Summary
The spotlight has been onMillie Bobby Brown’s beloved character Elevenever sinceStranger Thingspremiered onNetflixin July 2016. Eleven escapes from the terrifying and gruesome Hawkins Lab and finds herself in the seemingly sleepy small town of Hawkins, Indiana. Once she meets The Party, her life changes… for better and for worse. Although she has to fight evil figures like Vecna (Jamie Campbell Brown) and save her new friends from dire outcomes, Eleven would still likely admit that she’s happier now than she was before.
Now that The Duffer Brothers shared thatStranger Thingsseason 5 will premiere in 2025, fans can breathe a big sigh of relief and look forward to the highly anticipated series finale. But what could happen to Eleven when the show comes back for its fifth and last season? Could Eleven actually die?
Why Eleven Shouldn’t Die In Stranger Things Season 5
Redditor @Specialist_Jaguar815shared that they hope that Eleven survives until the end ofStranger Thingsseason 5 for two main reasons:becauseit’s expected and because it would undermine Eleven’s character arc.The fan wrote:
“If she were to die, the ending would feelSOcliche and predictable. Almost everyone thinks that El will die.”
The fan continued:
“El’s whole arc is around her struggle to fit into society and her fear/association of being a monster, alike to 001. If her story were to end in a death, even though it’d be a heroic sacrifice, it would undermine the message her character holds. Her death wouldsupportthe idea that she’s too different to coexist with the world, which just ruins her journey towards accepting herself.”
Eleven hasone of the most intriguing and well-done character arcs on a recent TV series. When fans first meet her, she’s lost and scared and looking for a safe place to land in Hawkins.Eleven has a mysterious family backgroundand finds a kind soul inJim Hopper (David Harbour), who becomes a father figure. She deserves the chance to live a happy life away from Hawkins and the evil, dark Upside Down. She has suffered enough, and it would be too harsh to end her life before it has truly begun.
Eleven is a rebel at times, but she’s also kind and vulnerable. She sometimes has trouble understanding why people act the way that they do since she spent so much time in an evil lab, and she doesn’t trust others easily. If Eleven died inStranger Thingsseason 5, it would also be a terrible idea since there are so many other paths that she could take.Eleven could go away to college, backpack around Europe, or take a trip with Hopperwhen the show ends. Fans want to see her thrive and have fun, not lose her life at the hands of Vecna.
There’s also the fact thatEleven’s death would be too upsetting and tragic, as several fans pointed out in the same Reddit thread. While fans wonder aboutthe fates of severalStranger Thingscharacters, people are the most worried about Eleven. After all, since she has powers, she’s the one who is going to battle Vecna the most. No matter what happens in theStranger Thingsseason 5 finale, it’s hard to believe that the Duffer Brothers want an unbearably sad ending.
What Did Millie Bobby Brown Say About Playing Eleven On Stranger Things?
Millie Bobby Brown has been playing Eleven sinceStranger Thingsseason 1 premiered in 2016, and she has definitely gotten to know her beloved character well.
In a 2022 interview withGoldderby.com, Brown commented onthe tough times that Eleven experienced inthe fourth season of the hit show. Bythe dramaticStranger Thingsseason 4 finale, Eleven and Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) are in a better place, but now they’re facing an even bigger threat than the distance that was between them: Vecna. Brown told the publication:
“This is maybe the most honest Eleven has been in the whole show. She really is explaining her true emotions and she’s trying to have this boy understand her.”
In a 2016 interview withIndiewire.com,Brown said the Duffer Brothers citedE.T.as inspiration for how she should portray Eleven. Brown said, “I thought that was very interesting, and Matt and Ross were like, ‘Basically you’re going to be an alien.” AlthoughBrown said she’s “ready” to see the end ofStranger Things, fans are definitely still attached to this epic story, and they can’t wait to finally get answers to everything they’re wondering about.
