Hot take but Eddie Munson's death was really cheap and at least a little outta character.
Like... Eddie was literally on the rope. He was going to go. There's nothing in that moment that really... flips a switch.
On top of that Eddie the entire time said his thing was running they were running. He told Steve he wouldn't be a hero. So then why the fighting? Sure it was cool af. But honestly... it was cheap. He and Dustin both could've gotten out and still completed their part of the mission. Entirely possible. But he ran back. Why. What changed his mind in that moment huh? Why did he decide to be a hero? Cause it wasn't because anyone was in any danger. Dustin was out. The rest of the fruity people were all on their way to stopping him and as far as they knew had. Even if he just kept running... so why did he turn and fight. It doesn't make sense.
All to say. Eddie Munson was killed off unfairly and unreasonably. It was purely for the growth of Dustin's character which fine sure. Except earlier he literally told him to never change... what's up with that huh?
Eddie Munson was killed off in the most unfair way possible and would have been ideal to the growth of the group as a whole. And if not that then at the very least to just add someone new to the group to spice up the mix. Why kill Eddie Munson? I don't understand.