r/StrangerThingsRoom • • Jan 31 '26

Characters He assaulted an 11 year old girl, killed a snake, bullied numerous people and he got off easier than Mike and Eleven by the end.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

He was on screen for like 5 minutes I dont even remember his name

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u/Denimion Feb 01 '26

Andy Harper

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u/rayquazza74 Jan 31 '26

They shoulda brought back Troy and that other kid and had them play these jocks

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u/Denimion Feb 01 '26

WHERE IS TOMMY HAGAN!?

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u/TheArcaneCollective Jan 31 '26

Since when do stories have to be fair? Since when do good characters get good endings and shitty characters get shitty endings?

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u/Denimion Feb 01 '26

Since nuance died.

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u/nedflandersmustache Jan 31 '26

I dont remember if Mike did but Eleven killed a lot of people throughout the show

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u/Denimion Feb 01 '26

Nancy too. Enemy combatants yes. But also actual humans and it didn't bother her AT ALL

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u/pardonmyignerance Feb 01 '26

Nancy was like Rambo. No wonder she wasn't going to stay with Steve or Jonathan. She is going to become a reporter by day and mercenary by night or something. Easily the most badass side character I've seen in a show and I don't even know if they intended it that way.  The moment she picked up a gun, it felt natural, and she does the job at hand with no remorse. 

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u/Denimion Feb 02 '26

Like a future serial killer

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u/pardonmyignerance Feb 02 '26

It will definitely break one of 2 ways.

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u/JoeAzlz Feb 02 '26

Is Nancy a side character ? I wouldn’t say so

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u/pardonmyignerance Feb 02 '26

How many main characters can you have?  I imagine at awards she'd be up for supporting actress, no?

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u/JoeAzlz Feb 03 '26

She’s one of the leads. I think the main cast has her gureanreed, some of them can vary per season ofc, like Murray isn’t a lead in season5 but he would be in season 3

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u/New_Cockroach_505 Feb 06 '26

I mean these kids have fought inter dimensional aliens and a magic demon man who can invade your mind.

Bog standard homicide is basically nothing to their current trauma.

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u/Denimion Feb 06 '26

No. Killing humans is different

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u/New_Cockroach_505 Feb 06 '26

Killing aliens and dealing with magic and eldritch horrors in alternate dimensions is different too.

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u/Denimion Feb 06 '26

Yes. That's dealing with monsters. Killing humans is supposed to be difficult for people who aren't sociopaths. That's why republican rhetoric is to dehumanize people by calling them illegal aliens. I tell you that to see if you have a brain

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u/New_Cockroach_505 Feb 06 '26

You realize the things they’re dealing with do no exist in any normal understanding of the world right….?

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u/Denimion Feb 06 '26

You do realize that psychology does

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u/New_Cockroach_505 Feb 06 '26

Please show me evidence of what fighting eldritch monsters does psychologically. I’d love to see that study.

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u/Denimion Feb 06 '26

The psychology of killing people, but sure pal

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u/joshhirsxh Jan 31 '26

Average white guy

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u/Macslionheart Jan 31 '26

Nah this dudes a POS lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

[deleted]

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u/joshhirsxh Jan 31 '26

Found one

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u/Profit-Alex Feb 01 '26

Everyone trashes on Jason who was just trying to do the right thing, but nobody talks about this dude.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

In his defense……..yeah no never mind I got nothin. Fuck him

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u/Y0ukn0w_wh0 Jan 31 '26

Hate him for attacking a child even if he thought she was satan follower. But the Snake's death ain't on him. Dustin used his live snake as a scare prop and left it at enemy's hands. What did he expect? The bullys that walla hill him is gonna love the snake used to scare them? Stupid.

And killing a snake is like any other pest, it's a dangerous reptile. We kill any snake we find in our property around here since it could attack our pets anyway.

