“You will serve a purpose in this plot”: Sadie Sink opes up about Max’s future in Stranger Things finale

Stranger Things Season 4 had more than one traumatic event that fans never saw coming. They met a super cool character called Eddie Munson, only for him to be killed at the end of the season. Besides that, Max Mayfield, who did her best to resist Vecna's curse, almost died, and ultimately fell into a coma.

In Stranger Things Season 5, although months have passed since the last moments of Season 4, Max is still in coma, but her consciousness is stuck in the Upside Down. To be more precise, she is trapped in Vecna's memories. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sadie Sink, who plays Max, opened up about Max's return, and future in the final season.

Sadie Sink on Max's future in Stranger Things Season 5

In Stranger Things Season 5, Max Mayfield is seen to be in the hospital, still in coma, and Lucas, who undoubtedly still loves her very much, is seen to be sitting by her every time he can. He also plays Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill on loop to make sure Max can hear it in case something bad happens, and she needs to resist Vecna in the Upside Down again. Max is seen to be in a coma for the first two episodes of Season 5, but at the end of episode 3, she is revealed to be trapped in Henry's memories.

We see Max lure Holly Wheeler from the Creel House into the woods, and eventually into the cave where she's been hiding. She then reveals to Holly that whom she thinks is her friend Henry is actually Vecna, and that Max has been trapped in Henry's memories ever since she fell into a coma. Max kept running from memory to memory, but she ended up at the beginning, until she arrived at the cave, where Henry was terrified to enter. Thus, the cave became her safe place and she has been living and planning there. Max and Holly are now allies, who have to figure out a way out of this maze of memories.

Sadie Sink, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, was asked if the time gap between Stranger Things Seasons 4 and 5 were less stressful for her since she knew she was coming back, as opposed to fans, who didn't know if Max would live. Sadie responded by saying,

"Yes, it was less stressful. I knew she would be coming back when we were finishing season four. I was kind of warned that it would look like I was dying, “but don’t worry, you’re not.”

Speaking about how she died for a moment at the end of Season 4, then came back to life, and slipped into a coma, Sink said,

"But they said, “Don’t worry, you’re safe. You will serve a purpose in this plot.” But that was kind of it, so I had no idea what that meant."

Speaking about her journey in Season 5, Sink said,

"I found so much joy and freedom and discovery with Nell. It felt like we were on our own little adventure, our own little side quest. I can’t wait to see what she does next."

Max is definitely going to play a significant role in Season 5's finale, working from Henry's mind while Will and Eleven fight him from outside. Speaking about her feelings regarding Max's character arc in the final season, Sink said,

"I mean, I’m so happy with the way it ends. I feel like we’ve left it all out on the table and it’s at a good closing point..."

Stranger Things Season 5 Volumes 2 and 3 will be released on Netflix on Christmas and New Year's Eve, respectively.

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