Stranger Things has been a dominant show since its debut in July 2016 and Season 5 promises to deliver an exciting final chapter. With Season 4 consolidating the acclaim of the previous installments, the fifth season is burdened with the challenge of ensuring a grand final season. Production has concluded and the upcoming season has a 2025 release date. It will feature new cast members, including Linda Hamilton, Nell Fisher, Alex Breaux, and Jake Connelly.
The previous season pursued three interwoven plotlines, drawing the fandom in to explore the Upside Down. While the premise of Season 5 remains unknown, the Duffer Brothers have confirmed it will delve deeper into the Upside Down to resolve lingering threads. Pending the arrival of the sci-fi horror drama’s final season, here are the biggest unanswered questions from the previous seasons.
1. How Will Hawkins Be Affected By The Upside Down Invasion?
Stranger Things Season 4 ended with a screamer that teased Vecna is alive as the Upside Down invades Hawkins. With residents fleeing the town, it’s left for Season 5 to answer questions revolving around the fate of Hawkins. What happened to the town and how is it dealing with the nightmare? With Vecna getting closer to his quest of colonizing the real world, it’s stirring to anticipate where the story will go.
Already, the Duffer Brothers have divulged there’s more to that narrative. “We’ve always wanted the Upside Down encroaching into Hawkins in a more massive way,” Matt Duffer told Deadline. “We hinted at it a little bit in Season 2, but we want a full-blown Upside Down invasion,” added the series’ cocreator.
2. What’s The Implication Of Will’s Connection To Vecna?
Season 4’s cliffhanger ending reinforced Will Byers’ (Noah Schnapp) connection to Vecna. Before the credits roll in, Will senses that Vecna isn’t dead just as the Upside Down begins to take hold of Hawkins. Since the show’s premiere, the character has a mysterious bond with the dark forces of the alternate dimension. What’s more, the younger version of the character shares several similarities with young Henry Creel, who ultimately became Vecna.
Now, Vecna is responsible for previous attacks on Hawkins, including when Will disappeared in 1983. Has the series been setting Will up to play a major role in Vecna’s plan or downfall? Stranger Things Season 5 can’t ignore throwing more light on Will’s connection to the antagonist.
3. Why Are The Russians Studying The Demogorgon And Mind Flayer Particles?
Stranger Things Season 3 revealed that the Russians have confined a Demogorgon. Season 4 dug deeper into that thread, depicting their interactions with the Upside Down creatures. Beyond feeding prisoners to Demogorgons, the Russians were studying the humanoid creature alongside the Mind Flayer particles. Jim Hopper (David Harbour) and Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) discovered this while escaping the Russian prison camp in “Chapter Eight: Papa.” What have the Russians learned about the unworldly beings and what are their plans?
4. What’s Up With Kali?
The character portrayed by Danish actress Linnea Berthelsen hasn’t been a part of the show since Season 2. As one of the kids subjected to experiments at Hawkins Lab, Kali (008) was out for revenge the last time she was seen. While she has been absent from the show, Season 4 featured an Easter Egg that reminded the Stranger Things fandom of the character. It seems the creators are teasing Kali’s return in the final season.
If that’s the case, it’d be interesting to see how she’d be integrated into the grand ending anticipated. Kali’s top priority was to take revenge on Dr. Brenner. Since Brenner is dead, she might return to help Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) deal with Vecna — or not. Whatever the case, Kali in the upcoming chapter must have a meaningful role in the story, unlike what was seen in Season 2.
5. Who Will Nancy End Up With?
Stranger Things Season 5 has tough threads to pursue and may not liberally dwell on romantic storylines. Be that as it may, fans expect it to decisively conclude the love triangle between Natalia Dyer’s Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery’s Steve Harrington, and Charlie Heaton’s Jonathan Byers. Nancy was Steve’s girlfriend in Seasons 1 and 2. She broke up with him and began dating Jonathan, but Season 4 hints she’s growing fond of Steve again. Having spent more time with Steve than Jonathan in the latest season, the upcoming season can’t disregard concluding the Nancy Wheeler love story. Will she reunite with Steve or stay with Jonathan? Check out the best closing arguments in TV shows.
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