The Stranger Things creators have responded to Millie Bobby Brown's criticism of the show
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Look, if anyone can criticise Stranger Things, it's surely Millie Bobby Brown; in her role as Eleven, she's been one of the main reasons we keep tuning in to watch the show. Still, the Duffer Brothers (a.k.a the show's creators) have finally decided to address MBB's criticism and honestly? We can't wait for her response.
Earlier on in the year, Noah Schnapps (who plays Will Byers) and Millie Bobby Brown took part in an interview with The Wrap, in which they joked that the Duffer Brothers needed to kill off some more characters (hard disagree).
Noah said, "They need to kill off some people. It’s so big," while Millie agreed, adding, "I know. It’s way too big. Last night, we couldn’t even take one group picture because there was like 50 of us. I was like, ‘You need to start killing people off."
He then made the truly heinous suggestion that the show needed a "massacre scene," to which Millie responded, "That’s what I’m saying. The Duffer brothers are two sensitive Sallies that don’t want to kill anyone off. We need to be Game of Thrones. We need to have the mindset of Game of Thrones."
Millie then added, "They tried killing David [Harbour, a.k.a Chief Hopper] off and they brought him back. It’s ridiculous." Excuse you, Noah and Millie, but we don't want to see *any* more characters killed off. Thankfully, the Duffer Brothers have finally weighed in on the drama...
During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Stranger Things creators were asked about Noah and MBB's critique, to which Matt Duffer responded, “We heard [...] What did Millie call us? She said we were ‘sensitive Sallies’. She’s hilarious. Believe us, we’ve explored all options in the writing room."
Matt further explained, "Just as a complete hypothetical, if you kill Mike [Finn Wolfhard], it’s like... that’s a depressing... we aren’t Game of Thrones. This is Hawkins, it’s not Westeros. The show becomes not Stranger Things anymore, because you do have to treat it realistically, right?”
He also cited the example of Barb, a fan-favourite who was killed off in season 1, saying, "So even when Barb dies, there’s two seasons worth of grappling with that, so imagine – is that something we’re interested in exploring or not interested in exploring?"
Sadly however, Matt Duffer conceded that more deaths are “on the table” as “we’re headed towards the end," adding, "This is me basically defending myself against these Millie Bobby Brown accusations and explaining that there are lives behind it, and it’s nothing to do with my sensitivity. So there you go Millie.”
Well, we shall see what Queen MBB has to say about that...
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