Billy’s death occurred at the hands of the Mind Flayer in the Season 3 finale.

Though she and her stepbrother Billy didn’t have a great relationship, they were still family and Billy’s death traumatized Max. The girls' bond is the sweetest part of a mysterious, dark season. And that's exactly what happens when Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) hears 'Running Up That Hill' by Kate Bush at precisely the right time. 2 of Stranger Things revealed the reasoning behind Max’s conflicting feelings over the death of Billy, and her feelings are absolutely warranted. The end of Stranger Things season 3 was a tragic one for Max. Stranger Things Season 3 Highlights Max and Eleven's Friendship. And Stranger Things has always seen music as one of those antidotes-think back to Will and Jonathan Byers bonding over The Clash in Season 1-and it returns to that point in an extremely strong manner in Season 4, when the show makes a strong case: that music can save your life. That's part of what's always drawn us back to Stranger Things: for all the darkness it brings into our lives, it also finds that there are plenty of ways through it, whether that's through our relationships with others, or some other sort of antidote. Sure, on the surface that could be describing the mood when facing off with any of the many monsters of the Upside Down-the latest being Stranger Things 4's terrifying, Freddy Kreuger-inspired Vecna- but it also is what Stranger Things has always been all about: finding ways to get through the ever-troubling stage in life known as adolesence and all that comes along with it.Īnd sometimes, as dark and hopeless as things might seem, it can be as simple as finding a favorite song to just snap you out of it. Stranger Things is sometimes a show about anxiety, fear, and feeling like there's no hope left. The following story contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Stranger Things 4, 'Dear Billy.'

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