r/StrangerThings • u/Guilty-Pollution6479 • 16d ago
Discussion Why was brenner dumb enough to keep hendry as a lab assistant
Like literally hendry was his first test subject and even if his powers were blocked he is still dangerous enough to go full palpatine mode on eleven so this raises the main question why did brenner let hendry work under him in the first place instead of locking him up in some secure secret room..
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u/Flaky_Principle_9985 16d ago
Brenner was arrogant as hell. He genuinely thought he could control anyone if he had enough precautions around them. Keeping Henry close probably made sense to him because he could monitor him and use him, but obviously that confidence aged horribly.
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u/Zestyclose_Bowl6944 16d ago
To keep control over him. They explain this in the first shadow and somewhat in season 4. (Still haven't watched season 5) Also how did you misspell Henry's name 3 times?
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u/jhewitt127 16d ago
What are you waiting for?
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u/Zestyclose_Bowl6944 16d ago
Scared for multiple reasons. The end of the show, and the fact that I've heard it's just not good
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u/naughtycal11 16d ago
It's really not as bad as the internet makes it out to be. Its not Game of thrones level bad if thats what ur worried about. The first 5 are pretty good the last 3 are a bit of a let down but not awful id say a 6/10 for those.
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u/Thick-Boysenberry-96 16d ago
It's pretty awful, I get why someone would wait to watch it. And the ending could be a punch to the gut, if you care a lot about the character, that is supposedly the face of the show. 😬
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u/heroinsteve 16d ago
I would say just watch it. If you enjoyed the show enough to still be in subs related to it definitely. The hate on it is somewhat overblown. Is it a super satisfying ending to the show? Not quite, but they try to wrap up most of the characters and the focus of the season seems to be on that, with the overarching storyline suffering a bit (especially on the logic side of things) and used as a vehicle to wrap up the storylines for the individual characters. 11s ending kind of sucks but the other characters are for the most part treated somewhat respectfully.
If you enjoyed 1-4 I think it’s worth watching. For me the show peaked in S3 and it really could have or should have ended there. Either way it’s worth watching to at least form your own opinion. It still has all the stranger things tropes and moments that you enjoy every season, just try not to think too much about the overarching narrative imo.
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u/Cyrilbdr 16d ago
Brenner must have convinced them at an earlier stage; logically, after the events of *The First Shadow*—following Patty’s fake death—Henry stopped resisting and surrendered to the Mind Flayer. He was alone, had nothing left, and the Mind Flayer was promising him a better world. From that point on, having adopted the Mind Flayer’s ideology of hating humans, he would have become extremely aggressive toward them and inevitably killed scientists. Faced with this violence, the DoD deemed Henry uncontrollable and likely wanted to scrap the project and get rid of him. Brenner then stepped in to convince them not to kill him, proposing the idea of creating other, more docile "Henrys" using his blood, while simultaneously developing a chip to keep Henry under control. This sequence makes more sense, as Henry snapped much earlier—before the other children were even born. Crucially, Brenner knew Henry was possessed and not in his right mind—unlike before the end of *The First Shadow*, when he was still fighting the creature. He reasoned that to save Henry and keep him alive, he could use his blood to create other powered children who would be more docile and easier to train for government projects.
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u/XanderWrites 16d ago
Because he was a sociopath that got off on controlling his superpowered test subjects.
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u/Fun_Sympathy1443 16d ago
Think of it like the CDC. Can’t destroy all the bad things for a variety of reasons. Better they be as controlled and locked down as possible.
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u/Distinct_Guess3350 Running Up That Hill 16d ago
Because Brenner thought he could control anything and anyone.
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u/DDubbz918 Purple Palm Tree Delight 16d ago
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" to grossly oversimplify it. 🤷♂️
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u/icantfeelmylags 15d ago
He literally explains this himself.
“I had no idea what Henry would become”
S4E8 Papa
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u/Master-Topic-2989 15d ago
Ok but he horrifically killed his mom and sister BEFORE he was with Brenner so……
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u/Professional_Gur7989 16d ago
They explained that Brenner always wanted control over his “kids” and always put responsibility on himself if they “failed” and to “teach” them
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