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Universe, I will break down and analyze the rumored episode titles for Stranger Things 5!
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*demoscreams*
Yesterday, I briefly went over the purported episode titles for Stranger Things 5 that were
leaked online by the insider Jeff Sneider. You can check out our previous episode covering the
grand reveal of the titles, if they end up being real. We already know that The Crawl
is the only one that is confirmed, because it was revealed on Stranger Things Day back in
2022. For the sake of speculation, let’s now break down the other episode titles.
“The Vanishing of blank Wheeler” might refer to Holly as she seems to be getting a bigger role
and has likely been recast. Earlier this week, there were reports that 12 year old Nell Fisher,
who played Kassie in Evil Dead Rise, would be taking over the role from the Price twins,
who have gone on to focus on their cheerleading careers. One thing that we didn’t bring up on our
previous video is that this title is a complete throwback to The Vanishing of Will Byers,
the pilot episode of the series. The idea that Holly becomes the new “Will”
in terms of becoming a catalyst for the story, is something that really excites
me especially with all of the callbacks to season 1 that season 5 seems to have. Some
people have speculated that Karen or Nancy could be the names in the blank of the title,
but everything based on leaks as of late seems to be pointing at the disappearance of Holly Wheeler.
The Turbow Trap is interesting because it sounds like some sort of device that the
gang will build. However, fans have pointed out the real estate billboard in Ross Duffer’s photo
dump from March 15. The billboard says "Turnbow, land development and reality.” Did Sneider miss an
“n” in the middle of the title? Maybe this real estate agency is brought to Hawkins after the
earthquake from 1986 broke the town apart. Perhaps this is where Linda Hamilton comes in on the plot,
she could be playing a real estate agent selling the mansion where they have been
filming at these last few weeks. Maybe this is a government scheme for civilians to not speak out
about what’s really happening in Hawkins, some sort of trap for people in Hawkins.
“Sorcerer” seems pretty simple, it’s referring to a character of great power. My immediate
assumption was Vecna, but several fans believe that it’s hinting at Will Byers getting powers.
After all, he is Will the Wise, the cleric of the party. Seeing how this is episode 4,
maybe this will be a turning point in the plot of season 5. Could we see a fight
between Will and Vecna, the two characters with several similarities that happen to be
referred as wizards throughout the course of the show? We shall see.
"Shock Jock" is apparently a term for an offensive radio DJ,
and considering the role that radios have in Stranger Things season 5, maybe it could have
something to do with the WSQK station. Maybe the titular character is referring to Murray,
unless it’s hinting at a new character that will be a radio DJ in Hawkins?
And last, but not least, we have “Escape from Camazotz.” The title could be a nod
to A Wrinkle in Time; which is confirmed to be somehow connected to the story of season 5. The
Duffer Brothers have shared pictures of this novel twice in the past, so even if this title and the
others end up being fake, the idea of Camazotz being involved cannot be ruled out. In the book,
it’s the name of a planet on which its inhabitants are controlled by a dark entity. With that said,
the planet shares its name with an ancient Mayan God known as the “death bat.” Stranger Things 4
had several bats surrounding Vecna and how could we forget that Eddie died thanks to bats? Lots of
fans have wondered if this title is referring to Eddie’s possible resurrection as Kas the Vampire,
and while I believe Joseph Quinn will be back in some capacity, I don’t think this
title is referring to that. Camazotz could also refer to a giant Demobat creature that
Vecna summons in Stranger Things 5, maybe it’s the creature that Nancy saw in her vision.
In general, I am not sure if the episode titles will end up being real. Netflix
could end up changing the titles when the season comes out. For season 2,
the episodes revealed in its title teaser featured names that were not final, such as “The Lost
Sister” being referred to as “The Lost Brother,” implying that Kali was originally a male test
subject. In any case, all these episode titles are definitely interesting to theorize about.
Overall, fascinating times!
And that is all that we have for today! What are your thoughts on
these episode titles for Stranger Things season 5?
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