been there for him no
oh no you can't do that to yourself
this was not your fault once will
returned jonathan made sure he was the
best big brother possible especially
when will was getting teased and feeling
like an outcast jonathan is completely
selfless always looking out for others
being a freak is the best right i'm a
freak
is that why you don't have any friends
i i have friends will
then why you always hanging out with me
because you're my best friend his
character was reduced to a stoner and
sidelined in season four however in the
final two episodes jonathan is there for
will when everyone else is focused on
other things he sees the pain his
brother's in and takes a moment during
all the madness to reassure him that he
loves him no matter what because you're
my brother
and i love you
there is nothing in this world okay
absolutely nothing
that will ever change that number five
alexie
stop
season three introduced us to russian
scientist dr alexei at first he's
considered a bad guy since he's working
in the mysterious lab underneath hawkins
starcourt mall but after he's kidnapped
by jim hopper and joyce byers alexi who
hopper repeatedly refers to as smirnoff
quickly becomes a lovable character his
childlike joy for things like cherry
slurpees and cartoons melted our hearts
fish
he says
no cherry
no deal and even though he fears the
wrath of his former comrades he still
agrees to help stop them from opening
the gate alexei's excitement playing
games at the fair and winning a big
woody woodpecker was simply adorable
but sadly his blossoming friendship with
murray is cut short when he's taken out
by grigori alexei's infectious smile and
pure heart are still greatly missed
number four bob newby hey there hey do
you happen to have these in any other
colors i'm not a big fan of
let's orange him back
when the iconic sean astin joined the
cast in season two fans were over the
moon even better was his endearing
proudly nerdy character of bob newby
joyce's new boyfriend his genuine love
for joyce extended to her boys jonathan
and will and even though they weren't
the biggest fans of him at first he
briefly became the kind father they
never had went on like that for months
and then one day the nightmare suddenly
stopped
want to know how
bob wanted to take the buyer's clan away
from hawkins for a fresh start but that
never happened because being the hero
that he is bob risked his life to save
everyone which resulted in him being
killed by a demo dog it's gonna be okay
remember bob newby
superhero it's a truly brutal way to go
out and we're still not over the loss
number three barbara holland we just
made out a couple times
we just
made out a couple times
nancy seriously you're gonna be so cool
now it's ridiculous no i'm not
you better still hang out with me that's
all i'm saying as nancy wheeler's
reasonably cautious best friend barbara
holland became an instant fan favorite
and her death on the show's inaugural
season became a cultural phenomenon she
saw nancy being drawn to the rude
popular crowd and tried to warn her but
after dragging her to a party on a
school night a pretty lame one at that
nancy ditches barb to be with steve this
leaves her to sulk by the pool where the
blood from her wounded hand attracts the
demogorgon and she's pulled into the
upside down
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nancy's guilt over her best friend's
tragic preventable death follows her
through the seasons proving just how
valuable barb's friendship was to her
just as for barbie
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number two will byers
even though will byers is still alive in
the series there's no doubt that he's
the one who suffered the most he was
trapped in the upside down for the
majority of season one and even before
he went missing he was teased by jerks
at school joyce tells hopper that even
his terrible father called him names for
being sensitive they make fun of him
they call him names they they laugh at
him his clothes clothes what's wrong
with his clothes i don't know does that
matter
maybe look he's
he's a sensitive kid in season two will
was possessed by the mind flayer by
season three he's feeling alone after
being ignored by his friends
will slipped into the background in
season four and he broke our hearts when
he opened up about his feelings when
you're different
sometimes
you feel like a mistake
but you make her feel like she's not a
mistake at all like she's better for
being different
and that gives her the courage to fight
on now that he's back in hawkins he can
sense becna again will byers is the
heart of the series and we just want to
see him thrive
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
benny hammond
the generous cook who unceremoniously
lost his life after caring for 11. yeah
what does it mean
11.
all right now
take it easy take it easy karen wheeler
a loving mother just doing her best this
world it
it beats you up again and again until
eventually i
most people they just
they just stop trying
agent harmon aka unnamed hero agent died
protecting will jonathan and mike from
the military
agent wallace wounded and taken prisoner
while trying to protect eleven's
whereabouts
just don't kill her
promise me he won't kill him
chester remember when the buyer's family
had a dog apparently neither do they
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number one eddie munson
after the massive season four finale
fans collectively mourned the loss of
this season's most beloved character
eddie munson may be boisterous and
intimidating but the fact that the heavy
metal dungeon master took mike dustin
and lucas under his wing when they
entered high school proves he's a great
guy when he meets up with chrissy in the
woods he sees that she's anxious and
proceeds to make her laugh you know
you're not what i thought you'd be like
mean
scary eddie's friendship with dustin is
so wholesome and we loved seeing them
fight side by side not to mention the
epic guitar shred chrissy
this is
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unfortunately he sacrifices himself to
save a town that sees him as a satan
worshiping murderer it's one of the most
heart-wrenching scenes in all of
stranger things history rip to the
legendary eddie munson the hero hawkins
doesn't deserve i think it's finally my
year
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