The streaming giant dropped the finale of Stranger Things very recently. Fans are still processing some of the dark and harsh truths. So many twists and turns but this twist is maybe the one of the interesting turns. Dustin Henderson has always been the vital support in the whole plot. He also pushed Erica and turned her upside down as well. Let’s find out how.

Dustin Henderson created the mighty Lady Applejack!

Dustin has always been a great friend in the group. However, unknowingly, he pushed Erica, and that changed her. The viewers might not have noticed this little symbolic scene. But when Will leaves for California in the season 3 conclusion of the show, he leaves his books behind. Erica inherits them and she reads and absorbs them thoroughly.

Dustin outed her and called her a nerd in season 3. “Centaurs and castles and dragons and magic are all standard nerd tropes ergo My Little Pony is nerdy ergo you, Erica, are a nerd,” were Dustin’s words to Erica.

Well, since the second season, Erica has been winning the harts rapidly. Then in the fourth season, Mike and Dustin ask for her help to take Lucas’s place during an epic Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Also, when she approached the leader of the Hellfire club, Eddie dismisses her. But Erica being Erica, fights back verbally. She proves herself there in front of Eddie and establishes that she really knows her stuff.

“My name is Lady Applejack and I’m a chaotic, good half elf rough level 14. And I will sneak behind any monster you throw my way and stab them in the back with my poison,” says Erica and catches the attention and surprising everyone. The name Lady Applejack is a deliberate use as it’s from My Little Pony. This was the reference Dustin used when he taunted Erica earlier.

Of course, Erica shows up to the campaign like a boss in her American flag cap because as we all know, ‘you cannot spell America without Erica.’

The transformation of Erica throughout the series is really fascinating. She owns herself and becomes more powerful. Do you feel the same about Erica? Let us know your analysis of the character.