The newest batch of Stranger Things episodes has detonated an explosive question within the show's devoted fanbase: is Will Byers—the boy whose primary role has been perpetual victim—now the most powerful person in Hawkins?
For five seasons, Will has been the unfortunate lightning rod of the Upside Down, the Hawkins kid who has been kidnapped, possessed, and traumatised by otherworldly forces beyond belief. That defining narrative appeared to shatter in a crucial episode last week, when Will unleashed a terrifying, never-before-seen skill set.
