Joe Keery returns as Steve Harrington in Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2. His character arc in the fifth, sixth, and seventh episodes sees him resolve his issues with Dustin and come up with the plan the gang is going to use in next week's finale. However, as of now, Steve is still alive in Stranger Things Season 5.The fifth and sixth episodes saw Steve and Dustin's friendship at its lowest as they had a physical altercation in the fifth episode, "Chapter Five: Shock Jock". However, the two soon resolved their differences by the seventh episode of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2.Does Steve die in Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostNo, Steve doesn't die in Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2. But his character does evolve a bit. The first four episodes set up the conflict between Steve and Dustin, where the latter feels that the former is too dependent on him. This conflict comes to a head in the third act of the fifth episode as Steve and Dustin fight in Dr. Kay's lab in Upside Down.Steve walks away from the fight, and Dustin stays back and discovers a mysterious room, where he discovers the secret of the Upside Down. He, Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan were in the lab expecting to find a way to bring down the wall and disable the hypothetical shield. However, he finally learns that on the other side of the wall is the void of space.As he learns this, Nancy and Jonathan discover a mysterious glowing sphere, which is the shield. Dustin tries to warn Nancy and Jonathan not to shoot the shield, but it is too late, and they are trapped in a mysterious location. Steve and Dustin try to find Nancy and Jonathan, and they also see the devastating consequences of Nancy shooting the shield.As Steve tries to find the two, Dustin tells Steve that he can't afford to lose him, too. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Nancy are out of danger, and Steve manages to locate and rescue them. The four finally return to the mainline Hawkins in the seventh episode of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2, where Dustin finally informs Jane, Joyce, Jim, Will, Lucas, Mike, and others about the truth of the Upside Down.As the group argues about the strategy to reach "the Abyss", the place where Vecna is holding the kids hostage, Steve is the one who comes up with the best strategy. As they prepare for the final standoff with Vecna/Henry Creel, Steve and Dustin apologize to each other and reaffirm their friendship, setting up a stronger bond in the finale next week.“The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time.”Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 is currently streaming on Netflix.