Have you ever enjoyed a TV series so much that sometimes you actually cared about the wellbeing of the fictional characters? Take THE WALKING DEAD for example, back in 2015, some fans were shocked when one of the show’s fan-favourite character, Glenn Rhee (played by Steven Yeun) was seemingly devoured by a horde of undead. This led fans to speculate if Glenn really died and it took four episodes later to reveal that he survived. Sadly, the character is brutally killed off (for real this time) at the beginning of Season 7 and fans were once again left in a devastated state. Some fans actually cried when Glenn died. No, we’re serious! There are videos of fans’ reaction crying to a fictional character’s death!
Last year, STRANGER THINGS pulled off a similar act where police chief Jim Hopper, another beloved fictional character had seemingly met his fate during the final act of the third season finale. For more than half a year, fans debated if Hopper is truly gone. Some fans believed that the police chief is not out of the picture yet while some believed otherwise…