Happy Wednesday, my dear strangers! This is Mrs. Strange, and on today’s episode for
Stranger Universe, I will talk about a new interview with Maya Hawke, who talked briefly
about Stranger Things 5!
The last time we saw Robin Buckley in Stranger Things 4, Maya Hawke's character was engaged
in preparing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the displaced residents of Hawkins, alongside
Vickie. Throughout season 4, Robin developed a crush on Vickie, a fellow member of the
Hawkins High marching band who played the clarinet. This final scene between them prompted
numerous fans to speculate that Robin and Vickie might evolve into a romantic relationship
in the forthcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things. However, recent statements
from Maya Hawke during an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, conducted while she was promoting
her new film "Asteroid City," indicate her ambivalence regarding Robin having a girlfriend
in Stranger Things 5. As production for season 5 was originally scheduled to commence this
month but has now been indefinitely postponed due to an ongoing writers strike, Hawke confesses
to having no knowledge of the plans envisioned by the Duffers for Robin in the final season.
Here’s what she said:
“I don’t know, I feel mixed about it. I feel that it’s both a great thing, and
a… I also love characters where their love life is not the center of their existence.
And that friendship with Steve is so special, and friendships have been carrying me through
my life. I think they’re really important and they deserve their airtime.”
Robin’s friendship with Steve Harrington has been the backbone of Hawke’s screen
time on Stranger Things, and it appears she doesn’t want that to change much in season
5. Lots of fans felt that together, they were the highlights of season 3, and their chemistry
in season 4 was just as strong whenever the narrative focused on them in the massive Hawkins
storyline. In regards to Vickie, they should let her take care of people while Robin helps
defeat Vecna and save the world. I’m of the opinion that we don’t need another person
pulled joining the main gang. I feel like any new character such as Linda Hamilton’s
mysterious individual needs to be a villain or fill in a spot in the cast, such as more
adult characters as opposed to yet again more teen characters. I feel like they need to
leave Vickie right where she is, helping residents at Hawkins High. Robin can have a girlfriend
once the world is saved. Maya Hawke told Rolling Stone last year that she wouldn’t mind seeing
Robin getting killed off in Stranger Things season 5. It remains to be seen if her character
will actually die, but I doubt it since she is one of the very few LGBTQ characters on
the show. When asked about what she knows about Stranger Things 5, Hawke couldn’t
say much unfortunately.
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen. I mean, I think it hasn’t been completely..
I don’t think that the final season really spelled out exactly or the last one did.”
Much like everyone else on the cast with the exception of Noah Schnapp, she is playing
coy by not revealing any new details in regards to Stranger Things season 5. We won’t know
any more plot details until November 6 from the looks of it. Here’s hoping that the
WGA strike gets resolved pretty soon and our show’s writers get compensated well, that
way season 5 can start filming. Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today! What did you think about this new interview for
Stranger Things 5 with Maya Hawke?
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