Stranger Things season 4 premiered on YouTube.
with the first eight minutes showing a flashback to the infamous massacre at Hawkins Lab, where
Eleven appears to be the perpetrator - but that may not be the case.
Season 4 of Stranger Things will premiere on May 27th, 2022, and will be split into
two parts.
While the Hawkins Lab massacre is teased in the first eight minutes of Stranger Things
season 4, the full truth will not be revealed until the final episode of season 4, part
1, "The Massacre at Hawkins Lab."
Season 4 of Stranger Things looks to be the most popular season of the hit Netflix series
to date.
With its nearly two-and-a-half-hour grand finale, the show's long episodes appear to
explain why Netflix has spent around $30 million per episode on one of their breakout streaming
hits.
The series' expansion of its Russia plot, as well as the additional special effects
that may be required to depict Vecna and his abilities, may be contributing to the high
production costs.
What is certain is that Netflix is doing everything possible to ensure that Eleven, Mike, and
the rest of the gang's story does not disappoint.
If Eleven did indeed murder her fellow test subjects, as implied in the Stranger Things
season 4 premiere, the audience's perception of her character would be completely altered.
It may imply that Eleven is murderous and cold-hearted on the inside, but this contradicts
her character development over the previous three seasons.
Eleven's first instinct when she met Mike and the gang was to protect them.
Eleven was taken from her mother and raised in Hawkins National Laboratory with no social
skills, but thanks to the kindness of Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, she formed a friendship
with them and was able to reintegrate into society.
Despite her cruel upbringing, Eleven has shown that she is capable of repaying kindness and
protecting those she cares about, as she appeared to sacrifice herself for the gang in Stranger
Things season 1 to destroy the Demogorgon.
Eleven also proved that she could not kill mindlessly in Stranger Things season 2.
When she was reunited with her fellow test subject, Kali, she was told to kill Ray Carroll,
one of the people who had put Eleven's mother into a coma.
Eleven, on the other hand, chose mercy and prevented Kali from killing Carroll as well.
Even though the opening scene of season 4 takes place before the events of Stranger
Things season 1, Eleven killing in cold blood would be unusual.
Her arc has been focused on how she learns to love and be loved while displaying an intuitive
desire to protect the vulnerable over the last three seasons.
Because her other test subjects did not appear to be a threat to her and shared the same
traumatic upbringing, killing them would contradict everything Eleven has represented in Stranger
Things thus far.
Dr. Brenner was saved by Eleven.
In Stranger Things, Dr. Brenner and Eleven have always had a twisted relationship.
Brenner separated Eleven from her mother and imposed himself as a father figure on her,
and Brenner was the only person with whom Eleven could have genuine social interaction.
He showed Eleven affection when she did well on tests, and he tortured her psychologically
when she did not.
If Eleven killed the other test subjects, it's difficult to believe she wouldn't try
to kill Brenner as well.
It's possible she couldn't because she regarded him as her "papa."
However, it's much more likely that if she could kill children who were subjected to
the same ordeals as her, she could also kill Brenner, the person in charge of those ordeals,
firmly establishing the theory that Eleven did not kill the test subjects.
There is a suspicious crack in the wall behind Eleven when she is revealed in the season
4 opening clip during the first 8 minutes of Stranger Things season 4.
The crack appears to be eerily similar to portals leading to the Upside Down, implying
that Eleven attempted to save rather than kill the test subjects.
While Eleven may have failed to protect many of the test subjects, the crack could indicate
that whatever killed the test subjects was sealed in the Upside Down, explaining why
whoever did it has yet to appear in Stranger Things.
The shattered glass behind Eleven indicates a struggle, and the blood dripping from Eleven's
nose indicates that she used her telekinetic powers to their full potential.
This may have been necessary to eliminate her other subjects, but it could also be a
precursor to a titanic battle against the true perpetrator.
The reveal of Eleven standing among the massacred test subjects with cold fury etched on her
face in Stranger Things season 4 is more likely to be deliberate misdirection by the Duffer
Brothers than a confirmation of her guilt.