How will ‘Stranger Things 5’ end? This finale theory has us totally convinced
While there are copious doses of theories doing the rounds ahead of 'Stranger Things' Season 5, some have been pretty believable, and even right to an extent. From the Upside Down being a wormhole to Kali's return, a few have been spot-on. The latest is now about time travel, which Mr. Clarke (Randy Havens) hinted at in Vol. 2.
One of the fans took to Reddit to share what the plotline for the two-hour finale could be. The fan detailed that the Hawkins' heroes' plans of destroying the Upside Down would mean the possibility of time travel. "The ripple effects are massive in the best way. Eleven is never taken from her mother. Her mother is never tortured, never broken, never loses her child. Jane grows up normally. Hopper’s daughter never gets cancer because she’s never exposed to radiation from the lab, which means Hopper never becomes the grief-hardened man we meet in season one."
"Eddie is alive because there’s no Vecna, no satanic panic, no town looking for someone to blame," the theory read. "Barb never dies. Max’s brother is still alive because he’s never possessed, never pushed down that violent path. The Upside Down itself never fully forms because it was born from humans messing with time and dimensions in the first place."
Despite being a believable theory, the question is whether the creators intended this to be the ending all along. Should that be the case, there would be no deaths, and that would mean good news all round. However, with the cast and the Duffer Brothers teasing the finale to be a tearjerker, we just might hold on to this one for a bit.
The official synopsis reads, "Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna,” the official synopsis reads. “But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will’s disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming — and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they’ve faced before. To end this nightmare, they’ll need everyone — the full party — standing together, one last time."
'Stranger Things' Season 5 finale releases on New Year's Eve.
