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On today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will talk about how Max Mayfield can wake
up from her coma in Stranger Things 5.
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Max Mayfield may have ended up in a coma at the end of Stranger Things 4, but she won’t
likely stay in bed for that long in the upcoming final season of the series.
However, things look grim for her now, as she did momentarily die from her fight against
Vecna in the climax of season 4.
Eleven may have been able to revive her, but while Max is still alive, she hasn't been
able to regain consciousness, and there's every possibility that 001 has something to
do with that.
Ever since the release of Stranger Things season 4, Sadie Sink's popularity as an actress
has skyrocketed to new levels.
Many see her as the breakout star of the year, with her performance in season 4 being universally
praised, particularly for the "Running Up That Hill" sequence in episode 4.
Outside of the show, she continues to garner more attention as she co-stars alongside Brendan
Fraser in the highly anticipated drama film The Whale.
With an immense amount of fame and buzz, it's unlikely that the writers and creators of
the show will keep Sadie Sink on the bench for most of Stranger Things 5.
To the contrary, they might want to bring back Max to life as soon as possible and not
drag it out for the whole season.
The Duffer brothers have already revealed that Stranger Things season 5 will have a
time jump as stated in an interview back in June.
The original idea according to them was to shoot seasons 4 and 5 back to back, but plans
were changed thanks to the pandemic, and now a time jump must be accommodated due to several
of the show's young characters growing significantly between seasons 3 and 4.
A three year gap between seasons, whereas in the plot of the show, it’s only supposed
to be a six month gap.
However, this could actually work well for Max's storyline.
Audiences can feel cheated if a show's season finale ends with a major character's life
in peril, only for them to be rescued within minutes of the following season premiere.
But a significant time jump, maybe a couple of years, could see Max waking up in a number
of ways that feel organic to the story.
By showing the reactions of the characters to Max waking up years later, Stranger Things
5 can convey how devastating her coma was without cheapening it.
It is always possible for Max to simply wake up from her coma, but since she was put there
by supernatural causes, that seems unlikely.
All signs are pointing to Max being alive inside of Vecna’s Mind Lair, which is preventing
her from coming back to the real world.
With Vecna already beginning his invasion on Hawkins, it's very possible that he wants
to keep Max as unresponsive and permanently comatose as possible.
The reason is that Max being in a coma has probably kept those four gates closed to an
extent that as long as she’s in a coma, the Upside Down stops bleeding into our world,
or at least not at a full scale.
In other words, Max is indirectly keeping the world together as long she doesn’t die
again.
Max dying was necessary for Vecna’s plans to succeed, so Max is unintentionally stopping
the gates from being at full strength.
We shall see how exactly they explain the exact details of her fate when the show comes
back.
For all we know, the first episode of Stranger Things season 5 could end with Max opening
her eyes.
Here’s hoping that our favorite boomer ends up being alive and well at the end of season
5.
Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today.
What predictions do you have for Max’s role in Stranger Things 5?
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