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'Stranger Things' Season 2 Delivers #JusticeForBarb

Justice is served.

WARNING! Spoilers below for Season 2 of “Stranger Things.”

On one fateful November night in 1983, Barbara Holland (Shannon Purser) attended a party at Steve Harrington’s (Joe Keery) house, simply hoping to keep an eye on her friend, Nancy (Natalia Dyer).

She wouldn’t make it home that night.

Or any night.

It’s kinda of hard to do that after you’re killed by a damn Demogorgon.

Barb’s death was covered up by nefarious characters at Hawkins Lab, and the show largely went on without her. That was originally going to be it. Purser herself has said that Barb “wasn’t supposed to be a big deal” in Netflix’s “Stranger Things.”

But following the character’s death, fans rallied around her. The surge of support inspired think pieces and hashtags; Purser even ended up with an Emmy nomination.

Fans demanded #JusticeForBarb.

At San Diego Comic-Con over the summer, producer Shawn Levy described what “justice for Barb” would actually look like, telling HuffPost, “Someone’s to blame, and it’s not just a Demogorgon, so maybe her justice has to do with whoever else is responsible.”

In Season 2, those responsible finally pay:

Steve Harrington

“I did not mean to kill Barb. That was not my idea of a good time,” actor Joe Keery recently told HuffPost. He continued, “I don’t know if anyone remembers, but when she cuts her finger, I think I point her to the direction of the bathroom. I don’t think I’m trying to be a dick to her. Sorry, Barb. Rest in peace.”

Steve isn’t directly responsible for Barb’s disappearance, but she does go missing while waiting for him and Nancy to be done with their sexy time together. And for that, we demand justice.

Lucky for us, in the new season, Steve’s unwillingness to come forward about what happened to Barb ― at least to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Holland ― contributes to his breakup with Nancy.

Sorry, Steve’s relationship. Rest in peace.

Nancy Wheeler

Netflix

Sure, Nancy once unknowingly left Barb to be dragged to her death in the Upside Down, but people make mistakes, right?

Her penance in Season 2 is bringing the truth to light. HuffPost also spoke to Dyer at Comic-Con, where she told us Nancy had an “itchiness” to do the right thing ever since Barb’s death.