I have no idea if thereâs actually gonna be another episode or if theyâre just leaving it up to interpretation, but Iâm gonna fan the conformity gate flames anyway. Iâve seen a lot of the inconsistencies and Easter eggs already mentioned but I will add some of the things that I noticed for anyone whoâs interested to do with as you please:
1. During Hopâs hallucination when El is in the tank, Vecna says that he has âseen into her mind and so I can see into yoursâ or something along those lines, implying that he can jump between minds using his victimâs connection to others in their life. He used El to get to Hop, so I donât think itâs that far fetched to assume he could have jumped from Will to Mike (or any of the other Party members).
2. That lab coat guy in the cave in Henryâs memory saying âit consumes allâ and the Jonathonâs movie in the epilogue being called The Consumer
3. Now I donât know anything about DnD apart from a very basic understanding of how the game works, but when Dustin was cornered by Andy and his goons in the cemetery, didnât Dustin mention something âvioletâ causes blindness? Well I think itâs a weird coincidence that the song playing during Elâs âgoodbyeâ was Purple Rain. Is that alluding to the fact that her goodbye also causes blindness (as in not knowing they are in a different reality, or the whole thing being an illusion)?
4. Nancy specifically not wanting to end up like her mom, in a loveless marriage with kids, but then her and Karen having the exact same haircut in the epilogue.
5. That whole scene in Henryâs memory when they jump from the high school auditorium to the Creel house, when the play advertised is Oklahoma. Iâve never seen Oklahoma and have no idea what itâs about but Iâm gonna take a wild guess and say that people in black robes and freaky masks playing ominous drum beats is not a part of that.
6. Also, the play Henry was in was produced by Joyce, and starred Karen, Ted, and Hopper, and itâs just a coincidence that a) none of them remember Henry, and b) Vecna specifically targets their children?
7. In addition to the endings Mike gives the Party at the end of their campaign, Steve, Robin, Nancy, and Jonathon all being how Mike specifically views them in the epilogue. Steve is a womanizer who never leaves his home town (even though he specifically mentioned wanting to settle down with one person), Nancy dropped out of school to become a reporter straight away (even though sheâs been talking about Emerson for like 2+ seasons), Jonathon is an edgy alt film maker in New York (even though in season 4 he didnât want to move too far away from his family), and Robin is dressed in the most feminine clothes I have ever seen her wear and never mentions Vickie (even though her quirky style and her crush on Vickie has been a huge part of her character for the last 2 seasons). Iâm not saying thatâs why they all got that ending in the epilogue but Iâm not not saying itâŠ.
8. Throughout the entire season the camera shots in first person are used to show that weâre seeing through someoneâs eyes because Vecna is using them as a spy (like how Will sees through Hollyâs eyes, and then Derekâs), and then when Mike says heâll stay behind to keep an eye on Will when Willâs unconscious, itâs shown through a first-person camera shot.
Again, Iâm not holding my breath but another episode coming out would make a lot more sense than what we got.
about point 5 - youâre correct. the play is NOT oklahoma, instead it is a play called âthe dark of the moonâ (itâs all explained in the first shadow) and ik some of the theories are based on lines from the play within a play
Thank you, I hadnât heard of that before and so I looked it up.
It makes absolutely no sense to me why the understanding of major plot points this season is based on a stage play that isnât filmed and 95+% of fans will never be able to watch in full, but given the summaries Iâve seen I just have even more questions. So ALL of their parents were in that play with Henry, including Eddieâs dad, and itâs just a coincidence that he later targets all of their kids?
Also, another thought I had: if Brennerâs dad traveled to Dimension X from the Rightside Up, and later Brenner creates a wormhole, why is the exotic matter only in the Upside Down? If the experiments started in the Rightside Up wouldnât that be where the melted stuff is? *vine voice* I am confusion
