Besides the fact that there is so much blue/red imagery in S5 alone, which I know some have pointed out on here already so I won't go through the wild amount of examples on here. It's in props that are paired together, costumes, set decorations, etc., sure, but, it's this that really gets me in episode 1 only 20 minutes in:
What do these lights look like?
And what happens to the lights when Steve and Jonhathan are on the radio tower?
Steve hits the cable box and it does this:
Lands on blue, and stays that way. That's the last we see of these two lights during the season.
What is the blue/red pill from the Matrix for those who don't know?
Blue: Illusion. Living in a fake fantasy-like world called the Matrix. Where everything seems happy and okay and you can be whoever you want to be, be as strong as you want, you can basically fly or have powers if you want to, as long as you believe that you can.
Red: Harsh reality. Living in the destroyed, apocalyptic world that you once called home, now in ruins.
Wtf was the last thing we saw before S4 ends? Oh right:
And in S5 we are greeted with this as the first shot of Hawkins:
then a "giant metal Band-aid"
that kids freaking play on
Literally none of Season 5 is real, or at least not what it seems to both the characters and the audience. I am so certain 😭
