{"id":191785,"date":"2025-12-14T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/191785\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:35:08","slug":"how-stranger-things-new-spinoff-adds-a-tragic-detail-to-eddies-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/191785\/","title":{"rendered":"How Stranger Things’ New Spinoff Adds A Tragic Detail To Eddie\u2019s Fate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning: Spoilers for Stranger Things season 5, Volume 1 & Stranger Things: One Way or Another!If Eddie Munson\u2019s death wasn\u2019t sad enough, details from a new Stranger Things<\/a> spinoff have added a heartbreaking layer to the character\u2019s fate. Joseph Quinn\u2019s Eddie was killed at the end of Stranger Things season 4<\/a> after heroically putting his life on the line to give his friends a better chance at taking down Vecna. By then, he was wrongfully accused of being a murderer, and soon, most of Hawkins would blame him and his \u201ccult\u201d for Hawkins\u2019s destruction.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was Vecna who caused the rifts that tore Hawkins apart. Eddie was one of the few who were actively trying to protect more people from falling victim to Vecna and other horrors from the Upside Down. Even a year and a half later, Eddie is still seen as a villain, since there\u2019s no chance for the full truth to come out. However, there\u2019s another event within Stranger Things\u2019 established timeline<\/a> that makes Eddie\u2019s death sadder.<\/p>\n

Hawkins High Refused To Mention Eddie Munson’s Name During The 1986 Graduation Ceremony<\/p>\n

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\n Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson making a funny face in Stranger Things<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s latest book tie-in, Stranger Things: One Way or Another, focuses on Nancy just two months after Vecna\u2019s \u201cearthquake,\u201d which puts the story between Stranger Things seasons 4 and 5 time jump<\/a>. The book features Nancy, Jonathan, and Robin graduating from high school in the spring of 1986. After everything that happened, many residents have since left town, especially after so many had fallen victim to various dangers plaguing Hawkins, like Eddie. <\/p>\n

While students who have died are remembered during the graduation ceremony, like Chrissy Cunningham and Jason Carver, Eddie\u2019s name is purposely not mentioned. Nancy, of course, has a strong reaction upon hearing the mention of Barb\u2019s name, but she\u2019s also bothered about how the town continues putting blame on Eddie as if he were truly responsible for the death and destruction:<\/p>\n

You save Hawkins and what’s your reward? Everyone in town curses your name and tries to forget you ever existed.<\/p>\n

Stranger Things’ Eddie Reveal In Nancy’s Spinoff Book Is A Sad Callback To Season 4<\/p>\n

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\n Dustin and Eddie in Stranger Things season 4<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, the fact that the Stranger Things book mentions Eddie during graduation is a tragic callback to season 4. The character should\u2019ve graduated in 1984, but due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding Eddie Munson’s Stranger Things backstory<\/a>, that never became reality since he was still a senior in high school when season 4 came around.<\/p>\n

With that said, Eddie’s goal was to graduate in 1986, the same year as Nancy, Robin, and Jonathan, and he even considered 1986 “[his] year,” as if he was finally going to get out of Hawkins and make something of himself. When Eddie died in Dustin’s arms<\/a>, he called back to his hope that he would finally graduate, with his final words to his friend:<\/p>\n

‘Cause I’m actually gonna graduate. I think it’s my year, Henderson. I think it’s finally my year. I love you, man.<\/p>\n

Tragically, he never got a chance to graduate or get away from Hawkins, and to make matters worse, One Way or Another reveals that Eddie couldn’t even be honored during graduation. Though Eddie’s friends know the truth, Dustin takes it a step further by continuing Eddie’s legacy in Stranger Things season 5. This makes Dustin a target for those who consider Eddie the villain, but he feels like honoring his friend’s memory is more important, especially since the rest of Hawkins might never know the truth.<\/p>\n

Volume 1 of Stranger Things season 5 is now available on Netflix. Volume 2 will be released on December 25, followed by the series finale on December 31.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 26, 2025<\/p>\n

Network<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNetflix<\/p>\n

Episodes<\/p>\n

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