First, let’s get one thing straight. Steve Harrington is the survivor of Hawkins. He started as a jerk with a perfect perm. Now? He’s the babysitter-in-chief with a spiked bat. He’s practically immortal.
The Duffer Brothers love to tease us. They put Steve in danger every single season. But he always walks away, hair intact. Always. Why would that change now?
The Nail Bat Argument
Look at his track record. Season one: he fights a demogorgon with a bat full of nails. Season two: he gets mauled, but lives. Season three: he fights the Mind Flayer and gets a haircut, but no death. Season four: he gets tortured by Vecna. Still alive. Steve Harrington is basically a cockroach with better hair products. The math is simple. The bat is a shield of fate.
