Stranger Things is extending its gory plots to its board game as well. One of the biggest shows on Netflix has managed to garner an enormous fan base, and that means having merchandise that sells like hotcakes. It also gives a glimpse into the violent and unpredictable nature of the series and a trip to the memory lane of the death of a beloved character. Something that can be unsettling for many fans.

The series is nearly coming to an end, with season 5 leaving long to anticipate. Meanwhile, discussions and activities about the games help fan theories and take a ride of experience for everyone to go on. This is how the game is ready to break fans’ hearts once again.

How the Stranger Things game used a beloved dead character

Morbid fantasies, thrill, and plot make the base of the board game called Stranger Things: Upside Down. The Twitter profile of its show writers shared a unique card from the game, possessing a dark past. Every person playing the game takes on a character, as they fight together against the Hawkins lab. There is a special Barb Holland card that one can use to save themselves and would kill her. It allows for the character to die for the survival of others, almost similar to her character’s fate in the series.

The beloved character is killed right in the first season in a very brutal and non-merciful way. She was best friends with Nancy Wheeler when the latter left her alone at a party one night. Sitting by the pool, Demogorgon finds her instead and makes her his next victim. Her character is forgotten until season 4 when Wheeler is shown to have guilt and remorse about losing her friend.

There were mixed reactions to her death, although a lot of people felt like she deserved better. Upon seeing the card, fans also reacted strongly.

Twitterati reacts to the dark Barb Holland card from the board game

Since the next season is far from its release, with actors keeping mum, fans are just excited to be playing the Stranger Things board game. But there are those who feel the injustice of killing her off so quickly.

One posted photos of Holland with Wheeler to show their bond, and how the latter sacrificed herself to create a plot for the show.

Fans are also mocking the writers for being shocked over this card, especially since they were the ones who wrote the plot, and the game is simply following it.

Hers was one of the many innocent characters that died, making the fate of surviving characters even darker for the next season. As for her friend Nancy Wheeler, she still remains alive to fight Vecna.

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