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On today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will talk about the possibility that Eddie
Munson will return from the dead in Stranger Things 5!
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Stranger Things season 4 introduced viewers to the likable metalhead Eddie Munson, a Dungeons
and Dragons-loving outcast who was the leader of the Hellfire Club and made a major impression
on the fan base.
However, in a devastating twist, Eddie was killed off in the season finale of Stranger
Things 4.
Ever since then, die hard fans have been thinking of ways to bring back the beloved character,
mostly through theories saying that he’ll return as a villain.
With that said, the first episode of Stranger Things 5 has gotten a lot of people thinking
that it hints at Eddie’s return.
The title, “The Crawl,” could be a reference to the first line in Metallica’s "Master
of Puppets" pre-chorus, which is "come crawling faster, obey your master.”
Master of Puppets was the song Eddie used to distract the Demobats, a plan that ultimately
cost him his life in the season 4 finale, and now the series could be referencing it
again, although in a darker fashion.
We have no idea whether Eddie will actually come back in Stranger Things season 5.
He looked pretty dead at the end of season 4, and his scene in Dustin Henderson’s arms
is one of the most emotionally resonant moments in the entire series.
This is also a show where stakes should be high, so reviving him would undo all of that.
After years of feeling purposeless as an aimless senior with no intention to graduate, stop
playing Dungeons & Dragons, or leave his adolescence behind, Eddie sacrifices himself so the rest
of the gang can escape the Upside Down unscathed.
His plan to distract the “hive mind” that controls all the flesh-eating creatures mostly
works.
Either way, Eddie’s epic outro, set to “Master of Puppets,” leads to him being bitten and
battered by monsters, leaving no mystery about his fate.
People have also pointed out how in the new profile icons for Stranger Things, every character
is grouped in the way they were grouped in season 4.
Those in Russia have a blue background, the ones that were in California have a yellow
background, and then our Hawkins gang all have a purple background.
Eleven has a green background for her Hawkins Lab storyline, but then we have Vecna AND
Eddie together with a green ish background.
Could that be a hint that Eddie will be resurrected as a villain in the Upside Down?
While we know that Eddie Munson was a fan-favorite character that came and went in just one season,
it doesn’t seem likely that he’d be resurrected solely for fan service.
That would ruin Dustin’s own journey of maturity, and it would dampen the importance
of Eddie’s decision to put his friends before himself.
Worse, if Eddie’s resurrection means that he’s obligated to serve Vecna as Dungeons
& Dragons’ Kas the Bloody-Handed, our hero would be subjugated and corrupted, which no
one wants to see.
While “The Crawl” could imply Eddie will crawl out of a portal, it necessarily does
not make it the only meaning that the title could take on.
“The Crawl” could also refer to Max’s emergence from her coma or, more ominously,
Vecna’s emergence from the Upside Down after he was temporarily defeated by Eleven in the
season finale.
As for Eddie Munson, even though Joseph Quinn mysteriously hasn’t signed up for any new
projects in the near future, the likelihood that his fan favorite character will return
is still low.
We shall see what happens when season 5 comes out.
Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for tonight.
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