Tina Turnbow

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Tina Turnbow is a character in Stranger Things. She is the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Turnbow and the older sister of Derek Turnbow. Tina is introduced as a former friend turned rival of Erica Sinclair. Tina lives in Hawkins, Indiana, and her family runs Turnbow Land Development and Realty. She is portrayed as a teenager with a crush on a character named Josh. In season 5, Team Eleven discovers that Tina's younger brother, Derek, is a potential victim of Vecna. To save him, Erica attempts to feed the Turnbow family a drug-laced pie to knock them out, but Tina refuses to eat it due to caloric concerns. She is depicted as a "petty queen" in her interactions with Erica. While a minor character in previous seasons' mentions, her role in season 5 provides a key comedic and dramatic interaction with Erica, connecting her family directly to the threat of Vecna.