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WhetherStranger Thingshas afinale similar toHarry Potter’sor skips an epilogue or flash-forward, the hype for the series finale of theNetflixseries continues. It’s clear that there will most likely be a fairly joyful ending since anything else would be too upsetting. But before Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), and the other fan-favorite members of The Party can move on with their lives, they’re going to show Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) what they’re made up. They also have to figure out how to stop evil from taking over Hawkins, Indiana completely. It’s clear that they have a lot on their plates and that the journey they’re facing won’t be simple.
While fans have heard for a while now that the new season will have a time jump,Stranger Thingsseason 5 should also matchStranger Thingsseason 4’s horrifying and dark tone. There are a few ways that this can happen.
How Can Stranger Things Season 5 Match Season 4’s Scary Tone?
Stranger Thingsseason 4 was violent and horrifying, andStranger Thingsseason 5 needs to be as gruesome because there has to be high stakes and real danger for the main characters.Since it seems clear thatStranger Thingsseason 5 will share more of the Upside Down, that will automatically create the sense that every situation is life or death. The new episodes have to take artistic risks and while no one wants a main character to die, perhaps a minor character will lose their life thanks to Vecna’s control of the Upside Down. If there are no deaths, the Upside Down won’t feel as unnerving, and it needs to be even worse than it was in the previous four seasons.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter,the first look atStranger Thingsseason 5 shows that, Hawkins is in danger, which makes fans think thatthe characters could face life after the apocalypse. This will be even scarier than the fourth season since the characters can no longer call their small town a safe place to live, and they’ll be less certain about the future. While Hawkins has the same cozy yet creepy vibe of some ofthe most unforgettable horror movie settings, seeing it in disrepair will be really unnerving.
Stranger Thingsseason 5 will also likely feature Eleven and her friends fighting Vecna, which could be an incredibly violent, upsetting, and hopefully ultimately satisfying scene in the series finale. It’s hard to imagine Vecna winning, although of course he’s a powerful creature who has created his own gross and dark world. SinceJamie Campbell Bower talked aboutStranger Thingsseason 5and hinted at how dramatic the episodes are, it seems possible that there are a lot of battle scenes.
While there will no doubt be several violent scenes inStranger Thingsseason 5, it will also have the heartwarming vibe that fans have enjoyed since the first episode. This will help balance out the terrifying scenes and moments when it seems like The Party won’t make it. The violence inStranger Thingsseason 4 might have been more intense than in previous seasons, which make it shocking, but the Netflix series always keeps the focus on the relationships between the characters.David Harbour toldVarietythat he is aware of theStranger Thingsseries finale. The actor said:
“I’m such a harassment specialist that I think I’ve gotten it out of them. It’s been back and forth about like, ‘What happens to Hopper? Is he a character that’s able to survive Hawkins or does he die?' I know what happens and it’s quite moving, and quite beautiful.”
Why Was Stranger Things Season 4 So Gruesome?
Stranger Thingsseason 4 introduced another layer to the Upside Down byfocusing on the villain Vecna, which is one reason the episodes were so violent and dark. Fans found out how Vecna finds people he wants to torture and then watched in horror as Vecna set his sights on Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) and Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink). Much of the season centered around Max’s time in the Upside Down and her connection to Vecna, which was sad and horrifying to watch. While Max survived, she was left in a terrible state at the end of the fourth season, and it’s hard to knowif Max is going to live inStranger Thingsseason 5.
Stranger Thingsseason 4 was also scary sinceJim Hopper (David Harbour) was kept in a prison in Russia.Fans didn’t know if Hopper would die, but thankfully, he and Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) had a great reunion.
