I really do! Want Eddie Munson to come back. Not because I hate him I actually love his character, but his return would feel like ann insult to not only his character arc and making his sacrifice meaningless. But it's also an insult to ever other character that was killed off (Barb, Bob, Alexei, Patrick, Fred, Chrissy... BILLY!) I don't mind Joseph coming back as a vision of the Vecna or a flashback to when Dustin first met Eddie but aside from that there's no reason for him to return. If you want his character to have justice and his name cleared, have Dustin tell the truth to the world or smth. The only way I'll allow him to come back is if it means everyone else who died comes back including, the Vecna victims, Barb, Bob AND Billy!
I think I'm just a little pissed because if that does happen imagine how unbearable the antis /steddie Stans will be?!!! It makes me mad just thinking about it😡😡😡😡
Yeah, I'm not looking forward to what antis and st3ddies (not all of them, some moots of mine are cool and this isn't about yall don't worry 💖💖) will be like if Eddie does come back.
I agree with what you said about his arc. His storyline was literally him running away from things, and he chose in that moment to stay. I personally think his death was both predictable and avoidable. The DB keep killing off new characters (like Bob, Patrick, Chrissy, Fred, Aleksei etc.) while stretching out plot armor for the main characters. Plus... running away is literally a human reaction.
There's no shame in running away. Every time a character has any sort of human reaction and they aren't a part of the main character crew, it's treated like something that needs to be fixed.
It would be a bad decision to bring Eddie back (so I'm sure the DB will end up doing it).
Billy was one of the most human characters on the show not just because he was relatable to so many people, but because he reacted. He felt real. He was one of the first characters on ST to have some sort of reaction to trauma.
How trauma impacts a character is not a flaw, and it shouldn't be treated as such. There's a reason why the other characters fell flat. If you're going to fuck your characters up, show how it impacts them. I don't care if it's a Sci fi show- if you want a character to come alive, let them be human. Let them be messy. Let them get angry about what happened to them. Let them go apeshit.
Personal opinion: no matter what genre you're in, if your goal is to add some sort of realism to your story, the best thing you can do is let your characters react. Think of it as improv- and I say this because the best moments of ST weren't in the script. Since the actors are in character, they are acting as they feel the character would react, which if executed naturally (instead of forced) can bring a level of authenticity to both the role and the story.
I view writing books the same way. The moment a character takes on a life of their own, I sit back and let them improvise. It's their story, and I'm just along for the ride. They start off as figments of my imagination, then I do my best to breathe life into them so that they aren't cardboard cutouts. I let them go fucking wild.
If they do bring Billy back as well... at least Dacre will be there, and we know he won't demonize Billy.
