Hello Strangers, it’s Mrs. Strange once again. On today’s episode of Stranger Universe,
I will share with you all my list of personal predictions for Stranger Things 4.
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As we wait for more set pictures and leaks to arrive from the set, I will break away
from the formula and reveal some of the predictions that I have for this next season of Stranger
Things. These are just my personal speculation based on news and facts that we know from
season 4 as well as educated guesses based on what we are seeing from the current set
pictures and leaks. None of these are actual spoilers, but there could be a chance that
one of these ends up being correct in the final product or close to correct.
So here are my Top 10 Predictions for Stranger Things 4.
10. Doctor Brenner Returns I don’t even know if this is a shocking
revelation anymore, but since we never saw him actually die in the first place, we can’t
rule out a return for Matthew Modine. One big reason to anticipate a comeback? A possible
connection with the Russians, who have captured Hopper and in season 3 displayed their interest
in the Upside Down. No direct connection has been made known, but how else would they have
found out about the entrance into the great unknown? Maybe Brenner is working with them,
and with rumors that season 4 will be a set up for season 5, it makes sense for him to
show up in the climax of season 5 and reveal him as the antagonist for the final season.
But Dr. Brenner returning — even for a temporary visit — makes a good deal of sense. For
a character as big as Brenner, they would want to keep his return under wraps and away
from being spoiled until the season comes out.
9. It Will Release In Late 2021 I previously made a release date video, which
you should check it out here, where I talked about the possibilities of when the season
will release based on a set picture that showed the date “November 17.” However, even
without that picture, the likelihood of this coming out around that time was already high.
With Harbour saying that this was supposed to come out in early 2021 and this show having
a 6 month delay in its production period, this should come out in the latter half of
the year, between July and December. However, with production for Stranger Things usually
being between 6 and 7 months and with both the increasing budget and COVID restrictions
probably pushing this to 8 months, it’s going to take longer so I don’t really think
that it will release on July or August like some people are hoping. Anywhere from September
to December is when we should see it.
8. Chernobyl Will Be Involved Somehow Season 2 was set in the fall of 1984 while
season 3 was set in the summer of 1985. With season 4 practically confirmed for 1986, the
set photos seem to suggest that it could take place in spring. And you wanna know what happened
in the spring of 1986? Only the world's worst ever nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear
power plant in Ukraine. The subject matter of a critically acclaimed and popular HBO
miniseries from 2019, the radioactive disaster impacted the world that year and especially
Russia, which is where Hopper is currently located at. Many fans have theorized that
with all the Russian involvement in the series, the show could potentially focus on the nuclear
meltdown. We recently made a video of it which you can check it out here.
7. Eleven Gets Her Powers Back At the end of the season, Eleven’s powers
stop working after the major battle with the Mind Flayer at the cabin. Eleven is bitten
by the monster, and he starts to work its way around her leg as it grows. She uses her
powers to remove the part of the monster, and then they stop working after that. In
Stranger Things 4, I expect Eleven will get a taste of life without powers and realize
the struggle. It’ll also probably be a breath of fresh air for her, as well. It’ll be
a blessing in disguise by the time her powers come back, and I do believe that’s what
will happen. Every time Eleven tries to use her powers, it’s apparent that her powers
are there. Something happens each time, but it’s not even close to as strong as it is
when she’s at full strength. To me, that means the power is still there. She just needs
to learn how to access it again. Watch for this to be a very important development in
the new season.
6. The Party Will Be Divided We watched Will and Eleven leave Hawkins at
the end of Stranger Things 3. Truthfully, there were cracks in the Party showing much
earlier, though. Mike and Eleven were hanging out all the time, as were Max and Lucas. Dustin
was at science camp, and it didn’t look like they really missed him all that much
when he got back. I think we all know this happens growing up. Your friends from childhood
might not continue to be your best friends as you get older. It will be interesting to
see how their high school journeys will go in the immediate future, but I think it’s
clear that their relationships will change. They may start new activities, make new friends
and go their separate ways to a certain extent in the new season. Lucas is also rumored to
be in basketball and as a result, he will be popular.
5. Joyce & Murray Will Rescue Hopper Of all the burning questions surrounding Season
4, how Hopper will factor in certainly tops the list. And if Hopper isn’t able to put
word out that he’s alive and well, perhaps a conspiracy theorist of sorts will read between
the lines. Brett Gelman’s Murray Bauman has played an important role in the series
and it is confirmed that he will have an even larger role in Stranger Things’ next season
since the actor was upgraded to a series regular. If there’s one person who might have the
chops to uncover the mystery, it’s the former Chicago Sun-Times journalist and private investigator.
