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Whether she is explaining “Just the facts!” or “sneak behind any monster you throw way and stab them in the back with poison-soaked kukri,” one really cannot rule out Erica Sinclair. But the truth is Erica Sinclair would be the next best Dungeon Master. Though he has become somewhat disinterested, he did not join the basketball team. Maybe Dustin is the first to come to mind. And with the unfortunate passing of Eddie Munson, one has to wonder who the next Dungeon Master will be.

This “crit hit” solidifies her place in the Hellfire Club. A critical hit, the Party wins the campaign. And let’s not forget, the final roll of the dice in Eddie's campaign, Erica rolls a 20. Also extremely fitting for someone who takes so much pleasure in tormenting her brother and his friends through her drop-dead sarcasm and sheer intelligence. “And I’ll smile as I watch them die a slow, agonizing death,” she explains of her triumphs in D&D. As a rogue, she is independent, resourceful, and agile – just as she is in the show. Lady Applejack aligns with her character perfectly. Being no less than her authentic self, she schools Eddie as to why she is the ideal member and Erica finally has her moment to shine. However, when she takes Lucas’ place in the Hellfire Club, it is clear what her true calling is. Until now, Erica was resigned to a pink-wearing, syrup-loving one-liner queen. Now enter, Lady Applejack, “…a chaotic good half-elf rogue level 14…” Dungeons & Dragons player. But would I have been more enamored by half-orcs and Sigil – The City of Doors? Generations of girls of color will never know.

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Of course, I did have the odd Barbie or Cabbage Patch Kid.

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No privacy until you are married! Anyway, what do you need privacy for when you are busy studying? “Lesson kar, pachi maja (study first, then fun).” So as much as I loved making up routines with my bestie or sipping chai while playing cards late into the night, I did not even know these games exist, full of fantastical adventures with elves and wizards through castles and meadows. Why would you stay at someone else’s home when you have your own? And, well, also that would mean a night of privacy. Some nights we sit with our parents while they plan Antakshari (an Indian parlour game incorporating Hindi film songs) or model Indian outfits, staying up as late as possible because we definitely do not do sleepovers. Almost every South Asian’s earliest childhood memory is practicing and performing a dance or talent show when guests come over. Mythical fantasy games were just not an interictal part of growing up. This was due to a lack of exposure more than anything else. Growing up, games like Dungeons and Dragons or The Legend of Zelda were simply not very accessible to me.

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Her character development throughout the series is strong and watching her grow into an intelligent, complex person who is not only relatable to the average viewer but to girls and women of color is enchanting. But who was once a sassy ice cream sampler turned member of the beloved Scoop Troops, turned Lady Applejack, Erica has developed into a powerful character who is critical to the success of the Party, and even the defeat of Vecna. Since the beginning of time, this has been a common trope from The Brady Bunch to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Black Panther, annoying sisters have dominated the screen across the globe. Until Season 3, Erica Sinclair was just Lucas’ younger annoying sister. “Centaurs and castles and dragons and magic are all standard nerd tropes ergo My Little Pony is nerdy ergo you, Erica, are a nerd.” From Sassy Ice Cream Taster to Powerful Lady Applejack: How Erica Sinclair of Stranger Things Embraces D&D and Would be an Ideal Dungeon Master

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