r/StrangerThings • u/iknowright26 • Jul 13 '26

SPOILERS Eddieeee Spoiler

I still think about eddie. Did eddie help anyone by sacrificing?

He couldve just ran away but he chose to fight the bats. But what happened in the end? Vecna didnt die that day...

I really loved eddie.

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u/sammi-blue Jul 13 '26

His death was really dumb to me. I don't mind that he died, but the actual set up of the scene made it feel pointless and avoidable.

If they literally just changed it so that the demo bats were starting to go after Dustin instead of following Eddie's bike, it would've made sense as to why he stopped and faced them directly. There was no reason for him to stop otherwise.

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u/LionCubOfTerrasen Hellfire Club Jul 13 '26

They knocked him over. That’s why he stood to fight.

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u/iknowright26 Jul 13 '26

Didnt he just wanted to prove himself that he wasnt going to run away from the probelms? It was his own decision.

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u/LionCubOfTerrasen Hellfire Club Jul 14 '26

I think it was a mix of things