Eddie's character is based on Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three who was wrongly convicted in 1994 of the deaths of three boys due to his appearance, which residents tied to being part of a satanic cult. The writers drew from Paradise Lost, a documentary covering Echols, for Eddie's story. [10] While filming for Season 5 was expected to begin in June, that all changed due to the writers' strike, followed by the Duffer Brothers confirming a pause in production. Edward "Eddie" Munson, portrayed by Joseph Quinn, was a main character in the fourth season of Stranger Things.

The actor also previously said that he doubts that Eddie Munson is going to return for season five. “By no means am I ruling it out,” he explained. “That’s a decision for the grown-ups to make. But Stranger Things was doing fine without Eddie. I think they’ll be fine next season without him, too.” In this world, there is a character known as Kas The Bloody-Handed, and he is actually a devout ally to Vecna. The D&D Vecna is known as the most powerful lich in history and considered a God of Secrets who, after recovery from being defeated, later tries to rewrite the world in his own image... That sounds familiar, but we digress. An official Netflix video entitled "Every Crush in Stranger Things" suggests Eddie had a crush on Chrissy. [15]Eddie had visible tattoos on his arms, one of which is a swarm of bats. Eddie also has four other tattoos as confirmed by makeup artist Amy Forsythe: one of a puppet on his inner right forearm, one of a wyvern on his right tricep, a spider on the left side of his chest, and a demonic skull below the spider.

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/galleries/joe-quinn-eddie-munson-stranger-things-photos?mediaIndex=16 Once inside, they split up. Steve, Nancy, and Robin walked to the Creel House through the woods, while Dustin and Eddie remained at his trailer to lure the Demobats away from the house. Eddie succeeded in drawing the attention of the bats through playing a solo of Master of Puppets by Metallica on his electric guitar. However, as the Demobats came in swarms, Eddie and Dustin dashed into his trailer as the bats tried to break in. For a minute, they thought they were safe, but when the bats found their way in, the boys realized they had to leave the Upside Down through the gate if they wanted to make it out alive. When Quinn was asked in an interview if Eddie had romantic feelings for Steve Harrington - he answered diplomatically that "people can dream," and confessed he didn't know what to say about the notion of the pairing. However, when pressed if their relationship could have gone in that direction had Eddie survived into season five, Joe appeared open to the idea, saying, “maybe, maybe, maybe. Yeah.” [29]Eddie says he is 18 in the prequel novel Flight of Icarus, which is set in 1984; this suggests he would be 19 or 20 during the events of Season 4. [13] www.aol.com/joseph-quinn-condemns-stranger-things-211745707.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr There isn't a total count of episodes yet, but while appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Matt Duffer revealed that season 5 will be regular-sized, not super-sized like season 4 (which had a total runtime of nearly 13 hours). “The only reason we don’t expect [it] to be as long is, this season, if you look at it, it’s almost a two-hour ramp up before our kids really get drawn into a supernatural mystery," Matt said. "You get to know them, you get to see them in their lives, they’re struggling with adapting to high school and so forth, Steve’s trying to find a date, all of that. None of that is obviously going to be occurring [in Season 5]." It should be noted that, if Eddie's story is truly that of Kas, his fate isn't exactly returning to Hawkins with a hero's welcome and having life be hunky dory. Eventually, Kas is destroyed and becomes someone who's power can be channelled by other people, rather than existing on this plane. Chrissy? Chrissyyy? Hello? Chrissy! K, Chrissy, wake up! Hey... hello... Chrissy, hellooo. Hey, Chrissy. Time to wake up, okay?! Hello, can you hear me?! Wake uuup Chrissy! Chrissy, WAKE UUUUP! I DON'T LIKE THIS, CHRISSY, WAKE UUUUP!"

In the same interview, Ross Duffer elaborated even more about Will's storyline in season 5: “Will really takes center stage again in 5. This emotional arc for him is what we feel is going to hopefully tie the whole series together. Will is used to being the young one, the introverted one, the one that’s being protected. So part of his journey, it’s not just sexuality — it’s Will coming into his own as a young man.” In the meantime, fans of the series will have the chance to relive Season 4 at Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood. Eddie also wears a bullet belt during his second trip to the Upside Down, despite wielding a shield and spear rather than firearms. Presumably this is another nod to James Hetfield, who often wears them as part of his wardrobe. You're saying Sinclair's been taken in by the Dark Side? ... And rather than find a sub for him, you want... you want to postpone the Cult of Vecna?"

Given the popularity of Eddie Munson - and his guitar-slaying act of heroism - fans are hoping for some sort of a Season 5 resurrection. Eddie was a student at Hawkins High School, and the idiosyncratic leader of the Hellfire Club, a fringe school society oriented around Dungeons & Dragons. He was an electric guitar player in his band Corroded Coffin, and the friend of Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair and Mike Wheeler. Eddie was an immensely popular character, and his death upset many fans. In response, Jamie Campbell Bower jokingly posted a apology video to Joseph Quinn for his character's role in the deaths of Eddie and Chrissy. Quinn himself stated that he was surprised to see how popular Eddie turned out to be, and was moved to tears during a fan convention when he realized the impact Eddie had on the fans. Both Jason and Eddie had what seemed to be a long rivalry. The two strongly disliked each other due to their differing social cliques and Jason's cult-like mindset.

Due to the wiki's rules surrounding canonicity, Eddie is listed as between 17 and 20 years of age. [canon-rationale 1] General Hot-Wiring: Eddie learned how to hot-wire cars from his dad, and later used his skill to assist the Party when they needed to "borrow" an RV trailer. After earlier confessing to being a coward and always running away, Eddie willingly takes to the roof of his trailer, whispers "Chrissy, this is for you," and blasts Metallica as a distraction to protect Steve, Nancy, Robin, and the plan.When Mike and Dustin brought up Lucas's inability to join Hellfire's campaign later that night, Eddie reminded the boys of how he had welcomed them into his group at the beginning of the school year, and told them that they would be the future of Hellfire once Eddie graduated. He then encouraged Mike and Dustin to seek out other "lost" students who were looking for purpose and recruit them to the D&D club. Robin and Eddie have been hinted to have been acquainted with one another, with Dustin telling Eddie he knew Robin "from band". In " The Hellfire Club," Eddie's friends state that he was supposed to graduate in 1984, indicating he was probably born sometime between 1965 and 1966. Since he is now graduating in 1986, this would likely place him at 19-20 years old. In most versions of Dungeons & Dragons lore, Lord Vecna enlisted Kas, an undead vampire, as his lieutenant; later, Kas betrayed Vecna and sliced off his hand and eye. Eddie even mentions Kas's betrayal during Hellfire’s campaign, "The Cult of Vecna". And, given Eddie's presence on the poster and what Universal claims, attendees will likely see a retelling of his Stranger Things sacrifice in person.