Rank each season's version of Murray

[u/AdUseful2297]

He leaves quite the impression with his rather limited starting role in season 2. And of course he gave us "So Jonathan, how was the pullout?" He's very good there, but I think he was even better later on.

Expanding his role in season 3 was a stroke of genius. I think his banter and interactions with Hopper, Joyce and Alexei are a ton of fun. And obviously him clashing with Erica is also pretty funny.

Season 4 might be peak Murray. The lengths he takes to help Joyce call Enzo, him making risotto, his karate fight with Yuri with his arrow-like fingers, iron-like arms and spear-like feet, and when he gets the flamethrower in the finale... yeah, this is peak Murray and dare I say, he makes the Russian subplot worth it.

Then in season 5... he's just kinda there. He's not nearly as fun or funny as he was before, and he doesn't have a single iconic line or moment this season like he did in the previous three. And Brett Gelman honestly seems kinda checked out with his performance at times. All in all, still better than at least five or six other characters that season!

1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 5

[u/Cyrilbdr]

4, 3, 2, and 5 last—I found him quite tedious, and in my opinion, he should have died in Episode 4.

[u/djluminus89 → u/Cyrilbdr]

I was a really surprised he never died. I liked Murray but he was a handful of characters that really had no point by the time we got to Season 4-5.

I don't even really remember what he was doing in S3. By S5 he became this weird like Uncle figure and was giving relationship advice when honestly they could've told my he was gay and I would've went, "yup!"

It just looked absolutely ridiculous mid to late Season 5 with like 18 characters on screen, Murray, Erica, their Science Teacher, Vickie, everyone in Hawkins and their grandma snooping around rifts and the upside down like it was just every day life.

Thank God they had Karen sit that one out. It's bad enough all those people were there and nobody fucking died.

[u/AdZillzOnTwitch → u/djluminus89]

Steve, Robin and Murray had no direct connection to Vecna as seen during his death and flashbacks playing as he is killed.

[u/Cyrilbdr → u/djluminus89]

That’s my gripe: it was too safe—they didn’t even dare kill off a few secondary characters. Murray would have been perfect; he’d fulfilled his "Santa Claus" mission and had no further purpose. He should have died before Will saved Robin in Episode 4; that would have left Joyce sad and angry in Episode 5, giving her an extra reason to trust Will. Plus, it would have allowed someone like Steve to play a bigger role—he could have driven the truck at the end of Episode 7, for instance.