Make Hopper More Likable (Again)
A fan favorite in the earlier seasons—he had a tragic backstory, he did a dorky dance so adorable it became a meme, he became the literal definition of “Dad Bod”—Hawkins’ former police chief lost some of his shine in season three, generally acting like an asshole and treating the two most important people in his life, Eleven and Joyce, particularly badly. His last-act daring and that tear-jerking speech he left behind built some goodwill back up at the end, and he’s obviously going to be a changed man once we meet him (he’s been through a lot). But this season, we don’t want to loathe a character we once rooted for and would dearly love to root for again.
