Overview
- Fans point to a Steve–Dustin exchange of "If you die, I die" in the Vol. 2 trailer as possible foreshadowing of a self-sacrifice.
- A Reddit reading of the season’s Jonathan–Steve race argues it could mirror a later choice over who tries to lay down their life.
- A widely shared promotional still of characters hugging and crying is being interpreted by some as a mourning scene for Steve.
- Counterarguments say Steve may survive because Eddie Munson’s earlier death already gave Dustin a mourning arc, reducing the likelihood of repeating it.
- Fresh speculation names Mike Wheeler—and, to a lesser extent, Dustin or Robin—as potential casualties as Volume 2 streams Dec. 25 in the US and Dec. 26 in the UK, with the finale due Dec. 31/Jan. 1 on Netflix.