Stranger Things Season 3 surprisingly redeems Billy Hargrove. 1 / 8
The bully is possessed by the Mind Flayer and used as its general in Hawkins. 2 / 8
His job is to garner more victims for it to infect and assimilate. 3 / 8
The goal is to use this army to kill Eleven, leading to a full invasion. 4 / 8
However, Eleven reminds Billy of his mother's love, causing him to turn on the monster. 5 / 8
Billy fights off the creature to save her and the other kids from certain doom. 6 / 8
When Hopper closes the rift, the creature perishes, but so does Billy. 7 / 8
Max ends up grieving for her step-brother, who died a hero. 8 / 8