Barb got her very own shrine at the 'Stranger Things' Comic-Con space
"Gone, but not forgotten," reads the sash on the giant wreath in Netflix red and white. Barb will certainly never be forgotten, because we just keep on writing that she'll definitely not be in Season 2 of Stranger Things.
Barb Mania, however, will never truly rest in peace.
Netflix staged an ambitious Stranger Things presence at Comic-Con, including a big video tunnel on the convention floor -- the first booth for the streaming giant in San Diego -- and an activation across the street astride the Hilton Gaslamp, where it was also promoting original film Bright and the upcoming series The Defenders.
Walk inside a big black tent, and you're quite transported to something between our world and the Upside Down. The space is filled with artifacts and other nods to Stranger Things -- bikes, pistols, vintage video games, maybe even some hidden clues -- and is pumped with enough air conditioning to make you want to pop on a Members Only jacket.
But before you go through the display, you're confronted by the shrine to Barb.
From Tween Barb to Baby Barb to Young Barb and Other Baby Barb, no character in the history of television has ever had a higher ratio of backstory to screentime.
And by the way, are these old doctored photos of actress Nancy Wheeler, or is Netflix just good at casting younger Barbs? It will for now remain Stranger Things' other principal mystery. It's a marvel.
Rest in peace, Barb.
Your memory lives with our obsession over your death, which (the room suddenly darkens) we all know CANNOT POSSIBLY BE FINAL and was a big mean trick! There, I said it! Fake death! She's coming back! These handwritten cards of condolence from people with names like "Bernice" aren't fooling anyone, NETFLIX.
Topics Comic-Con Netflix Stranger Things
Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
