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The actor weighed in on the direction of the Netflix series.

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00:00Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton is addressing all those fan complaints about Jonathan's path.

00:05This episode of THR News is brought to you by The Man Who Fell to Earth on Showtime.

00:10For your Emmy consideration, the actor who plays Jonathan Byers on Netflix's hit sci-fi series

00:16took part in an interview with British GQ that published online on Monday.

00:21During the interview, Heaton was asked whether he feels his character has been pushed to the sidelines

00:25after some viewers aired out frustrations that Jonathan was not having as much involvement on the show since the second season.

00:32Heaton noted that he's well aware of the chatter, saying,

00:35I've definitely seen some forums like Screen Rant or something. What happened to the character?

00:39It's an ensemble cast. Obviously, every season they've brought in new characters, wonderful characters,

00:44and they've taken the story to different places.

00:47The actor went on to praise the direction of season four, which he likened to Nightmare on Elm Street.

00:51He also teased that the season will test Jonathan's romantic relationship with Nancy Wheeler,

00:56played by Heaton's longtime real-life girlfriend, Natalia Dyer.

01:00We've seen him in a place of questioning himself and his relationship.

01:03You want the people to be invested in them. Sometimes it blurs into one.

01:07Me and Natalia have been together for a long time, so you've even got to separate it yourself sometimes.

01:12Stranger Things, which also stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, and Millie Bobby Brown,

01:17recently released the first volume of its fourth season on Netflix,

01:20with volume two set to drop July 1st.

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