{"id":17891,"date":"2022-07-04T13:42:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1673311"},"modified":"2022-07-04T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:23:09","slug":"stranger-things-fans-predict-max-will-survive-to-season-5","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stranger-things-fans-predict-max-will-survive-to-season-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things fans predict Max will survive to season 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 04 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>If there was one character who truly owned <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stranger Things<\/a> season 4, it was surely <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-4-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Max Mayfield<\/a>. Sadie Sink\u2019s character joined the gang in season 2 as Lucas\u2019s love interest, but in the most recent run of episodes she truly came into her own, delivering one of the show\u2019s most epic moments ever in the fourth episode, Dear Billy.<\/p>\n<p>However, the end of season 4 put the character\u2019s future on the show in jeopardy, as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-max-death-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Max was left in a coma<\/a> following an attack by Vecna and Eleven was unable to find her consciousness in the astral plane.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in an exclusive poll for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, fans have had their say, with most believing that Max will live on to fight another day.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Max will die in Stranger Things season 5, 74.5 per cent of fans said that she won\u2019t, while only 25.5 per cent expect her to bite the dust.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Do you think Max will die in <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrangerThings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#StrangerThings<\/a> season 5?<\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1543565943833600000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Viewers\u2019 prediction that Max will survive is perhaps unsurprising \u2013\u00a0Max\u2019s fate had seemed fairly sealed at first when she appeared to die in Lucas\u2019s arms, meaning it may seem strange to bring the character back to life only for her to die again.<\/p>\n<p>However, in truth, there\u2019s no way for us to know yet just where the show\u2019s fifth and final season will go. One of the show\u2019s creators <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-plans-execs-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ross Duffer<\/a> did tell <a href=\"\/\/www.thewrap.com\/stranger-things-season-4-interview-duffer-brothers-season-5\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Wrap<\/a> previously that when they pitched the final season to Netflix, \u201cthey really responded well to it. I mean, it was hard. It\u2019s the end of the story. I saw executives crying who I\u2019ve never seen cry before and it was wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given that reaction it seems we could be in for an emotional rollercoaster, and based on the show\u2019s first four seasons, some beloved characters\u2019 deaths could well be on the cards.<\/p> <p>Just this past season saw new fan favourite Eddie Munson killed off in the finale, with actor <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-joseph-quinn-eddie-munson-interview-exclusive\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Quinn telling RadioTimes.com exclusively<\/a> that \u201cwhilst it would have been great to come back for another season and get together with all those lovely people again, I think it was a brilliantly realised ending for a brilliantly written character\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stranger Things seasons 1-4 are now streaming on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0in full.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sky.com\/glass&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fglass&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.virginmedia.com\/tv\/streaming&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=6399&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.awin1.com%2Fcread.php%3Fid%3D489797%26clickref%3Dradiotimes-0%26awinmid%3D6399%26p%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.virginmedia.com%252Ftv%252Fstreaming&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Check out our guides to the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/what-to-watch-tv\/best-tv-shows-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>best series on Netflix<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/what-to-watch\/netflix-best-movies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>best movies on Netflix<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 04 July 2022 at 12:00 am If there was one character who truly owned Stranger Things season 4, it was surely Max Mayfield. 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