Stranger Things Season 4: Volume 1 Review - 6 Ups & 4 Downs

3. The Terrific New Characters

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Even with the roster of characters already being so damn huge, season four nevertheless adds a ton more, most of whom are totally worthwhile inclusions.

The easy MVP of the new blood is the no-nonsense D&D metalhead Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), who becomes fast friends with the Hawkins kids and slots effortlessly into their group.

Meanwhile in California, there's Jonathan's new friend Argyle (Eduardo Franco), a shameless stoner stereotype who brings some much-needed levity just when the show needs it.

In the Soviet Union, there's the hilariously mischievous smuggler Yuri (Nikola Đuričko), while Eleven's storyline sees her cross paths with a mysterious individual played by Jamie Campbell Bower, the particulars of whom are best left for audiences to discover themselves.

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