So I really loved the whole finale. It flowed very well and it was an intense roller coaster of emotions. I wish that Eddie had been the one to be saved though. I know that Eddie dying was really the only reasonable way to get around the whole wanted for murder thing, but I would much rather have Eddie survive than Max. Now, Max is a great and complex character and all, but she just isn't one of my favorites in the gang.
If I had been the one writing Eddies fate in the show, I would have had him still stay in the Upside Down, not cut the bed sheet, and still fight the bats. Dustin would quickly scurry back into the Upside Down, grab his weapons, and fight alongside Eddie in the swarm. They both would get beaten and bloody, but they would successfully hold the bats off until Robin, Steve, and Nancy set Vecna on fire. Like I said, they would both be beaten and bloody, but alive. They would help each other back to Eddie's trailer and climb through the portal just before Vecna causes the gates to converge by killing Max. Dustin would call the agents who have been helping them, tell them all about how Eddie is being wrongfully hunted, and update them about the rest of the events involving Steve, Robin, and Nancy. The agents would then do what agents do and clear Eddie's name in the eyes of the law, then send Eddie and Mr. Munson into protective custody since the citizens of Hawkins would likely still view Eddie as a Satanic cult leader and killer. That, or the agents would come up with a semi-fictitious story about how something else was Chrissy's killer. They would also prosecute the surviving basketball players (with the exception of Lucas) for attempted kidnapping and murder, thus getting rid of a potentially vocal group of people still calling for Eddie's blood.
