Stranger Things season three ended with major character Jim Hopper being killed off in a devastating explosion to close the gate to the Upside Down. There was some small hope he might be alive in a mid-credits scene showing how the Russians have an American prisoner in their possession. But has this be squashed by a new spoiler from the writers?
Has Hopper been confirmed dead by Stranger Things writers?
Fans were sent into turmoil earlier this week when the official Stranger Things writers account posted some news about Hopper’s fate in the upcoming season four.
In response to a fan’s request on Twitter for some information about the beloved character, the account @strangerwriters replied: “Hopper is gone.”
This comes after the beloved character was seemingly killed in season three in an explosion under the Starcourt Mall to close the gate the Russians had opened to the Upside Down.
After a dramatic confrontation with Russian hitman Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko), Hopper found himself stuck.
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Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) was then forced to destroy the room he was in and seemingly him as well.
The show jumped forward a few months to show how the rest of the characters were dealing with his death in some particularly poignant scenes.
There was a sliver of hope delivered over whether he could still be alive when the show cut away to Kamchatka in Russia.
Here, two Russian workers were discussing the American prisoner they had in captivity as well as their Demogorgan.
This is why the tweet from the Stranger Things writing room was so surprising for viewers.
User @charlielarley replied: “How could you kill Hooper? That’s so wrong! Bring back Hopper!”
“Ok this tweet made me burst into tears for 45 minutes. You guys are mean,” added user @Jet2313.
However, some fans pointed out the important distinction in the tweet over how he is just ‘gone’ rather than dead.
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User @noniharbour wrote: “Gone doesn’t mean dead. You can be gone from a place without being dead.”
This was could fit with the theory which emerged after the third season about how Hopper could in fact be in the Upside Down.
Some viewers suggested he could have been sucked into the alternate dimension when he was attempting to close the gate.
There have been a number of clues to support this idea since, including the Easter Egg filled teaser trailer.
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This short clip was released along with the renewal for season four back in September.
Accompanied by the tagline “We’re not in Hawkins anymore,” the trailer featured the logo in the Upside Down.
Eagle-eyed viewers spotted Hopper’s cabin among the inclusions and it had a light on outside of it.
Whatever the truth is about Hopper’s fate, it seems like it will not be revealed until we get closer to season four.
Stranger Things seasons 1-3 are available to stream on Netflix.
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