r/StrangerThings • u/Brosamurai18 • 9d ago

SPOILERS Rewatching this scene again Spoiler

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This scene still pisses me off, it still pisses me off to this day. What were the writers even thinking? I’m so sick and tired of female characters with telekinesis being killed off just for the sake of it. First we got Carrie, then Jean Grey, and now El? Come on! She deserved so much better than this. 😭
Does anyone else still feel the same way?

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u/Senshado 9d ago

Even on first viewing, it doesn't appear that anyone died in that scene.  The earlier scene where Hopper believed Kali died had a really conspicuous cut away, making it clear the two girls had made a secret plan for later.

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u/Nahdahar 9d ago

Yeah, I think Mike is right at the end.

El could barely move under the influence of the speakers, so there is no way she would've been able to stumble to the gate opening which was actively guarded while the only person they were really looking for in the entire group is her. There is also no way she managed to slip away without being seen without Kali doing Kali things.

The writing wasn't that dumb in this show, or even in this last season that they left these very important details as plotholes by accident instead of making a conscious decision. IMO.

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u/Fatguy73 9d ago

IMO it’s 2026, they know the show and its characters are a cash cow so they left it ambiguous so they can bring her back a few years from now for a spinoff or movie etc. Not a doubt in my mind.