Stranger Things took the world by storm in 2016, and it’s been fascinating viewers for years. Followers have gotten fairly used to lengthy waits between seasons, although the look forward to season 5, the ultimate season, has been fairly brutal. Now that the tip is lastly in sight, followers are gearing up, re-watching the collection, and general getting prepped to see what the finale throws at us. Every season has efficiently discovered new methods to lift the stakes and shock viewers, and there’s little question that what comes out on the finish of this yr will observe swimsuit. That mentioned, for each excessive second in Stranger Things, there are simply as many who depart us scratching our heads. These particulars preserve the world from feeling as logical and cohesive as we’d like.

Stranger Things follows a bunch of children residing in Hawkins, Indiana, who rapidly discovered themselves in over their heads when one pal went lacking, and a brand new one was made. This was the start of an epic journey involving the Upside Down and the monsters males can create. As a lot as we love this present, now we have to confess that some particulars nonetheless don’t make sense. The fifth season is scheduled to start airing in November 2025, with the ultimate episode dropping on New Yr’s Eve.

1) What Occurred to Chester?

This will likely sound like a small quibble, however severely, what occurred to Chester? For many who don’t bear in mind, Chester is the lovable white canine belonging to the Byer household, and he was final seen method again in Season 1. If he have been round, absolutely he would have moved with the household, placing his cute face in no less than one scene, proper?

It might not be the most important thriller round, however this dropped thread is annoying. Did the household not care, given the considerations round Will and his well being? You’d suppose that Will can be hyper-fixating on his canine as soon as he returned, as a coping mechanism if nothing else. Given what occurred to a distinct pet in Season 2, perhaps it’s for one of the best that Chester didn’t stick round. Still, the presence of a grave leaves followers fearful that that is exactly what occurred to Chester. Possibly we needs to be grateful it wasn’t proven on display.

2) No Hazmat Fits In Later Seasons

If there’s one factor Will’s expertise within the Upside Down informed viewers, it’s that this space is extremely poisonous. Will’s time there left a everlasting mark on his character, which is a working theme for the remainder of the collection. Even when Will was being rescued, it was by individuals carrying Hazmat fits. Nevertheless, a number of characters went into the Upside Down with out safety, even in season one. Sure, their publicity was restricted, however not in all cases.

For instance, Nancy fell into the Upside Down in Season 1, after which she returned there once more in Season 4. Nancy, Dustin, Eddie, Robin, and Steve have been all caught within the Upside Down for a good bit of time, with none protecting gear. But they confirmed no apparent indicators of sickness or damaging results. Maybe the ultimate season is ready to hit viewers with a giant reveal about this, however it feels unlikely. Most definitely, that is a type of film magic moments, the place the scenes appeared higher with out masks and different considerations getting in the way in which.

3) Eleven’s Language Regression

Eleven is an extremely sensible woman, and there’s no denying that. Earlier than Season 1 had even formally kicked off, she was already engaged on an escape plan from one of the safe services within the space. Regardless of this, her introduction initially of Stranger Things is as a younger baby who can barely converse. It gave viewers the impression that this was greater than trauma, because it appeared like Eleven sincerely hadn’t been allowed to speak a lot. She even struggled to talk full sentences.

But flashbacks all through the collection present a model of Eleven able to having full conversations with Dr. Brenner. Certain, she isn’t having extremely advanced scientific conversations, however she will be able to maintain her personal. These flashbacks painting a baby who can kind a sentence, so the regression for season one is complicated at greatest.

4) Dr. Brenner’s Survival

Dr. Brenner is the mad thoughts behind every thing that went mistaken in Hawkins, ranging from experimenting on kids to opening the gate to the Upside Down. Every little thing can relaxation on his toes. So it made a karmic stage of sense that he wouldn’t survive the conclusion of the primary season. He noticed the outcomes of what he created, or so we have been led to imagine. The collection rapidly proved that assumption mistaken, exhibiting that Dr. Brenner someway survived the Demogorgon assault.

Truthfully, it’s laborious to imagine that one injured and unarmed man might survive the Demogorgon. Whereas it’s believable that Dr. Brenner knew extra concerning the Demogorgons than most, and thus perhaps knew some magical method to survive, he by no means dropped hints about this. Nor did he clarify his survival at any level. His survival added to later components of the story, however it additionally made him look extra like an unkillable supervillain than a human with a twisted thoughts. In different phrases, maybe the inventive group gave Dr. Brenner somewhat extra credit score than he deserved right here.

5) The Faux Physique/Loss of life Announcement About Will

There are such a lot of questions on Will and the pretend physique from Season 1. For starters, it looks like the pretend physique didn’t idiot anyone, as Joyce knew instantly that it wasn’t her son. Subsequently, the lab clearly supposed to falsify the post-mortem indirectly, as a result of there’s no method it will have handed a better look. That in itself is shut sufficient to believable that we might let it slide, had that been all. Naturally, the invention of Will’s “physique” was introduced to the city, so when the actual Will was discovered, he acquired the nickname of “Zombie Boy.”

Horrible names apart, did no person surprise about that physique? At greatest, it means anyone deliberately faked a boy’s demise. At worst, it implies there’s an unidentified lifeless child, one who was presumably by no means reported lacking. Does that severely not concern anyone on this city?

This leads us to the ultimate query: How did the city react to Will’s return? We all know that a number of the children bullied Will, however what did the adults suppose? Had been they relieved, confused, or mad? This a part of the story isn’t actually explored, and that makes it really feel considerably unrealistic. Will’s story can be large, even in a significant city. In a small city, it will be talked about in all places, and the children wouldn’t have the ability to keep away from it.

6) Why They Preserve Killing Off Wonderful Supporting Characters

Stranger Things has this wonderful capacity to introduce new characters every season and make the followers fall in love with them. Sadly, these we love essentially the most often wind up lifeless, particularly in the event that they weren’t among the many unique forged. The checklist of deaths begins with Barbara Season 1 and continues with Bob Season 2, although his demise occurred close to the tip, giving him extra display time than poor Barb. Alexei and Billy died in Season 3, and the much-loved character, Eddie Munson, died on the finish of Season 4.

To place it one other method, there’s a little bit of a longtime sample in Stranger Things deaths. Whereas the primary characters can expertise traumatic and everlasting accidents, they could not essentially die. Up to now, they’ve solely made it seem like main characters die, such because the time with Hopper. This offers followers hope that Max will survive, although her demise would definitely break the sample.

7) Why Dustin Thought a Demo-Canine Would Be a Good Pet

Dustin proved himself to be one of the loyal buddies in his group, standing by the remaining even when it appeared like issues have been about to fracture. He’s additionally not dumb, which is why it was so complicated that Dustin determined to undertake Dart, aka Demo-Canine, through the occasions of Season 2. Whereas he could not have been in a position to instantly determine the unusual slug creature for what it was, his restricted publicity to the Upside Down ought to have informed him that this factor was harmful.

Sadly, Dustin doubles down on Dart, even after the group discovers its connection to the Upside Down. For some motive, this loyal pal refuses to take heed to Will when he’s informed this factor is harmful. This immediately leads to one of many worst animal deaths on display in fairly a while, reminding customers why websites like Does the Canine Die? exist.

On a associated word, what occurred to Dart’s physique? The final time we noticed it, Dustin made Steve retailer it within the fridge to maintain as proof. But we by no means see it once more. Was it cleaned up as a part of the deal, or did Joyce have one more nasty shock in retailer for her?

Stranger Things is on the market to stream on Netflix.