The first four episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 have changed the game. Volume 1, which covered the final season’s first half, saw Vecna claim a new victim, Holly Wheeler, under the guise of Mr. Whatsit, Max returning and explaining her disappearance, and Will Byers overcoming his insecurity and revealing powers that rival Eleven’s.
But all of these twists were dwarfed by Eleven’s discovery that Dr. Kay and the military occupying Hawkins were keeping a secret weapon in the Upside Down — Kali, Eleven’s “sister,” also known as Eight. This appearance did more than just tie up a loose end: it set up a big change for the show’s final chapters.
