Are there any major character deaths in 'Stranger Things 5, Volume 2'?

Are there any Major Character Deaths in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2

No. There are NO major character deaths in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. And we don’t know what to do with that, honestly. We kind of understood when there were no major deaths in Stranger Things 5, Volume 1. That was just the beginning. But we imagined we’d get at least one heartbreaking character death scene in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. And yet, we did not.

Jonathan and Nancy Almost Die in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2—But Survive

Like with Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, we got one intense duo death fakeout in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. In Stranger Things 5 episode six, “Escape From Camazotz,” Nancy and Jonathan are trapped in a melting Hawkins Lab in the Upside Down. The room is literally becoming liquid around them, and they can’t get out. Instead, Jonathan and Nancy climb onto a table and accept their deaths in Stranger Things 5. This leads them to have their first honest conversation… maybe in a couple of seasons. It’s beautiful and emotional, and both the audience and the characters believe it’s the end for them. But then, by some miracle, the goo solidifies, the room stops melting, and they remain alive.

Jonathan and Nancy’s Relationship Did Die in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2, RIP

That doesn’t mean there weren’t any deaths in Stranger Thing 5, Volume 2. There just wasn’t the death of a character. Instead, we got the death of a relationship. When Nancy and Jonathan found themselves on death’s door, they were finally able to open up to one another about what they wanted in life. And— fortunately/unfortunately, pending your perspective on “Jancy”—that did not include a romantic relationship with one another. And so, Nancy and Jonathan’s tumultuous seasons-long relationship found its death on Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. RIP, Jancy. We liked you, but only because that meant we didn’t have to deal with Stancy.

No Deaths in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2 May Mean MANY Deaths in Volume 3/The Finale

Okay, we were laughing, but now we’re serious again. No major characters have hit us in Stranger Things‘ final season, not in Stranger Things 5, Volume 1, nor in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. And so we shudder to think what that means for Stranger Things 5, Volume 3. Although the Duffer Brothers have assured us that Stranger Things is not Game of Thrones, and that “there’s no Red Wedding,” they’ve also promised that Stranger Things 5 contains “the most violent death of any season.” And given that we haven’t seen any deaths yet on Stranger Things 5, we know we have at least that much to look forward to in the final episode of the series.

We’ll be clutching our Peanut Butter Boppers tight as we get ready for Stranger Things‘ finale. Stranger Things 5 Volumes 1 and 2 are now streaming on Netflix. Stranger Things 5, Volume 3, or Stranger Things 5: The Finale will arrive on December 31 at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET.

Rotem Rusak is the Editor-in-Chief of Nerdist. She is holding out hope that Steve and Dustin will survive Stranger Things 5… and maybe Eddie Munson can come back to life too.