It’s been Vecna all along. The undead entity, played by Jamie Campbell Bower in Stranger Things, has long been a threat to the town of Hawkins and its heroes. But Stranger Things Season 5 will show us just how much of a presence he’s always been in the show, even when we couldn’t see him. It will also show us why he’s so obsessed with Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), and why Will’s not to be underestimated.
Netflix has unveiled the first five minutes of Stranger Things’ final season, which takes us all the way back to the beginning. Season 5 will open with a flashback, of sorts, to Season 1, after Will is first taken to the Upside Down. Though he’s long been regarded as the weakest link in the Hawkins crew, Season 5 might just put those thoughts to rest. We now see what Season 1 never showed us, including what happened in the Upside Down between Will’s capture and his rescue, and how he survived as long as he did. He uses a shotgun against a demogorgon, and climbs and leaps from trees to avoid capture. Though he’s eventually caught, Will is far from the helpless kid he’s been written off as.
