Mostly this is a good episode.
However.
Making an emotional scene where you kill off a main character, only to then bring them back to life, is bad writing. They should know better. It takes all the impact away and makes it so if the character ever does die, it won't have any impact at all because the audience has accepted their death once before and it didn't matter.
Also, introducing new characters to have people to kill off is lazy. Kill your darlings. You don't have to Game of Thrones them but 4 seasons in, your audience should feel like your characters are in danger when they're supposed to be. The main cast feels invincible at this point. It doesn't matter how high they raise the stakes if it all feels like an illusion.
I hope the Duffers learn for future projects since Stranger Things is pretty much done.
However.
Making an emotional scene where you kill off a main character, only to then bring them back to life, is bad writing. They should know better. It takes all the impact away and makes it so if the character ever does die, it won't have any impact at all because the audience has accepted their death once before and it didn't matter.
Also, introducing new characters to have people to kill off is lazy. Kill your darlings. You don't have to Game of Thrones them but 4 seasons in, your audience should feel like your characters are in danger when they're supposed to be. The main cast feels invincible at this point. It doesn't matter how high they raise the stakes if it all feels like an illusion.
I hope the Duffers learn for future projects since Stranger Things is pretty much done.