Warning: Spoilers for season 3 of Stranger Things ahead.
He loved cherry Slurpees, but learned to accept strawberry as well. …
Warning: Spoilers for season 3 of Stranger Things ahead. He loved cherry Slurpees, but learned to accept strawberry as well. He was super-good at balloon darts. He heartily enjoyed Looney Tunes. He dreamed of becoming an American citizen. And he died on the Fourth of July, all because Murray wandered off to get some corn dogs. Alexei, aka «Smirnoff» (to Hawkins Police Chief Jim Hopper), played by Alec Utgoff, was the best short-lived character on Stranger Things. Beloved Bob Newby was great, and hunky Billy Hargrove captivated the Hawkins pool moms, but show me someone who doesn’t love Alexei and I’ll show you someone with no heart. The first part of Stranger Things season 4 comes out on May 27. And if the show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, had any kindness in their hearts, they’d somehow find a way to bring Alexei back, even if only in flashback. Viewers were introduced to Alexei as one of the Russian scientists working on breaking through the supernatural barrier to the Upside Down. Hopper and Joyce Byers take him hostage to help them stop that from happening. Naturally, the duo prove to be terrible hostage-takers, but Alexei proved to be an excellent hostage, even using straws, Slurpee cups and Burger King wrappers to explain the science of the whole thing.
