Since yesterday we have available in the catalog Netflix the four episodes that make up the first volume of the last season of Stranger Thingsthe series by the Duffer brothers, which is a success on the platform.
Its plot takes place a year later Vecna He got what he wanted and managed to open the portals, connecting the human world with the Inverted World.
Go,Eleven, MicrophoneDustin, Lucas and the rest of the group prepare for the final battle, but Vecna has disappeared and they don’t know what her current plans are. Furthermore, the Government has placed Hawkins in military quarantine and wants to capture Eleven, forcing the young woman to go back into hiding.
As the villain prepares to return stronger than ever, our protagonists They must come together one last time to save not just Hawkins, but the entire world..
Of course, this was a small start, as things continued to be very interesting leading up to the final battle against Vecna.
And, as the cast itself has already announced, this is nothing more than an introduction to everything that’s to come, anticipating a much darker development in the remaining episodes.
Attention, from this moment on there will be some SPOILERS for Stranger ThingsSo if you are not up to date with the series, we advise you not to continue reading!
Stranger Things prepares us for a much darker plot in its final stretch
In an exclusive interview with deadlineboth creators of Stranger Things as part of the main cast, they talked about the release of the final season and how this beginning prepares viewers for a much darker sequel.
“They should feel like they’re holding on to their seats and saying, ‘No, no, no.’ That’s how I want them to feel, especially with what I’m doing.
I think volume 1 is curious, because it’s like… I want to call it an introduction, but is an explosive introduction to what will happen in volume 2 and beyond (the finale)“, explains Jamie Campbell Bower, actor who plays Vecna in fiction.
In turn, Matt Duffer, co-creator of Stranger Things, reveals the importance of Holly WheelerMike’s sister, in this final stretch.
“Especially as we get to Volume 2, we start to understand more and more why Will was kidnapped and how he relates to Holly and all of that. In a way, it all comes together,” he explained.
The creators of the series have already announced that they would provide all the answers to the fans, and at this moment it seems that they are doing so by recovering forgotten characters such as Eight, the survivor of the Hawkins massacre who is now trapped in the base that the military installed in the Upside Down.
Volume 2 of the last season of Stranger Things will hit the Netflix catalog on December 26, 2025, ending with its last episode on January 1, 2026. What did you think of the start of the series’ final season?