Warning: this article contains SPOILERS for Stranger Things season 4
Jamie Campbell Bower reveals his favorite thing about performing as Vecna in Stranger Things season 4. The most recent season of Stranger Things quickly became Netflix’s most-watched English language show. Season 4 picks up a few months after the intense season 3 finale and follows Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) living with the Byers family, as they each struggle to settle into their new lives outside of Hawkins, Indiana. Even though Eleven has lost her powers, the otherworldly problems don’t stop, as audiences are finally given some answers about what the Upside Down is and how it came to be.
Season 4 introduced several new characters like Chrissy, Eddie, and Argyle, as well as putting a name and face to the one controlling the Upside Down. Dubbed Vecna, this new villain enters troubled minds and kills his victims from the inside out. In the season 4 volume 1 finale, it’s revealed that Vecna is One from Hawkins Lab, transformed by the Upside Down after his confrontation with a young Eleven. Following his banishment to the Upside Down, Vecna’s appearance becomes entirely unrecognizable from One’s, taking inspiration from Game of Thrones’ Night King.
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Following the release of Stranger Things season 4 volume 2, Bower sat down with Screen Rant to discuss his role as Vecna. During this interview, the actor shares some of his favorite things to do on set. Though his Vecna makeup would make it easy, Bower didn’t set out to scare his co-workers, instead enjoying some time to himself after the lengthy application process. He reveals that he loves getting to use his Vecna voice and after
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