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Mireia Mullor

Stranger Things fans are divided about maligned season 2 episode after the return of a key character in season 5: "It was pointless"

Kali and Eleven in Stranger Things season 2.

Stranger Things season 5 has brought back a key character from one of the most talked-about episodes of the show's history, leading fans to reconsider if it's as "pointless" as some viewers thought. We're going to be talking spoilers now, so stop reading if you haven't watched the new episodes yet!

In the seventh episode of season 2, titled The Lost Sister, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) sees a mysterious girl in her psychic visions, pushing her to run away from home to find her. The girl's name is Kali Prasad aka Number Eight (Linnea Berthelsen), and the two connect through their shared trauma, with Kali teaching her to channel her powers through anger. In the end, however, Eleven decides to return to Hawkins, leaving Kali behind.

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