SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses the end of Season 4 of Stranger Things.
Stranger Things has proven very successful at turning its actors into household names. Everyone seems to know Millie Bobby Brown’s character Eleven, or Joe Keery’s Steve in an instant.
However, the most recent season of Stranger Things has made a new favorite character in Eddie Munson played by Joseph Quinn. The leader of the Hellfire Club became a fan favorite, in no small part due to Quinn’s own charisma.
The British actor even made it to American talk shows, though he almost didn’t.
Joseph Quinn Performs Eddie Munson's Stranger Things Monologue Using Different Accents (Extended)www.youtube.com
As Quinn tells Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show:
“I was held up at immigration yesterday!”
Quinn explains he was taken to secondary inspection at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
“I was taken into, I guess you could call it more of a dungeon.”
“And I was asked to wait there for about 20 minutes and then I was summoned to this desk where someone asked me, ‘What are you doing in the United States, sir?’”
“I said, ‘I'm actually here to meet Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.’ And he didn't believe me.”
Luckily, another agent took one look at Quinn and saved the situation.
He told his fellow agent:
“Leave Eddie alone!”
\u201cUpon landing, Quinn tells Jimmy Fallon he was questioned by an immigration officer on why he was in the United States. \n\nHe told them he was there for \u2018The Tonight Show,\u2019 but they didn\u2019t believe him until a second officer recognized him and let him leave.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1658846293
\u201cJoseph Quinn playing Eddie Munson so well that TSA doesn\u2019t recognize him in real life seems Emmy worthy to me idk\u201d— Jacob (@Jacob) 1658880625
\u201c@TMZ @TooFab In all fairness dude looks very little like his show character.\u201d— TMZ (@TMZ) 1658868003
\u201c@noah_lowenstein @Phil_Lewis_ Cops stop using your power to harass civilians challenge (beyond impossible)\u201d— philip lewis (@philip lewis) 1658843095
\u201c@DiscussingFilm LEAVE EDDIE ALONE\u201d— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) 1658846329
\u201c@DiscussingFilm The power Eddie has, @runebee\u201d— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) 1658846329
\u201c@PopCrave He should have done this after \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1658846293
The agent holding Quinn was so surprised and had to ask if Quinn was really Eddie Munson on Stranger Things. He then asked if Quinn would be coming back for season 5.
Munson replied that he wasn’t sure, and the agent said:
“You better.”
And returned the passport.
Quinn’s character was so beloved, but in the end, Eddie Munson tragically lost his life, leading a lot of people to question how or if he’d be able to come back for season 5.
That hasn’t stopped fans from appreciating everything Quinn gave them in the character, even when he finds himself in a less than favorable position.
They want to bring Eddie Munson back.
\u201c@joedbush @FallonTonight Hope so! He needs to be resurrected!\u201d— The Tonight Show (@The Tonight Show) 1658809246
\u201c@Phil_Lewis_ Yes we need Eddie back everyone loves him\u201d— philip lewis (@philip lewis) 1658843095
\u201c@FallonTonight Would LOVE to see Eddie Munson make a comeback on #StrangerThings \nMore rocking! Such an awesome character & so well played #JosephQuinn\u201d— The Tonight Show (@The Tonight Show) 1658809246
\u201c@HuffPost Loved his role!\u201d— HuffPost (@HuffPost) 1658848814
\u201c@DiscussingFilm And then the bats flew in\u201d— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) 1658846329
Later in the segment, Quinn shows off his accent chops by performing one of Eddie’s monologues, switching out his accent to Scottish, Liverpudlian, Australian, and even a New York accent.
He also gave Jimmy Fallon his own Hellfire Club shirt and made him an honorary member.
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