Stranger Things fans have been reeling since Jim Hopper, the character played by David Harbour, died at the end of season 3. While most are rooting for the return of the grumpy policeman, Harbour is glad his character’s fate took the turn it did.

The Black Widow actor recently sat down with the Los Angeles Times and revealed that, while he doesn’t want to be written off the Netflix mega-hit, he is glad Hopper supposedly died. It's probably best to let Harbour explain:

“When I read that first scene with Joyce [Winona Ryder] and Hopper, and he resists helping her find her child and even makes a bit of a homophobic joke about him, you see this guy has really sort of died on the inside as a result of the death of his daughter. The fact that he lives with a certain amount of internalized rage and had been slowly killing himself with pills and alcohol ... he needed to make a sacrifice.”

Harbour continued by saying that the story arc gave Hopper the opportunity to truly shed his baggage and be reborn, so to speak, if it turns out he did survive.

"One way it could be viewed is he has to die to make it up to [his daughter] Sara and see her in the afterlife," Harbour added. "The other view is that because of this newfound relationship with Eleven [Millie Bobby Brown], he needs to shed his skin, make a sacrifice that allows his character to re-emerge. He was finally able to really take a bullet for a child, which he had never been able to do because Sara died of cancer. I think there’s a perfection to it."

While Harbour swore that he doesn't know if there will be a “second-act resurrection” for Hopper, a character that he “desperately” loves, he does think Hopper would have to “emerge a different individual” if he comes back.

For what seemed like forever, fans waited for Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly to finally get together on The Office. And while Jim endeared himself to Pam in the form of pranks on Dwight, arguably his most adorable gesture was gifting Dunder Mifflin’s receptionist with a teapot full of their inside jokes as a Secret Santa present. And now you can buy that tea set, complete with jokes and all, at Hot Topic for $27.

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The set comes with two microwave-safe ceramic mugs that are decorated with the cassette tape and hot sauce packet Jim hid inside the teapot during the "Christmas Party" episode from the second season. But, like in every episode, something went awry due to a certain person (we’re looking at you, Michael) and Secret Santa quickly turned into Yankee Swap. Pam ended up with a video iPod and Dwight wound up with the teapot—which Jim learned, much to his dismay, that Dwight intended to use as a neti pot.

However, Pam had a change of heart and traded gifts with Dwight. When she finally saw all the heartfelt gifts inside the pot, she told the camera crew, “I think I made the right choice.” And that adorable quote is painted on the ceramic pot. Unfortunately, the card Jim wrote but never gave to Pam is not included in the set. So, Office fans may never know what it said.

While you’re sipping tea, check out this LEGO-like construction set that allows you to build a replica of the Dunder Mifflin office, as well as our Office gift guide, which has everything from “That’s what she said” buttons to Dundee awards.

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