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On this week’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will talk about Stranger Things 5 being
affected by fan feedback for Stranger Things 4.
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On last week’s episode, we talked over a new update for Stranger Things 5 from the
creators of the show, the Duffer Brothers.
In a new interview from WGFestival 2022, the co-creators revealed that the production delays
for season 4 caused by the pandemic allowed them to fully outline the story for Stranger
Things season 5.
We already discussed how the Duffers plan to pull ideas that were initially made for
season 2, but there was one significant new detail that we have to go over.
After Stranger Things 4 was released, the show runners took feedback from fans and fellow
collaborators alike and rewrote the entire outline, keeping some elements but changing
others, including the show's ending.
Here’s what Matt Duffer had to say about it:
“We reread the document.
We were like, ‘That’s cool, that could be a lot better.’
Even the ending is a little bit different now.
A lot of the big ideas are the same, but the stuff that happens within, it's very different.”
I don't know what exactly they plan on changing, but one thing for sure is that Stranger Things
4 ignited a lot of fan discourse and controversy, which makes a little bit worried with what
the Duffer Brothers plan on changing.
Many fan complaints for season 4 criticized Will's storyline being put on the back burner,
a critique that also plagued Stranger Things 3.
Even though the Duffers have already confirmed a bigger role for him since volume 2 came
out, the fans that have been campaigning for Will Byers getting a bigger role in the show
seem to have won in their favor.
With Will's connection to the Mind Flayer having been established in season 2 and season
4 ending with a Mind Flayer tease, it's likely that Will is going to play an important role
in the events to come, potentially serving as the key to defeating Vecna and the forces
of the Upside Down.
Another factor that could be changed is Eddie’s role in the final season.
It seems like season 4 set up an interesting role for Dustin in season 5, which could be
about the 7 stages of grief and overcoming his friend’s death.
However, the huge overnight popularity of Eddie Munson and being the breakout star of
the year might have changed plans for Stranger Things 5, with the possibility that he could
be resurrected someway.
There are other things that could be changed, such as the relationship between Vecna and
the Mind Flayer, with lots of fans being disappointed in finding out that the former is the true
ruler of the Upside Down and the creator of the latter.
Maybe the Duffer Brothers will change it back to the Mind Flayer being the main villain
of the show once again.
A number of questions remain regarding Stranger Things season 5, but it's clear that the Duffers
are listening to fan feedback, positive and negative, to craft a satisfying final season.
Here’s hoping that listening to the fans and giving them fan service won’t ruin the
show’s finale.
Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today.
What changes do you think will be made in Stranger Things 5?
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