Stranger Things 5 Finale: 5 Unanswered Questions, 5 Fan Theories That Never Happened

Stranger Things ended a 9-year-long chapter of a show that had a pivotal role in cementing the global position of Netflix. With the release of its season 5's episode 8 titled The Rightside Up, showrunners the Duffer Brothers tried to give it a safe and emotional closure. While the big finale saw everything settling down pretty well in the lives of Hawkins residents, the Upside Down and the Bridge were destroyed completely and finally. From Henry, Vecna and Mind Flayer's end to taking over Abyss, the heroes of the show gave viewers almost what was needed. But was that enough?The reply is no, not really. While the finale has left the fandom divided about what it offered and what it missed, several fan theories were kept at bay. In what many are

now calling a planned and calculated move to not make Stranger Things become another Game of Thrones, the makers made things a tad easy for the Hawkins group. Critically speaking, there was so much being discussed about what lies ahead in the final chapter. Viewers had been raising fan theories, assumptions and expectations, and most of that remained unanswered.Here are top 5 fan theories that never got addressed or given clarification about in Stranger Things 5 finale.

UANSWERED QUESTIONS

Who unlocked Will's door?

When the Duffer Brothers confirmed that Demogorgons do not have telekinesis, then who unlocked the latch of Will's door in season 1, ensuring he gets taken away to the Upside Down? Though needle points, it could be Vecna, but then, we needed a confirmation. Many believed it was Eleven who used Will as bait to ensure her safety. And hence, she later did not react when she saw Will's face in that group photo.

Why was Upside Down frozen on November 16, 1983?

It can be assumed that it was the day when Eleven, under Dr. Brenner's orders, psychically opened the gates to the alternate dimension when making an attempt at contacting a monster. Other assumption can be that Will disappeared on this day, leaving the Upside Down as a static copy and preventing normal time progression within it. But we can only guess.

Where did Demogorgons vanish?

The Mind Flayer unleashed the monsters into the Upside Down, who later entered Hawkins under Vecna's orders. If they were such pawns and totally depended on their masters, where did they vanish, especially Demogorgons, in the finale? Shouldn't they be protecting the main villains?

Why was Will not hurt when Vecna, Mind Flayer died?

When Will had always remained connected with the Hive Mind, and later cracked the code to siphon off powers from Vecna and Mind Flayer against them, why did nothing happen to him when the two died? Shouldn't it be a to-and-fro thing when Will felt the pain of Vecna, both physically and emotionally?

Is Eleven really dead?

To give the show a hopeful ending, Mike devises a theory about Eleven escaping the collapsing Upside Down with the help of Kali, and is now living in some faraway land. But then, it's just a story that everyone character "believes". That was too much for the audience to believe, at least. A decade-long show doesn't deserve an open ending.

FAN THEORIES

Eleven, Kali, Vecna will team up against Mind Flayer

This theory says 11 + 8 + 1 = 20, which connects with how in the very first episode of season 1, the kids had to roll a 20 to kill the main villain. So fans thought that all three would need to join hands to defeat the Mind Flayer.

Will is son of Vecna

Since Will shared a deep, dark connection with Vecna, fans thought the villain saw Will as a potential vessel or protege due to their similar artistic, introverted nature and psychic link. Some build on a father-son link for such a bond. Many even said he's Vecna and Joyce's son!

Eddie Munson is alive and will return as Kas

The theory of Eddie being alive was enough to leave fans excited. They prayed for a miraculous escape of Eddie. Though this would've meant he'd turn into the undead Kas the Bloody-Handed, the vampire lieutenant of Vecna. According to D&D, Kas is initially controlled by Vecna, but later turn on him and saves everyone in the finale by killing Vecna.

Counsellor Ms Kelley is Vecna's spy

Chrissy and Fred both went for sessions with Hawkins High School guidance counsellor Ms Kelley, before they got hallucinated by the grandfather clock and died having their bones snapped by Vecna. Max was almost on the way to death too. So many fans started believing that since Kelley wore a key necklace, she was connected to Vecna, and helped turn the kids towards him for his mission. This theory picks from Stranger Things stage play, The First Shadow.

Dungeons and Dragons campaign

That the entire show wasn't real and just a D&D campaign! In Season 1, the kids name their D&D enemies like the Demogorgon before the names appear in Hawkins. Theories stated that is wasn't a coincidence but foreshadowing. Many even believed that the last scene of the entire series would be the camera pulling back from the boys at a table and that Hawkins itself exists inside an ongoing campaign.