Barb sympathizer creates missing flyer for the 'Stranger Things' character

Poor Barb.
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Sophie Hirsh
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Warning: this story contains a spoiler for Season 1 of Netflix's Stranger Things.

At the end of Stranger Things' first season, Barb was dead at the hands of the monster Demogorgon. Unfortunately, most Hawkins residents still have yet to realize this.

There is at least one person outside of the television show who is still looking for her. They made created and hung up a missing flyer for the late teen.


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The flyer reads:

Her mom doesn't care that she's missing and our friends assume she's studying at the library, and I'm kind of busy with my boyfriend, but she's been missing for a while now and I guess we should start looking for her.

She drives a VW, has red hair, red glasses and a wardrobe that elicits sympathy.

Goes by Barb.

Written from the perspective of Barb's friend Nancy, the black and white flyer even has little tabs to rip off at the bottom – very 1980s. Instead of contact information, they say phrases such as "Good riddance," "I love Steve," and "Barb who?"

The flyer is best appreciated during the time between Barb's death and Nancy finding out the news – a very small window of time for religious binge watchers.

Poor Barb.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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