Winona Ryder and David Harbour Improvised'' One of Their' Stranger Things' Kisses, Writers Say

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

Stranger Things' fourth season had a few moments that weren’t a part of the original plan.

According to the show’s official Writers' Room account on Twitter, a few minor but memorable points from the latest season were added at the discretion of the actors. One improvised moment included an intimate encounter that sealed the long-teased relationship between Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Jim Hopper (David Harbour).

Sharinga photoof one of the pair’s on-screen kisses, the writers said: “This kiss wasn’t scripted, Winona and David added it on the day of filming.”

The kiss happened before Hopper acted as bait for the Demogorgons while attempting to eliminate the supernatural beings from a Russian prison facility. Later, the two characters spoke about going on a date together upon returning to Hawkins.

One fan asked if Quinn had also improvised another line.

“Did he improvise the ‘don’t you, big boy?’ at steve in the camper van too? just asking for a friend,” theTwitter user wroteas the writers responded, “Yes.”

Another viewer joked that if there was so much improvising in the fourth season, writers could be inspired to bring Munson back from the dead. “Well improvise bringing him back then,“the individual wrotein a tweet that gained over 23,000 likes.

Season 4 ofStranger Thingsaired its final two episodes on Friday. A fifth and final season of the series is planned at Netflix.

source: people.com