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I've been doing some reading on Stranger Things and Netflix discourse and Stranger Things is rumored to be walking back Eddie and Brenner's deaths? Why is Brenner suddenly popular when I search him on Twitter? There's a Dr. Brenner spinoff comic? When was there a change of heart toward him in this toxic-ass fandom? Should I finally watch Season 4 even though the hype train is dead?