Summary
AsStranger Thingsfanseagerly await the show’s fifth season, one fan-favorite star reveals they weren’t on the call list for the final adventure in Hawkins, Indiana.
WhenStranger Thingsannounced it would finally wrap with its upcoming fifth season, fan anticipation ramped up to a record-level high. This fervor has only increased as the season’s premiere draws closer, withStranger Thingscreators making impossible claimsregarding the final season of their hit show and set photos from the final season keeping fans talking about what could potentially be won or lost by their favorite characters, and how the show can deliver a satisfying close after almost a decade of intrigue.
While it was already known thatSean Astin wouldn’t return inStranger Thingsseason 5due to an in-universe demise, recent cast photos from the set of the upcoming season got fans talking about another star potentially not returning for the final season. Eduardo Franco, who plays the prominent season four character Argyle, was noted by fans as missing from the set photos, causing speculation about the character’s involvement in the final season. When questioned about fan concerns and whether he could confirm or deny his return for the final season ofStranger Thingsat the end of an interview withSteve Varley Showon YouTube, Franco responded by saying, “It’s nice to hear that there’s some sort of concern or something, y’know what I mean? But uh, I never got a phone call, so I think that that’s it.”
The interview, which focused mainly on Franco’s upcoming Hulu-bound projectSelf Reliance, ended with Varley expressing his faith that there was still some hope for fans to see Argyle in the final season ofStranger Things.Many fans likely share the sentiment toward Argyle, who was last seen alive and kicking in Hawkins, with no signs of any potential reasons why he’d be absent when the action picks back up in the latest season. The comments on the interview certainly agree, with fans urging the execs on the show to let the character appear in at least one episode so he can be written off properly. This is a courtesy that many feel the show owes to Franco, whose performance made fanscrown Argyle as the best newStranger Thingscharacter.
With plot details tightly wrapped and theStanger Thingscreators shooting down prominent theoriesfrom fans concerning the events of the final season, no one knows what to expect from season five. Franco’s exemption might be due to some narrative directive the showrunners intend to keep under wraps, even at the expense of proper communication with a valued cast member from the previous season. Franco, who initially auditioned for the role of Eddie Munson, is handling the situation with marked grace and seems content to move on to other projects, a sentiment that other cast members on the show have previously expressed.
Regardless of how things turn out in the final season, it’s pretty much guaranteed that not everyone will get what they want from a show with a fanbase as expansive asStranger Things. WithJonathan and Argyl’sStranger Thingsseason 4 chemistryalready on the chopping block, fans must wait to see what else the creators have in store for the show’s curtain call.
Stranger Thingsseason 5 is in production.
Stranger Things
Stranger Things is a horror and supernatural franchise that was initially a popular show on Netflix. The viral success of the television program caused it to have its own mobile game, Stranger Things 3: The Game, where you play one of 12 characters in an SNES-like version of Hawkins.