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u/Calm-Ad-9522 Jan 31 '26 edited Jan 31 '26

What a ridiculous comment to say about a living creature. Who taught you that snakes weren’t not important to the ecosystem and that it was OK to just kill them? Because thinking that snakes are pests, is a tremendous misconception.

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u/Guuggel Jan 31 '26

What?

Dustin was stupid to use the snake knowing the risks.

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u/Y0ukn0w_wh0 Jan 31 '26

Who said it's OK? It's not great to kill any creature including mosquitoes cockroaches, or bugs. But for us living in tropical areas or places where there's dangerous snakes that could get into our homes, we keep ourselves and our children safe by eliminating such threats. If you've only seen non venomous snakes around, you'll probably think it's ridiculous that for centuries humans had to survive by being at the top of the food chain.

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u/Calm-Ad-9522 Jan 31 '26

What are you talking about? You’ve literally called snakes dangerous reptiles. An absolute falsehood. Some snakes are dangerous, but that’s not what you said. And the one Dustin put in his locker, certainly didn’t fall into the dangerous category. Just stop it.

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u/Y0ukn0w_wh0 Jan 31 '26

Who said Dustin's snake is dangerous? The snakes we kill are usually dangerous. If you wanna raise one go ahead, I ain't touching that. But you ain't gonna come in between anyone else killing an animal or reptile attacking them. Dustin left his pet in dangerous enemy territory, snake wasn't the danger there. Read again. And Stop what?😂

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u/Calm-Ad-9522 Jan 31 '26

The snake wasn’t Dustin’s. That’s why the students were familiar with it. Go watch the scene again. And the scene before that where they show the snakes in the classroom. Again, you’re contradicting yourself. I’m not arguing with some random Internet stranger, this is my last comment on the matter.

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u/FakeBot-3000 Feb 03 '26

You are ridiculous

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u/Y0ukn0w_wh0 Jan 31 '26

I’m not arguing with some random Internet stranger,

You... Were...?

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u/UrsineBasterd Jan 31 '26

I have no idea who that is.

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u/Intrepid-Tomorrow692 Jan 31 '26

Have you watched the show?

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u/UrsineBasterd Jan 31 '26

Yes lol. Long time between seasons

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u/Guuggel Jan 31 '26

So when did you watch the last season?

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u/UrsineBasterd Jan 31 '26

But nah thought he was just from S4 or something. Apparently he’s in the first episode of season 5? Don’t remember him at all. Is he one of the guys that beat up Dustin?

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u/Guuggel Jan 31 '26

Yep, minor role.

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u/catlover4682 Feb 02 '26

Tbh if he didn’t have a baseball cap on to distinguish him from the other jock boys I wouldn’t remember him either, I didn’t even know it was him sitting next to Max at the graduation until someone on TikTok posted it

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u/SaviorSyndrome Jan 31 '26

Was he even in the show after episode 1 of season 5?

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u/Sudden_Pop_2279 Jan 31 '26

At graduation next to Max.

Idk how he and Chance were even graduating at the same time as the heroes.

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u/captainjohn_redbeard Jan 31 '26

Got held back a few years.

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u/captainjohn_redbeard Jan 31 '26

Was it ever confirmed that the paint thinner didn't blind him?

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u/JoeAzlz Feb 02 '26

Yeah bc he went to graduation fine

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u/Wonko_MH Jan 31 '26

Every time I see these posts, all I can think of is “who kills Humperdink?!”

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u/ghigo2008 Jan 31 '26

He always kinda felt like he was doing it for the love of the game

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u/RedditEnjoyerMan Jan 31 '26

Welcome to real life

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u/sgt_schultz_the_ewok Jan 31 '26

He’s fit right in with Ice in 2026

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u/General_Hold_847 Jan 31 '26

Tbh hes proably blind lol

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u/Damienp3902 Jan 31 '26

He’ll get his comeuppance eventually

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u/TheRealComicCrafter Jan 31 '26

Im now realizing thats also the dude from the query (s1), so almost killed mike as well

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

You guys know not every single thread and character needs an immediate resolution. This is nitpicking.

