One imagines Eddie’s “metal” death is exactly the way the character himself would’ve preferred to go out. It appears his final guitar solo was an equally moving moment for Quinn, who filmed it after production on season 4 resumed in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns. “For the whole crew, it felt like the first time that people had been in a live music kind of situation since the pandemic, so it was a joyous celebration on the day,” he said. “It’s a fantastic conclusion to the character, and yeah, I feel very, very lucky.”

Continuing, Quinn said he and Joe Keery (Steve Harrington) have discussed the idea of Eddie popping up in season 5 as a “figment” of his buddy Dustin’s (Gaten Matarazzo) imagination. Would that undermine the character’s sacrifice? Not necessarily. “Stranger Things” previously did something similar with Bob in season 3 when Joyce remembers happily watching “Cheers” at home with him one evening, only to snap back and find herself alone in the present. It’s a real stab-you-in-the-heart moment that reminds you of the emotional hole Bob left in Joyce’s life. Dustin imagining Eddie could easily have the same impact if handled correctly.

If not that, then Quinn would like to see Eddie’s name cleared among the citizens of Hawkins.”[…] He made the ultimate sacrifice for a town that thought he was a monster, which is a level of heroism that’s kind of hard to comprehend,” the actor noted. If this were the real world, the truth about Eddie would probably never come to light … and even if it did, many people in Hawkins would probably dismiss it as “fake news,” anyway. But in the world of “Stranger Things”? That kind of feel-good ending wouldn’t be out of place.