>>89386135 Barbara? I admit to being a Barbara fan and only later became aware that the sentiment was a popular one. Easy to see where it comes from, though.
For me, it was more or less a matter of fairness. She was the only kid showing even the least bit of responsibility and her reward was being eaten by a monster while the asshole(s) who just wanted to get into Nancy's pants and then treated her like shit get off scott free.
And while everyone is constantly going on about this other kid that's gone missing, nobody seems to give a shit about Barb or any of the other people that are missing.
And then they don't give us any kind of resolution. They just brush her off despite her being the best friend of one of the main characters who had more screen time (prior to her death) than the kid we spend the whole season trying to get back.
It's 80's monster movie 101 that you don't kill off the responsible, bookish, virginal, young woman while the annoying kid, asshole bully popular guy, and others all get redeeming moments/happy(ish) endings.
