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Stranger Things Conformity Gate theory subtly addressed by Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower

Stranger Things Conformity Gate theory subtly addressed by Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Stranger Things fans are locking horns over a theory that a secret final episode will be released a week after the finale – and now Jamie Campbell Bower has subtly had his say. The Netflix show drew to a close after five seasons on New Year’s Day, but a contingent of the fandom believes the epilogue featured in the episode wasn’t the real ending. Discussion about the theory – nicknamed Conformity Gate – has intensified on TikTok throughout the week among disappointed viewers. According to the theory, the lengthy final sequence, showing the show’s young leads moving on with their lives after the supernatural occurrences in Hawkins, was actually an illusion created by the villainous Vecna (Campbell Bower). Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Campbell Bower said the last episode was “the ending the show deserves”, seemingly bringing the …

Stranger Things creators stand by Will Byers coming-out scene after review-bombing: ‘Key to defeating Vecna’

Stranger Things creators stand by Will Byers coming-out scene after review-bombing: ‘Key to defeating Vecna’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have reacted to fans review-bombing the episode containing Will Byers’s coming out scene, saying they were surprised by it but still stand by the episode. All episodes from the fifth and final season of the hit science fiction show, following the Hawkins group’s escalating battle with Vecna and the fallout from the Upside Down’s breach into the town, have been released on Netflix. The final episode of the show, titled “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”, debuted on New Year’s Day. The episodes were released in multiple parts, with Volume 1 dropping in November and giving Netflix its biggest premiere week ever for an English-language series. The second set of episodes from the fifth and final season was released on 26 December, but saw audience scores drop sharply since. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the …

‘Stranger Things’ series finale trailer teases final battle against Vecna

‘Stranger Things’ series finale trailer teases final battle against Vecna

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Netflix has released the trailer for the last episode in Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season, teasing the end of the Duffer Brothers’ hit series after a decade-long run. We’ve come a long way since the vanishing of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) in November 1983.  It’s been four years since Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) first encountered Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and the Upside Down, and now their battle against Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) is finally coming to a head.  Having learned more about the Upside Down’s true nature and Venca’s ultimate plan, the Hawkins teens are on a mission to stop him once and for all, fighting alongside allies Joyce (Winona Ryder), Hopper (David Harbour), Max (Sadie Sink), Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), Steve (Joe Keery), and Robin (Maya Hawke). It won’t be an easy task though, and victory may require painful sacrifices. The series finale of Stranger Things premieres Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Netflix. Source link