One of the most beloved and successful TV shows of all time is finally coming to an end almost 10 years after its first season. Stranger Things season 5 is finally releasing after the series’ biggest hiatus between seasons, with season 4 being released 3 years ago in 2022. Season 5 will be released in 3 parts, with the first 4 episodes being released on Thanksgiving, November 26th, then another 3 episodes at Christmas, December 25th, and the finale on New Years Eve, January 1st 2026.
Fans already have some crazy theories about what’s going to happen in this season as we saw the 4th season end with Vecna’s victory, with him being able to open up four gates and bring the upside down up into real world Hawkins, so everyone around the world who is a fan of the show starts to theorize and fear for their favorite characters, because anything can happen with anyone.
“I think a lot of people are going to die, obviously.” said sophomore Bella Patrick.
And Junior Reva Leekha said, “I think less people are going to die than people are theorizing.”
Both are big fans of the show and are dying of excitement for this new season, and while they cannot wait for it to release, they are also sad that one of their favorite TV shows is coming to an end. And their contrasting opinions shows how this season is really a mystery, anything can happen and this is what makes the fans excited.
“I’m really excited for volume one, but when volume three comes out, I might get upset,” said Leekha.
Everyone is excited and sad for the new and final season of the show that is always topping the charts for Netflix, and is one of the most watched TV series of all time on the catalog of the streaming service. Not only students feel that way, but there are also many teachers who are anxiously waiting for November 26th at 8pm.
“I feel like it’s an end of an era, and I’m kind of sad for it to be over, but I do think it’s time for it to be over.” said Ms. Achilli, an English 1 and Creative Writing teacher, who is also a big fan of Stranger Things, and thinks that Vecna season 4’s biggest villain, was actually around and behind the shadows since season 1.
“One theory I have is that Vecna has just been there the whole time with little baby Will, and maybe Will has even been possessed longer than we know, not just the Mind Flayer season,” said Achilli.
Stranger Things is a global phenomenon, it is one of those shows that appeal to all generations from everywhere, having elder fans all the way to kids, and being popular in all sides of the globe, that is why this new season is big and important to many people, who really want to see how it is going to end for our favorite group of nerds, but also sad that we are never getting more episodes from them.
