this
is only the beginning
the beginning
of the end welcome to watch mojo and
today we're explaining the stranger
things season four ending and what comes
next chrissy
this is from you
for this video we're breaking down where
the latest season of this netflix show
leaves us and how it could lead into its
future and of course if you're not
caught up on all episodes of season four
beware of major spoilers ahead what do
you want to see in the fifth and final
season let us know in the comments
in keeping with all of season four the
final episode called the piggyback sees
our protagonists largely separated in
doing so they launch what is essentially
a four quadrant attack on series big bad
vecna aka henry creel aka one sorry what
are we calling him now one beckner henry
right four is an important number in the
season as it's also the amount of kills
vechna needs to realize his goal as such
our heroes enact their plan by playing
into his you will be the chosen one the
fourth the final sacrifice
is going to be you
that breaks the world max puts herself
in an unconscious trance as a way to
bait vechna and distract him long enough
for the others to kill him but of course
in proper scooby-doo fashion it doesn't
all go entirely according to plan eddie
stop stop
goodbye more time
while distracting the demo bats from the
main action eddie tragically loses his
life meanwhile max's vechna nightmare
isn't going well requiring her to get an
assist from elle you are brave
everything
much braver than your brother
but in the end
you are weak thankfully elle's able to
put herself in the void from hundreds of
miles away and piggyback off max's
experiences hence the title of the
episode this allows elle to essentially
join the mental battle against vecna
giving the others more time to complete
the mission
however even l needs an assist as mike
proclaims to her unconscious body that
he loves her i love you on your good
days
i love you on your bad days i love you
with your powers i love you without your
powers
i love you for exactly who you are
you're my superhero this sets off a
chain reaction that turns the tide in
favor of our heroes l now fully
motivated breaks free of vectors binds
and rescues max before the former can
have finisher
lost
no
you have meanwhile in russia murray
torches the demogorgon sending a
shockwave through hive mind and
releasing steve nancy and robin from
their own binds in the upside down they
are then able to set vecna's physical
body ablaze before shooting it out of
the attic seemingly killing him
this would otherwise be a victory for
the protagonists but max succumbing to
her wounds changes everything
four times
max
with the advent of vector's fourth kill
four huge fissures to the upside down
begin to open up in the real world
convening in the center of hawkins elle
is fortunately able to psychically
restart max's heart but it's otherwise
too late for the sleepy indiana town in
the coming days residents have come to
assume the massive earthquake was
nothing but that though they do blame
eddie for all the misfortune that's come
upon them a growing chorus believes the
two recent tragedies are linked claiming
the monsoon murders opened a doorway
between worlds a doorway they say
into hell itself however they're about
to get an even ruder awakening as the
upside down soon begins to flood in
through the cracks the episode ends on
this cliffhanger leading into season
five
though the duffer brothers have yet to
start scripting as of this publication
they've already given us a good
indication of what season 5 will entail
essentially what with it being the final
season it's a fair assessment that all
hell will break loose literally
[Music]
what's even more interesting is the
report from ross duffer himself that
season 5 will likely have another time
jump ostensibly longer than the usual
narrative year or so between seasons
fans have continually pointed out
especially in later seasons that the
young cast doesn't quite look young
enough to play their characters ages
this is hellfire club
not babysitting club i'm 11 you
long-haired freak my my the child speaks
assuming this time jump is indeed longer
than usual this could finally allow the
characters to catch up to their actors
at least to a believable extent still
seeing a season 4 takes place in 1986 we
can't imagine season 5 going too far
ahead and leaving the decade behind as
it wouldn't really be stranger things
without the 1980s as far as how the time
jump will affect the plot a whole slew
of possibilities open up for starters we
imagine hawkins will be completely
evacuated in place of a heavy military
presence though the secret of the upside
down will effectively be out in terms of
the government at large we've yet to
know what effect this will have on the
world presumably our characters will be
far away from hawkins when season five
begins
only to have to return to close the
doorway once and for all they'll also
likely have vecna to contend with again
as will has all but confirmed his
survival now that i'm here
in hawkins
i can feel him
and he's hurt
he's hurting
but he's still alive the leap forward in
time will also likely have far-reaching
implications on character relationships
as well as much as the show seemed to
intimate early on that jonathan and
nancy were end game season 4 all but
solidified the notion that the pendulum
is swinging back in favor of steve are
we okay
yeah
yeah yeah totally
yeah it's it's just
no it's hard though they don't admit it
clearly things are not all right between
jonathan and nancy we don't know if the
college storyline will continue in
season five but we imagine nancy's
feelings for fan favorite steve will
continue to grow i always had this dream
that i'd have this like this really
it's really big family i'm talking like
uh full brood of harringtons like five
six kids six yeah six little nuggets the
time jump likely won't be long enough
for them to have six little harrington
nuggets but who knows maybe in a series
ending epilogue one relationship we're
pretty sure about though is the
burgeoning one between robin and vicki
just look at them they're so cute it's a
gift
oh you're welcome for me
oh you really shouldn't oh but i did oh
but i
there's also the dangling plot thread of
max who remains in a coma after being
brought back to life doctors don't know
how
[Music]
they say it's a miracle considering the
other worldly nature of her temporary
demise it's not inconceivable to say
that it will take something similar to
bring her back completely and it could
very possibly have something to do with
vecna don't be afraid
trying to stay very still
it will all be over soon
fans have already theorized about this
calling back to the flashback with henry
at hawkins lab as evidence after killing
all the other test subjects henry lets
11 know that they're still with him
mentally they're still with me
[Music]
here
it could be that max's soul or
consciousness is similarly there needing
to be unleashed in order to wake up or
perhaps this is vecna's last link to the
real world should his corporeal body
really be destroyed as much as we're
used to will being a conduit for the
upside down maybe in season 5 it'll be
max's turn
[Music]
another thing to keep in mind is the
potential for stranger things spin-offs
do you want a tax receipt for him um
no i don't think that we need one thank
you though
but
is there anything else that we can do to
help well season five has been confirmed
to be the show's last that doesn't mean
it's the end for the world at large
especially with it being essentially
netflix's golden goose the duffer
brothers have already teased the
possibility of spin-off series even if
they're wildly different from what we're
acquainted with any idea as to what
they'd entail is entirely speculation at
this point but judging by the success of
season 4 we're sure that the future of
stranger things is bright no matter what
well what do you think
[Music]
[ __ ]
did you enjoy this video check out these
other clips from watchmojo and be sure
to subscribe and ring the bell to be
notified about our latest videos
[Music]
you