Its been over two weeks sinceStranger Thingsseason 3 hit Netflix.
Bringing Russians into the story this season as the main villains wasnt meant to be topical.
It just grew from there.
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And bringing in the Russians as the villains this season also helped make the conflict more believable.
Organizing the Scoops Troop was a risk that paid off.
The producers had no idea if the Scoops Troop, a.k.a.
Steve (Joe Keery), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Robin, and Erica, would work.
Putting Steve Harrington with Erica Sinclair, that didnt make sense on paper, Levy says.
But then again, neither did Dustin and Steve.
It took Hawke a little bit of time before she knew who Robin was.
Sometimes they do and sometimes they dont.
Parris didnt know at the time aboutRobins sexualitybut Hawke did that on purpose.
Talk about a well-hidden Easter egg!
The young sociopathic capitalist brilliant mind is like aVeepcharacter, according to the producers.
And she really came into her own this season.
Hopper doesnt actually hate Mike (Finn Wolfhard).
Hoppers final fight scene was inspired by the airplane sequence inRaiders of the Lost Ark.
And Hoppers death was something that the Duffer Brothers had wanted for the character all series long.
It just didnt feel right until this season.
It was emotional to shoot but it was really, really quick.
Theres so much going on in his eyes and you’re free to only script that so much.
That after-credits scene is staying a mystery … for now.
I think you know I cant say much about the after-credits scene, Levy says.
