Joseph Quinn Reflects on Heroic ‘Stranger Things’ Arc, That Metallica Solo and Eddie’s Ending

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Emily Longeretta SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Season 4 of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix.Joseph Quinn had no idea what the plan was for Eddie Munson when he joined Netflix’s “Stranger Things” — but he knew he was excited to be part of a show he had watched from Season 1.“I was told very little at the beginning,” Quinn, 29, tells Variety. “The Duffer Brothers told me that I would be in at least four episodes, but I wasn’t optioned for another season, so I thought maybe if I did all right, they might invite me back.

That didn’t work, clearly! So they killed me, but that’s OK, I guess. I’ll dust myself off!”Little did he know that the bad-boy “Hellfire Club” leader obsessed with heavy metal would become a fan favorite.

He’d also have an epic performance that got everyone talking. In the Season 4 finale, in order to distract the demobats, Eddie and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) plan a metal concert — and for a bit, it actually works.

The scene consists of Eddie standing on top of his trailer in the Upside Down, absolutely crushing the instrumental version of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets.”“I was lucky that I had learned guitar when I was younger, so I had the foundation.