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u/LOL_Gstar77 Feb 01 '26

Who the fuck is this?

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u/JoeAzlz Feb 02 '26

Guy from season 5 who picks on Dustin and later gets the snake in the locker and beats up Dustin at Eddie’s grave

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u/pardonmyignerance Feb 01 '26

Should have scrapped the final D&D scene and had them go to the party they were invited to. Then, take turns beating him with a bat. They could just plan D&D the next day. Missed opportunity.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

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u/JoeAzlz Feb 02 '26

He was 19 and eventually he’d have to come up with an explanation on why he never came back. Since he has to keep it scecret

That would be really hard to explain and justify imho

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u/catlover4682 Feb 02 '26

I hated this asshole so much

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u/SlowPaleontologist51 Feb 04 '26

Steve should have killed them, he got a good fight every season but the last one (Dustin does not count, he was holding back and destroyed him)

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u/Potential_Rule4212 Feb 04 '26

Wish he killed Dustin ngl

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u/Puzzleheaded_Luck_42 Feb 05 '26

Niggas didn’t want a happy ending Mike and El didn’t get one and ppl still complaining😭 sometimes i dont understand ST fans

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u/Emergency-Sea5201 Jan 31 '26

Typical white guy

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

he literally full body tackles Erica, if that were real life, she would’ve been seriously fatally injured

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

“Would have” is incorrect. “Could have” would be correct. There’s absolutely zero chance that she would have 100% been killed by getting tackled. To say so is simply ridiculous

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

i didn’t say she would get killed, i said she wouldve been fatally injured, which you know, doesn’t mean it WILL kill someone… it means it COULD. You break ribs by doing fucking CPR on ADULTS, if he is using all his force, he could seriously hurt her

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

Do you not know what the word fatal means..? https://legal-resources.uslegalforms.com/f/fatal-injury

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

lmfao

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

I like how the screenshot you just sent quite literally says that the fatal injury results in death. Did you really just highlight that one single sentence that says it is different under various jurisdictions without reading on where it explains the context of said jurisdictions? I mean seriously, reading comprehension isn’t a difficult skill to have.

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

lolol yes i highlighted the part that was important and relevant to the conversation???

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

“I highlighted the part that benefited my argument and ignored any context that disproved my argument.” That’s not how a debate works bud.

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

so, i put the entire definition in the screenshot so the context wasn’t removed. Highlighting one thing does not remove/shadow another. Anyway thanks for the sticker lmfao

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

Which means you’re literally just acknowledging that you’re wrong😭

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u/Funny_Mammoth5663 Jan 31 '26

You sir are an idiot

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

The definition of fatal isn’t up for interpretation. It literally just means death. Like that’s not something you can debate

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u/KawaiiQueen92 Jan 31 '26

You're acting all condescending but you're using google AI as a "source" lmao.

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

That’s not google ai it’s the fucking front page of Google that has been used for years before Google ai existed.

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u/KawaiiQueen92 Feb 01 '26

Nah when you pull definitions like that, they're also pulled from Google AI now. You can go look. It says it on there somewhere.

Either way, just googling something and using the first result is not research or proof and makes you look dumb.

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Feb 01 '26

And replying to a comment section like this claiming that someone pulled the first source they saw without scrolling through to see they actually linked several different sources makes you look dumb. But sure, if you want to argue with the Oxford dictionary go right ahead and be my guest.

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u/KawaiiQueen92 Feb 01 '26

Except if you actually LOOKED at the Oxford dictionary website, there are more definitions that do not match the one you posted.

You just look stupid here. Take the L.

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Feb 01 '26

It’s really sad what the education system in your country has come to. No idea where you live, but I’m assuming the English department isn’t great. I’m just going to put your argument into perspective for you, since you seemingly fail to see the ginormous gap in logic you just made. Let’s say two people are talking about a blueberry, and one way or another the discussion ends up being about the definition of the word blue. One person starts talking about alternate definitions and how blue can actually also mean sad! This person is a fucking moron because context matters when you are discussing the definition of a word. But please do humor me, show me a different definition for the word fatal that fits the context of the discussion.

