Questions Stranger Things Season 4 needs to answer
It’s been a while since fans saw Strange things, a series that caused a sensation for the Netflix streaming service, breaking audience records and garnering several nominations, including Best Drama Series. This show is well known for its influences on both the sci-fi and horror genres, especially ghost hunters and Encounters of the Third Kind. After a while, fans will soon be able to see season four of the series in 2022.
Strange things takes place in the 1980s in Hawkins, Indiana, a small rural town where people are mostly left alone. However, when it is discovered that the Hawkins Lab is conducting covert and supernatural experiments involving human test subjects, as well as a portal to an alien world called “The Upside Down,” many characters come together. A Police Chief (Jim Hopper), a worried mother (Joyce Byers) and her sons (Jonathan and Will), a group of best friends (Mike, Dustin, Lucas), a girl with powerful abilities (Eleven) and others Key players (Nancy, Max, Steve, Robin) have banded together over the first three seasons to fight powerful aliens and evil humans who intend to use “The Upside Down” to harm humanity. After several close calls and new relationships formed, many are wondering what season four will bring to the table.
The biggest question to answer, based on the season four trailer, has it happened to Jim Hopper? At the end of the third season, Hopper succeeded in defeating Grigori, one of the Russian soldiers who attempted to open “The Underside” through a new door, along with Soviet scientists. While Hopper killed Grigori, the police chief appears to have also been killed after Joyce was forced to close the new door by tearing it down. However, in the trailer, Hopper is visibly alive, with a bald head, and appears to be a prisoner in Russia.
It also leads to the question of how Hopper ended up in Russia if the new portal door was destroyed. However, now that Hopper is apparently in Russia, how will he attempt to escape prison to return home to Hawkins? Hopper will have to come up with an elaborate plan to take down the Russian soldiers (especially since he’s a Vietnam War veteran) and must determine if the Soviets are still pursuing a plan to reopen “The Backside.” The Russians are sure to cause trouble since they have an alien (Demogorgon) already being held captive.
Another question that needs to be answered is, will Hopper and Joyce finally confess their love? Since the first season, the two characters have been through a lot together and have each experienced personal conflicts in their lives. Hopper lost his young daughter to cancer, which sent her into alcoholism and depression, while Joyce desperately tried to find her son Will after being kidnapped by a Demogorgon and taken to the world. ” Upside down”. Hopper, along with Will’s brother and best friends, aided Joyce in trying to find Will, and Joyce comforted Hopper during his mourning.
There are also questions regarding Eleven, who is the most transformative character on the show. From a fearful girl who didn’t fully understand her powers and was estranged from her family, to finding love with Mike Wheeler and having a father figure to Hopper (despite their arguments over Eleven’s relationship status). Eleven has grown into a powerful young woman, but has lost her supernatural abilities (it’s unclear if her powers will return). Now that she believes that Hopper is dead and that she will be living with the Byers family (which separates her from Mike), she is going to feel emotional for a while, but will likely find a way to overcome her obstacles, especially when she learns that Hopper is alive and well.
Mike, Dustin, and Lucus have always been best friends, and Will will be missed by Will as he and his family leave Hawkins (and where the Byers family is not known). The three companions have a lot to think about as they each grow and form their own relationships. Mike will undoubtedly be missed by Eleven as she accompanies the Byers (but plans to see her next Thanksgiving), while Lucus and Max continue to forge their relationship. Dustin, the funniest of the group, also has an uncertain future, but will likely continue to pursue his love for science as he enjoys conducting experiments.
Nancy Wheeler is another strong female character in the series, who also has a questionable future, but due to her skills at uncovering hidden stories, she will continue to pursue her career at Hawkins Post. Nancy will be missed by her boyfriend Jonathan, a talented photographer, but could see each other again in the near future. Steve Harrington, who was once a bully to Jonathan in school, has also turned into a more charismatically likeable character, especially after his confrontation with Russian soldiers in season three, and turns out to be a tough spy. , courageous and intelligent who can uncover devious dilemmas. Robin Buckley, an intelligent woman who worked in an ice cream parlor and was able to decode Russian radio messages in season three, could continue her friendship with Steve and Dustin because of how well they worked as a team.
Other important questions are whether or not the Russians plan to reopen “The Reverse” and how they intend to use the Demogorgons to their own advantage. Season four would benefit from making the Russians and Demogorgons even more threatening, including more story about how these aliens first appeared. In addition to the main characters, other people who could use more depth include Karen Wheeler (Mike and Nancy’s mother), who is unfamiliar with “The Upside Down” (it’s unknown if she ever will), and Max Mayfield, who lost his half-brother Billy Hargrove, after sacrificing himself to save her from the great monster Mind Flayer, will go through emotional trauma but is supported by Lucas.
Season four of Strange things will continue to explore the journeys of the main protagonists and undoubtedly bring them together again in order to take down the aliens and Russian soldiers. Maybe Will Byers can sense the presence of the Demogorgons, Eleven will regain her powers, and Hopper will fight his way out of Russia, but anything can happen in the sci-fi / horror series that has become a worldwide phenomenon.
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