Spoilers for Stranger Things 3 up ahead! During Marvel Studios‘ Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con last night, it was revealed David Harbour would be playing Alexei Shostakov, the Russian equivalent of Captain America. While it was a pretty joyous occasion for Marvel fans, Stranger Things fans were quick to point out Alexei brings up pretty bad memories of late.
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Coincidentally enough, Alexei was also the name of the Russain scientist tasked with helping the Soviet Union open up a portal to the Upside. Played by Alec Utgoff, Alexei eventually switches sides and helps Harbour’s Jim Hopper and company destroyed the particle accelerator. The only thing is? Alexei is killed by Russain hitman Grigori in a gut-wrenching scene.
What do you think of Harbour’s new MCU role? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below and keep scrolling to see what other fans are saying about it!
All three seasons of Stranger Things are now streaming on Netflix while Black Widow is due out May 1, 2020.
Too Soon
My main takeaway from the MCU news is that it’s too soon for David Harbour to play a character named Alexei.
โ Melinda Salisbury (@MESalisbury) July 21, 2019
Whatcha Laughing At
david harbour when he was auditioning to play alexei/alexi in black widow knowing damn well everyone would point out alexei in st when he got the role pic.twitter.com/JUno2eAINu
โ bella the wise 49 (@loserhawkins) July 21, 2019
Destroyed
me when i see that david harbour is trending and realize he’s joining the MCU playing a character named ALEXEI ๐คง my heart ,๐คงโค pic.twitter.com/aMx4c8BXKi
โ yarely (@knjscrispycoke) July 21, 2019
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st3 spoiler!!
โ sea (เธ’ฬ-‘ฬ)เธ (@lveandthunder) July 21, 2019
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david harbour everytime someone will call him alexei during black widow pic.twitter.com/QNo2uAaT9D
Trying to Hold It Together
How I feel seeing David Harbour is going to be playing a character called Alexei in the new Black Widow film pic.twitter.com/7zizOzU7mF
โ Aadam Ashraf (@aadam_ashraf) July 21, 2019
Give Me a Second
David Harbour playing as Alexei in Black Widow i- pic.twitter.com/9x59gpib51
โ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฒ๐ซ๐ข๐, ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ (@avengersith) July 21, 2019
All Caps Rage
YALL REALLY GON DO THIS SHIT TO ME???? YALL REALLY GONNA HAVE DAVID HARBOUR PLAY A CHARACTER NAMED ALEXEI????? pic.twitter.com/r0lxpZWOlu
โ erica saw ffhx3 (@thnderpike) July 21, 2019
