A 'Stranger Things' alum is confused why her character suddenly disappeared after season 4
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in season 5 of "Stranger Things."alum Jennifer Marshall thinks it’s odd that her character didn’t appear in the Netflix show’s fifth and final season.
Marshall played Max Mayfield’s mother Susan Hargrove in seasons 2 and 4 of “Stranger Things.” Max spent much of season 5 in a coma, and while her boyfriend Lucas Sinclair spent ample time visiting her in the hospital, her mother was never shown at her side.earlier this week, Marshall said she wonders “every day” where Max’s mom was during season 5. In the caption, she noted that being asked back for the final installment would’ve helped her with health insurance.“I had cancer, I get it. But I was in remission during the shooting of season five. Shooting would have helped me obtain my health insurance through the union,” Marshall wrote. “Maybe they had too many characters, idk but obv Susan Hargrove is THE WORST MOTHER EVER LMAO.” Marshall later clarified that she wasn’t trying to throw shade at the “Stranger Things” team with her post.. “I hold no ill will toward anyone and just wish things would have gone a different way. I was surprised to not be called back but cannot confirm why that decision was made. Regardless, I am grateful for the opportunity to be in the previous seasons.”that working on “Stranger Things” was “the opportunity of a lifetime” and she “would have been ecstatic to return” for season 5, which came to an end in December 2025. “It would have helped me not only financially, but would have been a mental and emotional uplift after battling cancer for almost two years. Either way, no one is entitled to a role, cancer or not,” she said. “My heart remains grateful, and I will always give those involved in the decision-making the benefit of the doubt.”“Her kindness and compassion overwhelmed me and I’m forever thankful for those moments we shared behind the scenes. She’s an incredible talent, but more importantly, a caring and kind human being,” Marshall wrote of Sink. Marshall also noted in the post that she told “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer about her health battle and “asked them to please not write me out due to kindness or concern about my health.” She called the Duffer brothers “such lovely people I’m thrilled to know and have worked under.”Sara Donnellan is the Trending TV News Writer for NJ.com. She covers scripted and reality television and other viral TV moments, answering viewers’ burning questions and providing hot takes on popular shows....
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