It feels a bit far-fetched for the kids of Hawkins to venture to Russia to save Hopper
– all the plane tickets and time off school! But, Murray could very well book his own trip
there. But first, he’ll team up with Joyce Byers who he has been contacting for quite
a while according to a phone call Easter egg.
4. Time Travel Will Most Likely Be Involved On the wackier end of the scale, it is very
possible that traveling through the time and space continuum is the next logical step for
the series. Hopper's letter to Eleven referenced turning back the clock. The show also spent
a suspiciously large amount of time talking about Back To The Future in the third season.
Not to mention that both the official announcement for season 4 had a clock in the background.
And of course, the background of the image that the crew shared announcing the return
to production features an imposing grandfather clock shrouded in darkness, presumably from
a sequence taking place in the Upside Down. While the series has featured plenty of references
and callbacks to iconic 80s films, the series still hasn’t tackled the classic science
fiction trope of time travel. Some fans are already convinced the seemingly innocuous
numbers on the clapper board could be a cryptic clue hinting towards some scenes taking place
in the past. Could season four feature the gang going backwards in time to save Jim Hopper
and bring balance back to the town of Hawkins?
3. Number 001 Will Finally Be Revealed Now, I am going to put a slight spoiler warning
since this will have to do with set photos and the character breakdowns from a while
back. Once again, spoiler warning. So, I have the suspicion that the new character “Ashe”
who will reportedly be a series regular and return in season 5, is test subject number
1, the original experiment from Hawkins Lab. My reasons being that we know for a fact that
Nancy and Robin are confirmed to team up in season 4 for a storyline involving Pennhurst
Mental Hospital. In it, we are going to be introduced to Ashe, since his audition tape
has him being a patient at this Institute. It is unknown if he has any connections to
the Upside Down or if he even has abilities at all, but what kind of character with this
description gets introduced with a major role that will also be back next season? It seems
to me that the series will set him up to be a major antagonist. I think that Ashe will
be the main villain for the Hawkins plot and will cause the gang to get the help of Eleven,
and maybe the finale will be a test subject fight between numbers 1 and 11.
2. Steve & Murray Will Die With such a huge cast, the titanic fandom
of Stranger Things all have their favorite characters in the show. And with an even larger
cast being in the plans for season 4, one has to wonder if we’ll be saying goodbye
to a couple of characters already. Right now, I place my bets on those characters being
Steve and Murray. To start off with the smaller character, there is most likely going to be
a scenario where Murray sacrifices himself to save Hopper and Joyce, and back on the
mainland, he will be remembered as an American hero. But on the other hand, Steve is also
a very likely candidate to die as well. Steve has arguably the largest story arc in the
show, as he started out the show as a bully, picking on Jonathan Byers and breaking his
camera, before turning into the babysitter mom that we all have come to love. His death,
probably in some kind of final sacrifice for his friends, would be a huge gut punch after
all the development we've seen for him. With 3 seasons under their belt, the show is facing
the risk of becoming monotonous, unless the producers do something dramatic to shake things
up. The death of Steve, a protagonist with the biggest redemption arc of all time, could
do the trick, provided that it is done correctly. With the death of Steve in Stranger Things
4, it will not only break the monotony of the danger, but also give the writers a chance
to explore the relationships of the remaining characters a little better.
1. The Biggest TV Show of 2021 (And Beyond) I remember clearly when The Walking Dead used
to rule on cable TV, and soon after that, Game of Thrones ruled the world during its
last couple of seasons, even if the finale was a major disappointment. But now as it
came to an end, the question lingered on many minds; “what is the next big tv phenomenon?”
I very well think that next major event series is Stranger Things on Netflix. The third season
alone was the most viewed tv season on the streaming service in 2019 with a whooping
64 million households, and 40 million of those saw the season on its release weekend on the
4th of July. Nearly every cast interview has millions of views on YouTube. The trailer
for Stranger Things 3 was the most viewed trailer for a tv show, second to only the
trailer for the last season of Game of Thrones, which also came out in the same month as that
trailer. Both trailers generated YouTube and social media views that you only see for movies
like Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. Unlike Game of Thrones, the trailer for Stranger
Things 3 generated well over a million likes, which is something that you only see for the
aforementioned movies and other major event blockbuster films like The Lion King and Spider-Man:
Far From Home. This makes me confident that once Stranger Things 4 comes out next year,
it will be a television event and will break streaming records for Netflix, and you can
sure bet on it ruling the world for the next couple years until the show ends.
And that is all that we have for today. What do you think about my predictions?
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