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'Stranger Things' Season 5: Vecna 2.0 Revealed — Why the Villain Got a 'Snatched' New Look

At the end of 'Stranger Things' Season 4, Vecna was 'defeated' by Nancy, Robin, and Steve. In Season 5, however, he returns with an even more terrifying and grotesque new look—so much so that some fans have jokingly claimed he's been 'snatched'.

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Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 5 Release Date and More: Will's Powers Explained - No It's Not The Same As Eleven's

Episode 5 arrives on 25 December 2025, revealing Will's proximity-based Hive Mind abilities and confirming they function entirely differently from Eleven's.

International Business Times UK

The Duffer Brothers Teased Stranger Things' 'Most Violent Death' In Season 5. I Think I Know Which One It Was After Volume 1

R.I.P. to this character in Stranger Things Season 5.

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Stranger Things creator reveals exactly when we'll finally learn the truth about the Upside Down: "This is something that has been planned for 10 years now"

There is still a lot to be revealed in the Netflix show

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Stranger Things fans are divided about maligned season 2 episode after the return of a key character in season 5: "It was pointless"

We thought we were never going to see her again

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‘Stranger Things’ Creators Share Cryptic Warning For Fans Before Final Episodes

Fans will follow the Hawkins kids for the last time as they seek to find and eliminate the monstrous Vecna.

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Stranger Things: Everything the Duffer Brothers have said about Will’s insane character arc

The Sorcerer is in town

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Vecna better watch his back: Stranger Things creators say that one character's "incredible" power reveal "changes the game" for the rest of season 5

Stranger Things season 5 volume 1's finale has a huge twist

Total Film

Stranger Things creators say you need to rewatch four specific episodes before season 5 drops: "That’s where we started to really plant the seeds for the mythology"

Save yourself 35 hours and rewatch these four Stranger Things episodes

Total Film

Stranger Things takeover of Netflix charts suggests fans are all doing the same thing ahead of Season 5

Hit science fiction series climbing charts as anticipation grows for final season

The Independent UK

Stranger Things creators say the casts' aging throughout the series is "not as dramatic as people think" and the only issue is the deeper voices: "We’re still dealing with that"

The Stranger Things cast getting older is not an issue, and the Duffer brothers have the perfect scene to prove it

Total Film

'It's Not As Dramatic As People Think.' Stranger Things’ The Duffer Brothers On Getting Flak From Fans Over The Young Cast Aging

The Stranger Things kids can't be called kids anymore!

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Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers used the Game of Thrones snowball effect in their storytelling

"We would always take that example to Netflix for reasons why we should scale up the show"

Total Film

Stranger Things season 5 part 1 predictions: 5 things I expect to happen when the hit Netflix show returns

Stranger Things 5 volume 1 makes its Netflix debut very soon – here's what I think will happen.

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Stranger Things season 5 will feature ‘most violent death’ yet, Duffer Brothers say

‘Hopefully parents don’t get too mad at us,’ creators said

Total Film

It sounds like Stranger Things will avoid a Game of Thrones style finale disaster, as one star says she's "extremely happy with where they took the characters at the end"

"It was everything I dreamed it would be"

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The Duffer Brothers Set The Record Straight For Stranger Things' Final Episode Runtimes, Can't Agree On Where 'Movie-Length' Rumors Started

Let's all get on the same page here.

Total Film

Stranger Things creators hope they have "learned any possible lesson there is to learn and season 5 will be perfect," and fans won't have any issue with the ending: "I think that the chances of that are 0.5%"

Exclusive: Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer say they know what mistakes they have made in the past, but hope that season 5 will be "perfect"

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Kate Bush sent 'cool, unique' gift to Stranger Things showrunners

The Duffer Brothers received a "very cool, very unique" gift from Kate Bush in recognition of Stranger Things introducing her song Running Up That Hill to a new audience.

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Stranger Things season 5 cast and creators talk closing the door on the Upside Down: "It was important for us to resolve all storylines and tie up any loose ends"

Exclusive | The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy and the cast of Stranger Things discuss the smash-hit Netflix show's "unexpected" final season

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Stranger Things’ The Duffer Brothers Confirm Season 5 ‘Really Is The End’ Of The Hawkins Crew’s Story, And I Appreciate Why They’re Moving On

They said what they said.

Total Film

Terminator legend Linda Hamilton was considering retiring from acting before she joined Stranger Things season 5

Linda Hamilton almost retired before Stranger Things season 5

The Independent UK

Netflix announces Stranger Things spinoff ahead of final season world premiere

Animated spinoff returns to fictional Indiana town of Hawkins during winter of 1985

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Eleven and Will got competition! Holly Wheeler will be a "centerpiece" in Stranger Things season 5, say Duffer Brothers

The youngest Wheeler sibling will have a big role in Stranger Things season 5

Total Film

Stranger Things creators share the one thing they won't miss about the hit Netflix show: "It wasn't fun on a production level"

The fifth and final season premieres in only a few weeks

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