It’s been over three years since Vecna opened the gates to the Upside Down on Stranger Things, and while the long gap has caused waning interest for some, that massive Season 5 trailer has ratcheted up excitement for others. It’s going to be bittersweet either way, because as much as I need to see what’s next after that wild Season 4 ending, I don’t want to say goodbye to these characters. It turns out the actors had the same issue, and after hearing about Noah Schnapp’s last day with Winona Ryder, I’m already crying.
Stranger Things first premiered on the Netflix schedule back in 2016, when Noah Schnapp was just 11 years old. That means he (and a lot of the cast) spent the entirety of their teen years playing these characters, so it’s no surprise that he bonded with his TV mom, Winona Ryder. Schnapp recalled wrapping Season 5 and how emotional that goodbye was, telling Variety:
