https://screenrant.com/stranger-things-season-1-hopper-death-sacrifice-david-harbour/

One Stranger Things (https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/stranger-things/) regular reveals that they were originally pushing for a surprisingly dark fate for their character in season 1 of the hit show.

Please excuse the intrusion.. When I was going thru the list of new activity,I first saw this thread as

"Star Trek Originally Wanted A Shockingly Tragic Fate For Their Character In Season 1"

Ah man!!