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Stranger Things: Can Will Stop Vecna In The Next Season? Explored
Will's connection to the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer may make him the key to stopping Vecna's plans in the final season of Stranger Things.
Stranger Things boasts a large number of great, favorite, and quirkily wonderful characters, but the trajectory of the show seems to be carried mainly by Will Byers, a little boy kidnapped by some otherworldly forces that lead his family and friends to discover governmental cover-ups and alien worlds. It is the kidnapping of Byers that catalyzes the development of this show and has remained one of the favorite characters in this series.
As the last season approaches, the center of Stranger Things is Will Byers, being one of the great contributors in the fight against the plans laid out by Vecna for Hawkins and the heroes standing in the way. Of course, Eleven may be one of those, but his contribution to stopping Vecna and saving the world from Upside-Down could be huge.
Will sensed the Upside Down
During season 1, Will Byers was kidnapped by a Demogorgon. The mystery of his disappearance would lead to a serenade of unexplained events. Hawkins Laboratory was found out to be the culprit that opened up the rift in the Upside Down-an alternative reality attached to our world. Will's mother, Joyce, and Sheriff Hopper ventured into an alien world to save his life and some truth about the Demogorgon and all the events that followed.
Season 2 showed that Will did not emerge unharmed: the events psychically bonded him with a Upside Down creature, the Mind Flayer. A giant, monster of a creature that connects to the other creatures of the Upside Down, the Mind Flayer attempted to possess Will through their shared mind-link, in hopes of crossing over into our world. In that way, his friends, family, Hopper, and of course, Eleven were able to save Will from the creature and close the rift once more.
Will cannot resist losing his childhood a little longer in season 3 and conflicts with his growing-up friends. He still is connected to the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer, detecting the growing infection in Hawkins when Billy becomes possessed. After saving Hawkins, Will relocates to California with his family. During season 4, Will grapples with his sexuality and feelings for Mike while trying to help track down Eleven and stop Vecna. Their efforts fail to thwart his plans, and Will can feel the Upside Down spreading into Hawkins.
Is Will the key to stopping Vecna?
In season 4, Vecna had powers when he disappeared for 12 hours in an alternate world and brought back the Mind Flayer. Similar to how it goes with Will, Henry is warped into a killer of the future, but Will had friends and family to purge the monster.
Henry's powers became uncontrollable, which urged his caretaker, Dr. Brenner, to chip him. Henry regained the experiments on children, including Eleven, and killed everyone, leaving only Brenner and Eleven alive. Horrified, she also sent Henry to the Upside Down, turning him into Vecna, a scarred monster.
Henry and Will may hold the key to stopping Vecna because of their connection to the hive mind in the Upside Down. The traumas Will experienced in the Upside Down gifted him powers similar to Vecna's, manipulating and shaping energies of the Upside Down. The creators of Stranger Things could set up a battle featuring Eleven, Vecna, and Will under tragic circumstances. Vecna may regard Will as either a child he was not allowed to become or as a final vessel to take for himself when he crosses into our world. Will has the power or answer to defeat Vecna once and for all.
Season 5 of Stranger Things could introduce yet another humanoid villain: Eddie Munson. It would change the pace of the show and perhaps add more emotional investment with the Hawkins gang. This would make Eddie, a well-liked character, in service to Vecna; thus, the inner turmoil this decision would bring to Hawkins-to fight Eddie/Kas or find some method of releasing him from the influence of Vecna. The Eddie Munson/Kas theory has retained quite a strong following online due to the emotional investment attached to it.
Will and Eleven both hold strong connections to the Upside Down, an affiliation that may see them manipulated by Vecna into betraying others, but neither is a villain. It's always been the big draw to Stranger Things, the creatures of the Upside Down; grotesque, mutated beasts. Animal variants for Upside Down monsters are endless, but rewarding as humanoid antagonists are, Stranger Things does its fair share of grotesque and mutated creatures.
The Duffer brothers may consider an alternative case in the form of another humanoid entity: Vecna or Eleven with an even more complex past. Monsters are what really make the big difference in Stranger Things; therefore, they need to cash in on the success of Vecna with a terrifyingly lovable villain. For the making of Season 5, an influx of new monsters would be the best sendoff to ensure viewers would never forget it.
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