Well she was a plot point, in a horror show that is not focused on upending cliches. Friends of protagonists, but characters, ensigns unnamed, will all drop like flies to accentuate danger and get main characters involved. Some will be male, some female. In other words where is the dirge for the elevator…

I am sure someone further down the line points this out but isn't it likely that Mike is maintaining the tent because that is where El sleeps on the other side?