A cast update forStranger Thingsseason 5 reveals a minor character won’t return, and while that isn’t a big loss, it makes me relieved for one character, while the show continues a big trend. After four seasons of many twists and shocking reveals,Stranger Thingsis ending with its fifth season, which has a lot to cover and solve. The final season ofStranger Thingsis bringing back the show’s main cast and introducing a couple of new ones, but fans can rest assured that the whole Hawkins crew is teaming up again to defeat Vecna and save Hawkins.
Atthe end ofStranger Thingsseason 4, Vecna disappeared, Max was in a coma, and a massive earthquake that almost destroyed Hawkins opened portals, allowing the Upside Down to bleed into this world. Season 5 will have to address all this and how Vecna can be defeated, so Eleven will need all the help she can get. However,Stranger Things’ final season won’t have room for all charactersclose to the main ones, but the absence of one is great news for a fan-favorite character.
Mrs. Henderson Not Returning In Stranger Things Season 5 Points To Dustin’s Survival
Rest Assured That Dustin Will Most Likely Survive Stranger Things’ Final Season
The whole Hawkins crew will be back inStranger Thingsseason 5, but some minor characters who appeared in previous seasons won’t. Such is the case for Mrs. Henderson (Catherine Curtin), Dustin’s mother, who had minor appearances in seasons 2, 3, and 4. Speaking toMonday Morning Critic Podcast,Curtin revealed she will not appearin the final season ofStranger Thingsdue to scheduling conflicts. Curtin was busy shooting the filmSaturday Night, where she played Joan Carbunkle, soMrs. Henderson won’t show up while Dustin and his friends save Hawkins.
To be fair, anyone can die, but Dustin will most likely be safe.
As funny as Mrs. Henderson was in her brief appearances inStranger Things, she’s not a character I was expecting to see again (in fact, to be perfectly honest, I had completely forgotten about her), but her absence is great news for Dustin.There are various theories about who will die inStranger Thingsseason 5out of the main cast (there really isn’t substantial evidence to believe one of them will die, but it’sStranger Things), with the most popular ones pointing at Eleven, Will, and Steve. To be fair, anyone can die, but Dustin will most likely be safe.
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If Dustin was planned to die inStranger Thingsseason 5, his mother would definitely be brought backeven if just for a cameo appearance (surely, they could have worked something out). It would feel wrong and unnecessarily cruel if Dustin died and his mother didn’t return to mourn her only child, so it’s fair to say (for now, at least) that Dustin is on the safe side.
Stranger Things Season 5 Continues The Show’s “No Parents” Trend (With Specific Exceptions)
Stranger Things Has Left Most Parents Out Of The Adventures
Mrs. Henderson’s absence not only makes me relieved about Dustin’s fate inStranger Thingsseason 5, but it also continues one of the show’s biggest trends: the “no parents” one. Surely, there are Joyce and Hopper, who are main characters, and aside from them, Mike’s parents have appeared more than the parents of the rest of the kids, yet they aren’t part of the real horrors of Hawkins.
This “no parents” trend makes sense as it’s what Stephen King did inIt, which heavily inspired the show.
Even Mike’s parents have been completely obliviousto what their children have gone through, and it wasn’t until the end of season 4 that Karen Wheeler felt something terrible was happening when the Upside Down’s spores began to fall over Hawkins. Looking at the influences behindStranger Things,this “no parents” trend makes sense as it’s what Stephen King did inIt, which heavily inspired the show.
This trend has been key to the show, as the focus has been on the kids and their adventures, but also leaves them more vulnerable whilereflecting how some parents in real life don’t pay much attentionto what their kids are going through. Mrs. Henderson’s absence won’t be felt inStranger Thingsseason 5, and, funny enough, it only adds hope for her son’s survival.
Source:Monday Morning Critic Podcast.
Stranger Things
Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
