David Harbour still can't believe his 'Stranger Things' character has made it to the fifth and final season. During a recent interview for British GQ, the actor who plays Jim Hopper on the hit Netflix show said that after reading the scripts for season one, he was convinced his character would die by suicide at the end of the first installment — as a way for Hopper to apologize to his daughter who died.
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00:00David Harbour still can't believe his Stranger Things character has made it to the fifth and
00:04final season. During a recent interview for British GQ, the actor who plays Jim Hopper
00:09on the hit Netflix show said that after reading the scripts for season one, he was convinced his
00:14character would die by suicide at the end of the first installment as a way for Hopper to
00:19apologize to his daughter who died. There was a moment when fans thought Hopper did die at the
00:24end of season three, when Joyce closed the gate to the Upside Down, leading them to believe his
00:29character made the ultimate self-sacrifice. So, Harbour understands if Stranger Things fans were
00:34a bit doubtful when Hopper returned in season four, alive and imprisoned in Russia. I think they were
00:39just committed to the beauty of that moment of his death. It was so moving that I think they almost
00:44didn't want him to be alive. As fans prepare for the fifth and final season, Harbour teased that his
00:49character didn't get any breaks. We shot a lot of knights, and there is a lot of action, and we're
00:54fighting evil in a very direct way. Hopper is a man of action. There's a lot of running around.
00:59Earlier this week at the opening of Stranger Things The First Shadow on Broadway, Noah Schnapp
01:04also teased the final season to The Hollywood Reporter.
01:06How are they going to feel? Oh my God. People are going to be truly devastated. I'm honestly,
01:13as sad as it was, I'm so excited to see the world's reaction to watching the finale, because
01:19there's not going to be a dry eye. It's going to be sad.
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01:34And I'll see you again next year.
01:35I'll see you again next time.