Our brave Max, played beautifully by Sadie Sink, is the MVP this season. Max had to deal with having her past trauma used to torture her, but she’s faced her fears and run into danger. With nothing but a Kate Bush song as her sword and shield, Max chooses to be bait for Vecna. There is no one but Lucas by her side as she ventures into the Upside Down in the Creel house to face off against the monster in her mind. 

Fans have been expecting to lose cast members this season, but not Max! Not after everything she’s gone through, losing her step-brother Billy (Dacre Montgomery), being separated from her best friend Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), watching Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) drift away in the direction of the jocks, and levitating in the graveyard. For her troubles, she ends up blind, with multiple broken limbs, and clinically dead for a full minute, leaving her in a coma. 

Though Eleven tries to contact her through her psychic powers, Max isn’t answering any calls right now. Will Max survive what Vecna did to her? If Vecna is still alive, will he be back in some form for another round? Will Eleven be able to contact her at last?