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The Duffer Brothers Say That Sadie Sink’s “Stranger Things” Season 4 Plotline Originally Had A Way Different Ending
"For a while, that is what was going to happen."

The Duffer Brothers Say That Sadie Sink’s “Stranger Things” Season 4 Plotline Originally Had A Way Different Ending

Spoilers follow for Season 4 of Stranger Things.

At this point, you’ve probably finished up with Season 4 of Stranger Things.

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That means, as of right now, that Max isn’t dead — but the original plans for Season 4 involved killing her off entirely.

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Ross and Matt Duffer revealed all about Max’s original fate during an extensive Netflix after-show interview.


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Ross also added that putting Max in a coma instead “[leaves] it a little up in the air moving forward” for Season 5, effectively upping the ante for what’s gonna happen in the end.

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Matt also stressed that Max’s coma is integral to where Season 5 — which is largely written already — will be going.

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“The fact that she’s in a coma, I can’t really get into the details, but it is important that she is,” he said. “That is going to have a major effect on [Season] 5. So, it’s not a cheat. It’s incredibly relevant.”

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So we’ll have to hold tight to find out Max’s fate — as well as what will happen to all our favorite Stranger Things characters. We’ll see what happens!

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Watch the entire interview here.