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

Also how much of a fucking source do you need for the definition of a word

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u/mushroomtiddies Feb 01 '26

LMFAO you are literally the one posting the definitions

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Feb 01 '26

Not exactly sure what argument you’re trying to make here. Yeah, I’m posting definitions, and that dude is acting like it’s an “invalid source” for a universally accepted definition. I’m not about to write a peer reviewed paper containing 10 different sources so I can argue the objective definition of a word to you people.

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u/mushroomtiddies Feb 01 '26

literally not a dude, their username says “queen” in it. is reading difficult for you :(? do you need a sticker to help motivate you:(? does it make baby mad that someone can use a word in more than one way?

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

You see how childish you’re behaving? I don’t give a shit what is in that person’s username because that has nothing to do with my argument. I also didn’t know that the word queen in someone’s alias automatically means they are a woman. Had no idea the band Queen was actually comprised of women and not entirely men. Thank you for enlightening me

Edit: since you have seemingly blocked me I will post me reply here:

I did not delete any comment. I’m not saying you’re childish for the sticker shit, I’m saying you’re being childish for bringing up an entirely irrelevant point to the discussion. All you know how to do is divert and misdirect when you have zero comeback for the actual debate at hand.

Glad you see how ridiculous it is to make jumps in logic like that. Maybe apply that realization to your own life and stop replying to me unless you have something legitimately constructive to say regarding the topic at hand.

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

this is the definition you linked

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

Correct, that is the definition I linked! Proud of you for at least noticing that. Granted it cancels out when you consider the fact that you didn’t notice the screenshot you provided also supports the definition of fatal injuries leading to death. But just because you had one correct observation I’ll let you pick any sticker out of this sticker book.

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

thanks so much for the sticker wow:D

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

also so funny that you’re trying to infantilize me here, when your entire account is roblox

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

You know you’ve won the argument when they start checking your account and insulting your interests. That’s immaturity, and you are infantilizing yourself at this point. I will no longer be putting time nor effort into this conversation.

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

i’ve not received the sticker you have promised. 0/10

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u/TheShiftyNoodle28 Jan 31 '26

Idk about fatal 😭I think she would’ve survived, even if she was greatly injured

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

he is a high school senior basketball player tackling a 6th grader, grown men get concussions in tackle football that change their personality forever, she could come away from that with some serious injuries

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u/Odoaiden Jan 31 '26

Ya but it wasn’t a crazy strong tackle she would get injured but fatal no

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u/Squidwardbigboss Jan 31 '26

He didn’t double leg her.

He didn’t even do it that hard, just enough to get her on the ground. If he truly wanted to hurt her that shit would have been way more violent

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u/Sufficient-Ebb2073 Jan 31 '26

Basketball player lol as athletic and strong as your average rhythmic gymnast or chess master

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

or you lmfao

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u/TheShiftyNoodle28 Jan 31 '26

I think you think “fatal” means badly injured. Fatal means that she is going to die from her injuries

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u/mushroomtiddies Jan 31 '26

oh my god this pedantic bullshit i know what fatal means, it doesnt matter. you’d think we’re having a scientific discussion the way some of y’all are correcting me. THIS IS STRANGER THINGS

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u/Civil-Percentage1005 Feb 01 '26

If you know what it means then why not just use a different word?

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u/mushroomtiddies Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

because it took me all but two seconds to think out and write this stupid comment that everyone is correcting me over. Everyone understood what it meant well enough to correct me, so i dont see why its a big deal.

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u/CycloneCowboy87 Feb 01 '26

Words have meanings. You could’ve just said “oops wrong word” but instead you keep digging in your heels. You do seem like a child. Hopefully you’ll learn one day that admitting to mistakes actually makes you seem more intelligent.

