The first third of the Stranger Things’ The end is here, and there’s a lot to talk about—including the return of characters fans never really expected to see and…
And that would be one kali Kali Prasad, aka eight. Played by Linnea Berthelsen and introduced in season two in an episode (and split) episode, Kali was another way to experiment with the power to create mental hallucinations and turn invisible. When seen in flashbacks in all the seasons of the following year, he had never appeared since then and suddenly stood up to a single witch’s dose, “which ended with eleven and hope in Dr. Kay’s wealth.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, founder Matt Duffer said “no one [this season] he would play the way he would if he wasn’t involved again. ” Instead of bringing back supporting characters like Eddie or barn that fans of a certain level can return, the duffer called Kali “this open ending that was never really resolved. We’ve talked about bringing him back before, but there wasn’t a narrative or thematic reason to bring him back. “
Keeping Berthelsen’s recovery quiet all this time was difficult, added founder Ross Duffer, but he’s proud they pulled it off. “Kudos to security and production and to Linnea herself. She’s out there, she’s a worker. It was a lot of work to keep this under wraps.”
For his part, Berthelsen told Ew that he was “very surprised to see where they wanted to take Kali” after the duffers contacted him again. It was important to ‘make sure he was in good hands.’ For those who can’t get enough of her first appearance, viewers will get an “insight into who I believe Kali has always been” this time.
And Kali will always be there Things to note, or at least its second volume. Matt Duffer said that he will be in all of the following episodes and will be “very important” to the eleventh story and the larger plot to defeat Vecna. We’ll see what he adds to it there Stranger Things It returns in volume two on December 25.
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