Stranger Things: Season 4 Could Have Been The Perfect Ending
When season 4 volume one was released, it seemed as though the first half of the new Stranger Things season was setting up a perfect ending. Then, while watching the final minutes of Chapter Nine, that feeling slowly disappeared. The gates to the Upside Down were ripped open, Max was put into a coma, and Vecna escaped with what seemed to be mild injuries.
The setup for these final two episodes gave the illusion that all the conflicts from all four seasons would conclude, and that audiences would be left with a satisfying sense of closure. Yet, the Duffers made the executive decision to continue the plot for another season. Why?
Stranger Things: Season 4 Was A Masterclass In Tying Stories Together
Season 4 had all the characteristics for a perfect series finale. Many of the main characters had reached the peak of or completed their arcs, the history of Eleven's involvement with the Upside Down was revealed, and the creation of the Upside Down was perfectly explained from Vecna/Henry's own point of view. The finale gave audiences answers to questions they had been asking since Season 1, as well as providing one of the most climatic fight scenes in the history of the show (Robin, Nancy, and Steve fighting Vecna alongside Hopper and Joyce fighting the Demogorgon). Up until Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) revived Max (Sadie Sink) using her new and improved powers, it seemed as though Season 4 would be the end. Then, it was revealed that Vecna was still alive. As the four gates he created ripped Hawkins apart, it showed that Netflix and the Duffer brothers planned on making yet one more season.
With the way Season 4 ended (the shot of Eleven looking out at the dying field with the Upside Down breaking into Hawkins), it feels like the
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