Some "Stranger Things" fans won't be unhappy to hear about Argyle's purported absence from the show's final season. In the wake of "Stranger Things" Season 4's two-part release, the character was heavily criticized by some fans, and that fact was noted online by several of their fellow viewers. That said, it's unlikely that the divisive response to his character is responsible for Argyle's exclusion from "Stranger Things" Season 5. In all likelihood, the show's creative team just couldn't find a suitable role for him to play in its remaining episodes.
The Duffer Brothers have, notably, confirmed that "Stranger Things" Season 5 will purposefully feature fewer new characters than the show's past seasons and will revolve largely around its original cast of players. "We're doing our best to resist [adding new characters] for Season 5," Matt Duffer told IndieWire in 2022. "We're trying not to do that so we can focus on the OG characters." Based on the images that have been released from the first few days of "Stranger Things" Season 5's production, it seems like the Duffers have followed through on that promise, too.
Indeed, Linda Hamilton is the only new cast member who has been confirmed to have a role in the highly anticipated "Stranger Things" season. Apart from her, the season's only other actors are set to be performers who have already appeared on the show, including Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, and the rest of their longtime "Stranger Things" co-stars. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there was ultimately room in the season for Eduardo Franco's Argyle to be included as well.
