Is Stranger Things Season 5 The Last One?
WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Stranger Things season 4, volume 2.
Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 is now available on Netflix, but there are still some stories to be told before Stranger Things ends, prompting questions of whether Stranger Things season 5 is the last. In an unprecedented decision for the streaming platform, Netflix decided to split Stranger Things season 4 in two, with the first seven episodes being released at the end of May, followed by the two-part, feature-length finale that now arrives on the streaming platform. Unlike previous seasons, the Stranger Things season 4 ending did not reset the story and wrap up the conflicts but rather set up what will be Eleven and her friends' most difficult battle yet – saving Hawkins and the entire world.
As expected, Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 explored more about the previous reveal that Vecna was Number One, and it showed how the villain was able to make the Upside Down his own. In a way, Vecna (Henry) had been Stranger Things' villain since season 1, as he created the Mind-Flayer. As such, it became easy to predict that Vecna was setting up to be Stranger Things' final boss, and thus he could not be defeated at the end of Stranger Things season 4. This was proved correct at the end of volume 2, as Vecna is not only still alive but also on a mission to end the world.
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After three seasons of deeply hidden mysteries, never solved deaths, and cover-up stories for what was happening in Hawkins, Stranger Things season 4 represents a point of no return for the story of the show. Hawkins is merging with the Upside Down, and it will take more than last-minute plans and Eleven closing
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