You'll Never Recover from These Seriously Devastating TV Character Deaths

Bob Newby from Stranger Things

Joyce (Winona Ryder) nearly lost her youngest son in the first season of Stranger Things, so when she finally found love with kindhearted Bob (Sean Astin) in Season 2, it seemed like she might actually have the chance to be happy. Wrong. In a feat of pure heroism, Bob sacrificed himself to the demo-dogs at Hawkins Lab, and was torn to shreds as a result. Poor guy. Hopefully him and Barb are hanging out somewhere.

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