So, Linda Hamilton is going to be in fifth “Stranger Things” season. As awesome as it is, Duffers said they’re noy going to introduce any new character in the last season.
Firstly, maybe they fuckin lied. They don’t know what they’re doing. They didn’t have a plot. They have a plot but changed it because they got a chance to get an icon in their show. They’re weak, they’re gonna use some supreme nostalgia baiting with her, thus worsening the writing of the show because hey, who cares, look, Linda Hamilton is here doing amazing things. Isn’t she badass? I’m pretty sure that they’re fully able to write a good, strong warrior woman, yes, absolutely.
Seconldy, maybe they told truth and shes gonna play someone who we already know. But whooo? They absolutely are not going to replace someone else with her.
So, thirdly, Suffers are having a hard on on referencing popculture, they’re having a weird relationship with doing that - it’s not that good and rather shallow, it’s just to show that they know things and that they’re nerds, one of those - now - cool ones. It’s kinda like dangling keys in front on an infant. Linda Hamilton is most famous for “The Terminator” franchise, one of the most know stories about time travel. They absolutely are not gonna stop themselves before referencing it in most obvious ways (which, referencing something is not a bad thing just in itself). And after “Back to the Future” being in season 3 there were many theories about how theres gonna be time travel in the next one. But now, that Duffers have miss Linda Hamilton herself, star of one of The Time Travel franchises, they’re gonna be SMART and META about it, because ofcourse.
So fucking fourthly, she’s gonna play adult El (Max?*) from the future. She’s gonna go back in time and help those dumb kids. Or maybe from alternate timeline, but still from the future. Or fuck that, even maybe Els and Mikes daughter, also with powers. New character, but oh, they’re gonna have a badass kid, people are gonna be so emotionally moved because mileven is amazing blah blah. Or maybe there’s gonna be just time jump in the last episode and she’s gonna play grown up El for like five minutes. OR MAYBE even Nancy or Holly, just to be unexpected.
Fifthly? Nah, they just lied about no new characters because money. Like, i know that during writing a story many things can change, maybe they really felt like adding someone new because of how they advanced the plot. But, tbh, it’s the last season, they should restrain themselves, keep the plot thight and focus on character that they have and writing them good, and not wasting time at introducing someone fully new.
Like, i have no faith in this. I’m expecting an trainwreck and gonna enjoy this dumpsterfire. Unless it’s gonna be really bad, in a way that’s not enjoyable.
P.S. Or maybe miss Hamilton is going to have a really minor role, but they started cashing on her and make noise around the show and keep expectations and insinuations high, only to absolutely not deliver, lol.
* i’m not so sure if they’re gonna really kill Max. People we’re pretty upset because of how cruel her character was treated at the end of season 4, so Duffers can change their minds becuase oh no, people can’t be upset, viewership can drop because of this, imagine all the bad opinions online, the controversy, just horrible. On the other hand, it’s the last season, who cares. Also shock value, woo hoo!
