Let’s not rub salt in the wound, but Eddie Munson proved to be the most memorable character in Season 4 of Stranger Things. The protagonist played by Joseph Quinn had a sensational entry into the series, behaving like a turbulent and brutal student, but over the course of the episodes he finally revealed himself as a young man with a big heart, ready to sacrifice himself for the sake of his friends to save those stuck in the bankrupt underworld. If his heroic act cost him his life when he was attacked by giant bats set to a frenzied Metallica guitar solo, the character will be back among the living in a prequel novel called Flight of Icarus, in bookstores October 31 , also invented by Caitlin Schneiderhan author of the series. The author revealed more details about this new book, which will look back at the past and ghosts of Eddie Munson.
Stranger Things: Eddie’s passion for music comes from his mother, who died when he was a child
In 1984, two years before the tragic events of the fourth season of Stranger Things, the high school student with a passion for Dungeons & Dragons took his first steps in a recording studio, thanks to Paige, a music producer he met her in a run-down one that same year Bar. In the excerpt revealed by the screenwriter of the Netflix series, the future member of the Hellfire Club prepares to record a heavy metal solo, but begins a long discussion with his friend, in which he tells him about the death of his mother in his entrusted to childhood. Then we discover the origin of his passion for music, conveyed by the latter: “This music takes you on an adventure, to another world, as if you had to face demons. A journey into the depths of hell. It was my mother’s music.” Plane tickets. I suppose that makes my music a portal to another dimension,” he explains in a passage that is a reference to Le Monde à l’envers, in which he will suffer a catastrophic fate.
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Caitlin Schneiderhan’s work also returns to the toxic relationship between Eddie and his father AI. Since the talented guitarist needs money to finally be able to live from his passion, he has to rely on his father’s dubious plans in order to be able to leave Hawkins. Flight of Icarus promises to be full of twists and turns for the character that touched Stranger Things fans – the perfect book to wait until season five.
Will Eddie be back in Stranger Things season 5 on Netflix?
While very little information has currently been revealed about the fifth season of the Millie Bobby Brown-led series, certain theories are giving fans hope regarding Joseph Quinn’s reappearance in the Stranger Things finale. Whether in the form of the vampire Kas from “Dungeons & Dragons” or as a ghost in Dustin’s head – the Duffer brothers, who are known to like to play with details, have not ruled out any hypothesis. While we wait for the fantasy series to release, more prequels are expected this year, including a play depicting the origins of the Upside Down that will be staged in late 2023.
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