"It's time. You have lost," Stranger Things season 4 villain Vecna menacingly states at the very end of the show's official trailer. Being bested by the baddie, though, isn't something we've come to associate with Millie Bobby Brown's superpowered hero Eleven, or any of the Hawkins gang for that matter.
Over the last six years, the group has often found itself in life-threatening situations – against Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer, and Dr. Martin Brenner – but they've typically come out on top (RIP Barb, Bob, Alexei, and Billy). Vecna's line suggests that their luck is about to change in Volume 2, and if it does, what would that mean for the Netflix show's fifth and final season? Two words: time travel.
In recent interviews, the Netflix show's creators Matt and Ross Duffer have reflected on past character deaths and told fans that episodes 8 and 9 of season 4, which are both set to land on the streaming platform on July 1, are "extremely emotional". Elsewhere, executive producer and director Shawn Levy warned that they'll "punch you right in the heart", which can't help but make us wonder whether one or more main characters are going to bite the dust very soon. With some of the cast hinting that Volume 2 will be "darker" than Volume 1, too, it really does sound like they're mentally preparing us for the worst. But it would hardly be in keeping with Stranger Things' fun-despite-the-horror tone if the entire series were to end on a bleak note...
Fans have already voiced their worries over Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), who was bitten by a bunch of Demobats after he got stuck inside the Upside Down with Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Robin (Maya Hawke), and Eddie (Joseph Quinn). For now, though, we're less concerned with the fate of
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