When it comes to Stranger Things season 5, all we can do is wait, which means that the Netflix series’ most ardent fans are hard at work on fresh ideas.
With the final season still more than a year away – at the absolute least – there’s plenty of time for fans to go through earlier episodes in search of the finale’s great hidden truths.
After Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) broke through to the real world at the end of season 4, Hawkins was finally completely exposed to the Upside Down.
Stranger Things fans are eagerly anticipating the return of contentious character Kali after the writers hinted her likely reappearance.
And many people have been sifting through Season 2 in particular, after hearing that its often-overlooked episodes will be key to the finale.
According to the newest speculation, posters for season 4 might mean the demise of three main characters in the last run of episodes, which is set to air in 2025.
i know the stranger things poster theory has been talked about before, but let's revisit it and why the s4 posters may be foreshadowing mike, joyce, and jonathan getting targeted next season. pic.twitter.com/VJKu1zlA7A
— willow the wise (@sapphicjopper) May 31, 2023
Willow the Wise, a Twitter fan account dedicated to the series, wrote a thread on the social media platform giving their extensive reasoning.
‘Let’s revisit the Stranger Things poster theory and why the s4 posters may be foreshadowing Mike, Joyce, and Jonathan getting targeted next season.’
Who better to target than Will’s best buddy, his committed and faithful mother, and his older brother? Willow the Wise may be on to something.
‘In the individual character posters for Season 4, every character save Max, Joyce, Mike, and Jonathan is gazing directly at the camera,’ they said.
‘They’re all looking at Vecna because all of them will be targeted by him. We know S5 is gonna focus on Will’s supernatural arc – he has a connection to Vecna.’
And then, the clincher: ‘So what do Joyce, Jonathan, and Mike have in common? They’re the people Will loves. Vecna will put Will at a disadvantage.’
‘It’s likely he’ll go after the people Will loves to try to get to Will. Joyce, Jonathan, and Mike are about to have a very hard season, I feel.’
As with any long-running series, the conclusion implies that many significant characters may not survive – has the poster hypothesis forecast the casualties?
Another hypothesis that has recently surfaced is that, similar to how Kate Bush saved Max from Vecna, The Clash may have saved Will in season two.
Stranger Things is available to stream on Netflix.
Source My Celebrity Life.