Stranger Things Theory Reveals Eleven Will Make Season 5's Villain Stronger
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Stranger Things season 4 volume 2.
Eleven's feeling of defeat at the end of Stranger Things season 4 will likely make Vecna even more powerful in season 5. Although the season 4 finale left its heroes with much to celebrate, it was far from a wholly victorious ending for the show’s fourth outing. Season 4 concluded with Hopper and Eleven finally reunited, but this came at the cost of Eddie’s heroic self-sacrifice and Max falling into a coma after temporarily dying.
Unlike earlier Stranger Things installments, the season 4 finale left the distinct impression that its story wasn’t over yet. Despite its many messy plot holes, Stranger Things season 3 ended on a definitive note that could have actually acted as a finale for the series as a whole if it weren’t for the stinger’s revelation that Hopper was still alive. In contrast,Stranger Things season 4 ended on a cliffhanger with the gang preparing to face down Vecna once again as the Upside Down seeped out and started to take over the town of Hawkins.
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To set up season 5’s final showdown between Vecna and Eleven, the Stranger Things season 4 finale made it clear that Eleven failed to beat the villain despite temporarily managing to overpower him. In classic slasher movie fashion, the Stranger Things season 4 villain's body was nowhere to be found when Steve, Robin, and Nancy exited Creel House to search for Vecna's remains. Not only that, but the house’s clock chiming four times, the catastrophic gate opening across Hawkins, and Max’s technical, if temporary, death meant that Vecna was stronger than ever, leading to the Upside Down merging with the town in the finale’s closing
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