Marcos Melendez is an entertainment journalist who has been active since 2017. His past work can be read on Collider, Escapist, ScreenRant, CBR, and Full Circle Cinema. He is currently a News Editor for MovieWeb.
Stranger Things has finally come to an end, but the finale has left many with more questions than answers. While most of the main cast have a satisfying conclusion, some things were left in the air and open to interpretation. Now, the creators behind the hit Netflix series have addressed the show’s off-screen connection to a popular play that detailed the origins of the main antagonist.
In an interview with Variety, the Duffer brothers were asked if Hopper (David Harbour) and Joyce (Winona Ryder) actually realized that they went to high school with Henry Creel (Jamie Campbell Bower) during the 18-month time jump in the series finale. Although this was teased in the show, it was a key plot point in the stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which detailed Vecna’s origins. The Duffers confirmed that the couple likely realized this fact at some point, but did not want to make the play an important part of the experience, as most viewers had not seen it.
Ross Duffer: “Yeah, I’m sure there was. We had a walk a fine line with the play — we don’t want to frustrate, because so much of our audience is unable to see it. To have them start talking about it would have been confusing in the context of someone who hasn’t seen the play. But I’m sure they did have that conversation.”
Matt Duffer: “We really needed the final season to be exactly as it would have been without the play. The play is Henry’s backstory after he’s infected by the Mind Flayer. But this is how the season was going to play out regardless.”
More to come.
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2016 – 2025-00-00
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Netflix
