‘Stranger Things’ Producer Confirms Character Reunion Fans Wanted Will Never Happen

Author: Chris Snelgrove Published 6 seconds ago

The most controversial point is stranger things The series finale leaves the final fate of Eleven to the audience. She appears to have made a heroic sacrifice (dying alongside the Upside Down) to prevent the government and anyone else from continuing the research begun with Henry Creel. Later, Mike realizes that there is no way she could have used her powers and shares a theory that Eleven managed to escape and that her death was just a mental illusion created by Carly.

Some fans are happy because this opens the door for a future Mike/Eleven reunion; unfortunately, stranger things Producers confirmed this would never happen.

Eleven will never see Mike again.

On paper, the main benefit of Eleven’s ambiguous destiny is that stranger things It can go both ways: fans disappointed that no main character dies in the end believe she sacrificed herself, while fans hoping for a happy ending for everyone can believe she’s still alive. However, for most fans, Eleven’s happy ending is her eventual reunion with the love of her life, Mike. Unfortunately, Ross Duffer confirmed in a recent interview with Variety that even Mike has come to terms with the fact that he and any of his friends will never see Eleven again.

“If she was alive, I would think she wouldn’t be,” he said. “Any contact would risk bringing her back out and starting the cycle all over again. So in the story Mike told, I don’t think he saw a version of them reconnecting.”

for stranger things This is very grim news for fans who had imagined a later, happier ending for both characters. Co-showrunners just confirmed that even if Mike’s theory is correct, and if Eleven survives her apparent death in the series finale, she’ll never be able to get back together with Mike again. Additionally, Ross Duffer confirmed that Mike was very aware that he would never see the love of his life again, which is likely why he looked sadder than the rest of his friends in the final episode.

Father and daughter will never be reunited

To rub salt into the wound, Eleven will never see Hopper again. many stranger things Fans thought it was odd that Hope accepted the death of his surrogate daughter so readily and moved on with his life, with some speculating that his emotional stability was due to his secret connection with Eleven. However, Rose Duffer’s words meant that she would also have to avoid contact with her adoptive father forever.

What the Duffer brothers (who say they generally try to avoid chatting online) may not realize is that they’ve just produced arguably the worst part of stranger things The series finale was even worse. Most fans hated how badly Eleven ended up… having to effectively go into permanent exile in order to keep her friends and family safe after a life spent in abuse and isolation. Fans had previously been convinced that she would eventually reunite (perhaps for a movie or spin-off), but Ross Duffer himself put the nail in the coffin of those hopes.

When fan fiction is better than the TV show

Sadly, fan reactions to the interview prove that the Duffers can’t have it both ways. That said, they can’t leave too much to viewers regarding the series finale (including whether Eleven lives or dies) while simultaneously dismissing fan speculation about what happened after the credits rolled. After a full media tour, more and more fans realized that the theories they came up with were more valuable and interesting than those proposed by the show’s producers. If the fan fiction is better than the actual product, then what’s the point of Netflix spending $500 million to create such a disappointing final season?

Considering the final season had the lowest ratings of the entire series, it looks like the Duffers may need to seriously improve their writing skills. Otherwise, the upcoming stranger things The spin-off they’re so excited about might end up being as lifeless as anything in the Upside Down.