Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first episode ofStranger Thingsseason 3, Suzie, Do You Copy?
Its been a rough few years forStranger Things Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder).
It makes sense, then, that Joyce still isnt really over the loss.

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For a brief scene, the series flashes back to show one of those happy moments for the couple.
Astin (The Goonies) actually returned to the Atlanta set to shoot that brief cameo forST3.
Sean was really great and gracious, co-creator Matt Duffer tells EW.

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He flew in for one day to shoot that scene with Winona.
That was hard, too, just having Sean back for one day.
Winona and Sean are especially close.
It just made everybody miss him that much more.
Stranger Thingsseason 3 is now streaming on Netflix.