The actor refuses to believe his character’s fate.
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromStranger Thingsseason 4.
Matthew Modinerefuses to believe Dr. Martin “Papa” Brenner is dead onStranger Things.

Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) are back at it in the ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 finale episodes.Netflix
He explained his reasoning, proverbial tin foil hat in place, in a recent interview.
He even gave us a dramatic final gasp before falling limp on the desert ground.
When asked byVultureif he would say Brenner isreallydead, Modine replied, “No, I wouldn’t.
Because I wouldn’twanthim to be dead.
Three things are curious to me: How did he survive the Demogorgon [in season 1]?
How did he survive One?
She couldn’t get it to work on him.
Is there something more to Brenner than meets the eye?”