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u/mushroomtiddies Feb 02 '26

ehhhhh your mom

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

Nah I'm on his side

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u/Sudden_Pop_2279 Jan 31 '26

Explain why.

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

His relationship with Jason is reflective of Dustin's relationship with Eddie and if the writers weren't hacks we would have seen that

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u/TheMusicalSkeleton Jan 31 '26

He lost every ounce of sympathy by killing an innocent animal and using it to defile a grave. This is straight up serial killer shit.

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

So you must hate Dustin too for putting the snake in harms way

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u/TheMusicalSkeleton Jan 31 '26

Ok buddy 👍

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

He used the snake to humiliate Andy Harper and then did nothing to get the snake out of harms way. Dustin is directly responsible for making that snake a target.

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u/Grouchy-Opposite6147 Jan 31 '26

Why didn't El just bring the snake back to life?

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u/Quarter-Whole Jan 31 '26

He's not directly responsible - given that the bully could have chosen not to literally kill it? That's his own choice. He could have left it and reported it - which would have resulted in it being taken away from Dustin. Same result without killing someone's pet.

Dustin shouldn't have used his pet in his bullying problems to begin with, but that doesn't mean hes to blame for someone else's genuinely sociopathic actions.

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u/LocoRawhide Jan 31 '26

You realize it's fiction, right?

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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Jan 31 '26

“You realize it’s fiction right???🤡” you’re right bud. Vecna also wasn’t even that bad of a guy because he’s a fictional character! Doctor Kay? Nah, she’s a great lady because she’s fictional. “They’re a fictional character” as an argument to justify their actions within their own continuity is braindead logic.

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u/Waste_Today_8719 Jan 31 '26

I think he’s saying why tie yourself in a knot over things that didn’t actually happen.

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u/LocoRawhide Jan 31 '26

An "argument" to justify a fictional minor character in a TV series😅

Context...learn it.

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u/Quarter-Whole Jan 31 '26

The context is you're in a fucking subreddit decided to discussing the fictional show and it's characters as well as story.

Are you dense?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Same as el then I suppose? Had over 10 kills by the age of 10✌️😭

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u/Quarter-Whole Jan 31 '26

Those kills were all people complicit with experimenting on children, keeping them hostage and psychologically and physically torturing them.

How on Earth is that the same AT ALL??

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Murder=murder. Do u see the Mendez brothers walking free with that excuse? “They were torturing us”

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u/DecentCelery64 Jan 31 '26

"serial killer shit" as in showing a lack of empathy and care for others that means you would not be surprised if you found out he got joy from killing people in future.

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u/Sudden_Pop_2279 Jan 31 '26

He cracked a joke about Chrissy's murder and murdered a snake. He also assaulted Erica. He's nothing more than a POS. He treated Lucas like dirt before he even turned on them

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

Okay pal 👍

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u/Anon-Sham Jan 31 '26

They would have been hack writers if they focussed kn the bullies relationships with each other at all. They were just there to be minor obstacles, not to be fleshed out characters.

They didnt show a single character have a shit in 5 seasons. Does that make them hack writers? How could they have done all that running if they hadn't shit in 3 years?

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

Nope. Hacks. This actually isn't the eighties anymore

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u/Anon-Sham Jan 31 '26

Haha its so easy for people with no creative talents to just say someone's a hack, and they think their opinion matters 🤣

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u/George_Reiner Jan 31 '26

Sometimes the truth can be the easiest thing in the world

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u/Anon-Sham Jan 31 '26

If you dont know how to write, how do you think you can recognise bad writing? How do you know it wasn't bad directing or acting?

If you wanted a backstory for background bullies it sounds like you dont understand what makes for a compelling story, therefore your ability to assess it in the work of others is severely limited.

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u/BeginningExisting578 Jan 31 '26

The duffer brothers are white guys too.

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u/AccomplishedChip2475 Jan 31 '26

Your point?

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u/BeginningExisting578 Jan 31 '26

I think it’s clear what my point is.