Stranger Things season 5 set photos reveal Eddie Munson’s vandalized gravesite. Following a significant delay due to the dual SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, the highly-anticipated fifth and final season of Netflix’s hit sci-fi series has finally started filming, as recently announced by a behind-the-scenes photo of the Stranger Things cast. Soon after, co-creator and co-showrunner Ross Duffer shared more BTS photos teasing character reunions, new locations, and a potential time jump.
Now, more Stranger Things season 5 set photos have surfaced online (via @kelseyjbarnes and Netflix Geeked on X/Twitter) with some of them showing Eddie Munson’s vandalized gravesite. Check out the photos below:
The set photos show Gaten Matarazzo’s Dustin Henderson (in a Hellfire Club T-shirt) visiting Eddie Munson’s vandalized gravesite. The second post shows Matarazzo on set making Eddie’s signature devil horns pose, captioned, “important transmission from the set of Stranger Things 5: Hellfire lives!“
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Why Is Eddie Munson’s Grave Vandalized In Stranger Things Season 5?
Played by Joseph Quinn, Eddie Munson was introduced in Stranger Things season 4 as the lovable leader of the Dungeons & Dragons group called the Hellfire Club, which includes Dustin and several of his friends. For all his idiosyncrasies, Eddie quickly became a fan-favorite character. His status was only cemented after shredding Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” in The Upside Down and heroically sacrificing himself to save Hawkins during the season 4 finale.
However, early on in Stranger Things season 4, Eddie witnesses Chrissy Cunningham being killed by Vecna and is wrongfully accused of her murder. In the days after Eddie Munson’s death, he continues to be misrepresented as a murderer and cult leader because of his association with the Hellfire Club and Dungeons & Dragons. During the 1980s, the tabletop RPG was associated with Satanism, so it makes sense that someone in Hawkins might vandalize Eddie’s gravestone with “BURN,” presumably in hell.
Dustin was one of Eddie’s closest friends who was also present for his final moments, so it makes sense he would visit his gravesite. Dustin is also honoring his friend by wearing his Hellfire Club T-shirt, and in the set photo, he appears to be wearing Eddie’s rings as well. As more is revealed about Stranger Things season 5, the context of this scene should become clearer.
Stranger Things
Inspired by 80s pop-culture and elements of Stephen King’s works, Stranger Things is a supernatural action-drama TV series set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. When a young boy goes missing, his group of friends stumbles upon a young girl with telekinetic powers who recently escaped from a mysterious facility. They soon realize that she may be their only chance at stopping an impending doom that threatens to engulf Hawkins whole.
- Release Date
- July 15, 2016
- Cast
- Finn Wolfhard , joe keery , Jamie Campbell Bower , Brett Gelman , Caleb McLaughlin , Maya Hawke , David Harbour , Matthew Modine , Priah Ferguson , Gaten Matarazzo , Winona Ryder , Charlie Heaton , Sadie Sink , Millie Bobby Brown , Joseph Quinn , Dacre Montgomery , Natalia Dyer , Noah Schnapp
- Genres
- Fantasy , Horror , Drama
- Seasons
- 4
- Franchise
- Stranger Things
- Story By
- The Duffer Brothers
- Writers
- Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer , Paul Dichter , Kate Trefry
- Streaming Service(s)
- Netflix
- Directors
- Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer
- Showrunner
- Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer
