Hi everyone!
As promised in our last post, here are the rest of the animals as their favorite characters from Stranger Things season 3!
Also, like most people on the internet, I've been pondering some Stranger Things fan theories for season 4 - some of these are already popular, and some are my own - can you guess which ones? Which ones do you think may be true?
General Stranger Things Fan Theories & Predictions:
1)
Now that Tom and the others at the Hawkins Post
are dead, Nancy may be able to go back and take over as the head writer, since
sheâs proven her reporter skills are serious and far beyond pouring coffee. Or,
maybe she starts up an independent publication.
2)
Erica and Lucas get along better now that she
admits to being a nerd like him â they may even regularly play D&D
together. Also, we never saw her
parentsâ reaction to their 10-year-old daughter being away for 48+ hours and
being caught up in all this danger â surely her mother was furious!
3)
Karen and Ted restore some type of passion in
their marriage, since Billy reinstated her confidence before he passed away,
and she can share that reawakening with Ted.
4)
If/when Hopper is found and reunites with Joyce,
they will be so overwhelmed with joy to see each other again, that they share a
kiss (finally!!)
5)
Steve may get a love interestâŠ. Maybe a girl
that both he & Robin have the hots for, and go through a similar story arc
to when Dustin & Lucas were competing for Mad Max.
6)
With all the references to Back to The Future
in season three, this may hint strongly that time travel (or at least something
that gets people somewhere far away at warp speed) may end up in use for the
characters. Maybe they can use this
sci-fi technology to get quickly to Russia?
7)
With Hawkins getting some bad publicity and all
this nightmarish stuff happening there, itâs possible that some more people (in
addition to Joyce and family) would move from there â which might mean that the
Wheelers may move to nearby where the Byers are living. It would reunite Mike
& El, and him with Will, and Nancy & Jonathan. Itâs not probable, but possible.
8)
Weâve definitely got to see more Suzie-poo &
Dusty-bun. Thereâs got to be at least
one meet-up scene for the young lovebirds, and her immensely scientific mind
can help the team of teens.
9)
If Elâs powers are gone for good, she may have
to be trained in martial arts; this could pay homage to the classic scenes from
The Karate Kid (an early scene in season three shows Max and El looking
at a picture of the boy who played him, Ralph Macchio).
10)
An early season four reveal poster suggests that
it might be out in December 2020; this might mean that there will be a stronger
focus around Christmas this time, than there was in the first season, and they
may be able to pay homage to another 80s classic, The Gremlins (speaking
of Phoebe CatesâŠ.)
11)
ALF may be referenced in someoneâs watching TV â
previously, 80s classics such as Cheers, Magnum P.I., the movie Mr. Mom, and
several other shows & commercials of the era have been shown on a variety
of screens in charactersâ homes. What makes ALF relevant is, if the next season
is in later 1986, thatâs when the show debuted and became popular. Another thing which makes this show relevant,
is how El could relate to being âhiddenâ away from the world for her safety and
how frustrating it is to crave freedom - she may be able to relate to the furry Melmacian.
The Upside Down and its creatures were created by the
Russians. To support this theory:
1)
We first see Eleven interact with one while
sheâs spying on a Russian soldier in season one. She is distracted by the
Demogorgon feasting on someone. It mightâve followed her back to Hawkins Lab,
via her interdimensional abilities.
2)
From season two on, we learn that the creatures
âlike it cold.â Where is a cold place?
Russia, where it can reach temperatures of the minus 40s⊠which the monster
seems to be used to/prefer over American warm weather.
3)
In season three, we see the âScoop Troopâ find
some glowing green fluid in glass canisters, and Erica suggests drinking it,
before it later explodes and seems very poisonous! Around that time, Nancy and the kids go into
Tomâs house and find opened cleaning products all over the counter, implying
that Billy and Heather may have been ingesting them or using them to âfeedâ her
mother & father while getting them possessed by the Mind-Flayer. When the
kids mention that this would be fatal to ingest, Lucas says âYeah, if youâre a
humanâ which further implies that might be the use for the green substance
found by Steve in the elevator room. We also see Mrs. Driscoll eating
fertilizer as she becomes possessed, same way the rats had done earlier.
4)
In the last episode, Joyce, Hopper and Murray go
into the Russian base and are seen standing near large glass tubes, filled with
various canisters of the glowing green stuff. This is the exact same area where
Dustin and Erica were, when she noticed a huge cage and asked Dustin about the
size of the previous monstersâŠ. So maybe they are being bred here by feeding
that substance to humans and placing them in the large cage while they
transform into Demogorgons. Demodogs
seems to be âmanufacturedâ organically, as they all start as pollywogs. The kids question how they may have ended up
in a garbage can in Hawkins, and couldâve âcome from another countryâ.
5)
The Russians are seen experimenting with opening
the Upside Down in 1984, but they mightâve been creating it for longer
than that, since it was 1983 when Eleven first interacted with the
creature. It's possible that their machine to open the gate wasn't because they didn't know about the Upside Down prior to that, but maybe lost previous access and were trying to gain it back.
6)
The latest monster is âmade fromâ humans (as
shown in Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum), so this could be a nod to a reveal in
season four, that all Demogorgons could be made from humans, but in a different
sense than the Mind Flayer monster.
Hopper jumped into the Upside
Down via the narrow opening. To support this theory:
1)
Perhaps as an Easter egg, Hopper insists El
leaves the door open 3 inches so he can keep an eye on her. This is mentioned
again in the heart-breaking letter she reads from him at the end of the last
episode.
2)
He kept turning to look toward it, before he
looked back and nodded at Joyce to go ahead and turn the key. His expression
indicated, âitâs alright, Iâll be okay.â
3)
Heâs been in the Upside Down before, in season
two, so he might know his way around for survival, from previous experience.
4)
With the Mind Flayer killed, Hopper may not even
be in any imminent danger from any monsters, which would make his time there a
bit safer.
5)
When season one ended and two wasnât out yet, it
was implied that El was killed â she even said âgoodbye, Mikeâ before
disintegrating. The internet exploded
with grief as people mourned her, and were hopeful to see her again after a
late scene were Hopper left out some Eggos in the woods for her. Sure enough, she returns in the first episode
of season two. This implication/return
pattern may repeat.
6)
When Joyce pulls the keys, that scene cuts to
black for several seconds, maybe just enough time for him to leap off the
platform (Joyce shuts her eyes and turns away, so she would not have witnessed
his survival). He is also not seen
anywhere near the machine in the explosion scene.
7) Hopper's remains are nowhere to be seen when Murray comes to comfort Joyce; in the first episode of season 3, it is shown that people who get fried by this machine, turn into a pile of burned flesh.
8)
El conveniently lost her powers, meaning she
would not be able to âspyâ or check for Hopper, like she used to be able to.
9)
There is an Easter egg phone number to call
Murray (618-625-8313), and hear a voice mail directed at Joyce, about some news
he has for herâŠ
If Hopper is âthe Americanâ in the Russian prison, AND if
theyâre making the Demogorgons with that green chemical, then maybe they will
attempt to turn Hopper into one⊠Joyce and everyone may have to intervene and
thwart thatâŠ
Elâs Lost Powers, Theory One: She lost copious amounts of blood from a
wound in her leg, which may have âdrainedâ her powers, especially since sheâd
been using them very hard around that same time.
Maybe it was just too much.
Elâs Lost Powers, Theory Two: She removed the pulsating growth from her own
leg, and then it slithered away before getting stomped by Hopper.
Maybe this creature absorbed her power.
Will is a member of the LGBTQ community. To support
this theory:
1)
On the surface, his aversion to girls looks like
itâs just from his stunted emotional growth (he still wants to be âkidsâ with
his friends, even though they are 15-16 years old). However, in the first episode of season three,
he is grossed out by Jonathan having obviously spent the night with Nancy, to
which Joyce replies âIt wonât be gross when you fall in love.â Will responds with saying that heâll never
fall in love. Maybe he feels he wonât be accepted for his authentic self, and
so wonât bother.
2)
Later on, after an awkward attempt at a D&D
game, Will storms out of Mikeâs house and they have words outside, where Mike
shouts âItâs not my fault you donât like girls!â
3)
Willâs overall aversion to Lucas & Mike
having girlfriends, may stem from jealousy⊠but not jealousy of his friends â
perhaps jealousy of the girls for getting to be with them/having their attention?
4)
Internet fans have pointed out that Will
sometimes stares longingly at Mike, and that Mike is his best friend. Maybe
Will is upset around Mike because heâs experiencing the anguish of unrequited
love?
5)
In season two, when Dustin & Lucas are
attracted to Max, Will pays her almost no attention in the same way that they do.
6)
And to cap it off, there was already an LGBTQ
âcoming outâ with Robin, when Steve professed feelings for her and she admitted
she had feelings for a girl in her class. This could open the door to other
potential outs in season four.
The âNumber Kidsâ from Hawkins Lab may return. To
support this theory:
1)
This one is very far-fetched, but it could be a
possibility â with El having lost her own powers, it would be difficult for her
to use them in case the Russians start a world war with their bred Demogorgons.
However, the story arc with Kali and the gang, feels somehow incomplete.
2)
In addition to wondering what became of Kali
after âThe Lost Sisterâ in season two, we also didnât get to learn about the
kids numbered 001-007 and 009-010 (assuming 011 was the last of them). We may
get to see them all come together, sort of like the X-Men.
3)
Dr. Owens has access to the military, and he
worked for Hawkins Lab before it shut down, so he might be able to pull some
strings and contact the number kids, and possibly even take them to a military
base for training, if the Russians declare war.
This one is from someone else -> The Mind Flayer is actually 001. To support this theory:
1)
Though I personally think the demo-monsters
originate in Russia, I do respect this interesting theory thatâs circulating
the internet right now⊠El does âmeetâ the first monster in Hawkinâs Lab, where
Dr. Brenner seems pretty calm about its existence.
2)
The scientists almost fearlessly study the
Upside Down and the affiliated creatures, as though itâs already somewhat
familiar and theyâre just calmly gathering more information⊠so perhaps this
was their experiment â001â in an attempt to try out new weapons.
3)
Dr. Brenner appears to have been working in the
lab for some time, given his distinguished and well-aged appearance. Perhaps he
has spent many years trying to create something just as powerful as 001 (the
Mind Flayer) so that he can use that to contain it. We know that Jane was born
in the early 70s during a time that he had test subjects being exposed to LSD
experiments⊠maybe he was trying to make human weapons the entire time, to stop
001âŠ
4)
This Mind Flayer carries a huge grudge against
Hawkins and its residents⊠maybe this monster was once human and resents no
longer being able to live normally among everyone. It also seems really taken
with Will (first 2 seasons) so maybe it was once a little boy, similar to him,
and that might explain why it seems to have a childlike, emotion-driven,
impatient and vengeful arc, like a child who is having a tantrum and wants
instant revenge.
5)
In season three, we see it form a monster made
of human flesh, etc. so maybe thatâs a nod to the Mind Flayer having once been
a human itself⊠maybe.
6)
Admittedly, this is definitely one of the more
far-fetched theories, but itâs been taking the internet by storm, nonetheless.
Who is âThe Americanâ in the cell?
1)
The obvious answer everyone wants, is for it to
be Jim Hopper â perhaps when Joyce pulled the keys and then looked away, in
those few seconds of black-screen, some Russian soldiers grabbed Hopper and
detained him.
2)
Sadly, it could also be someone else⊠though
most of the deaths on the show, actually show the death or at least the
body later (Benny, Barb, the âbaddiesâ from Hawkinâs Lab, Mews, Bob, [the
wanna-be American] Alexei, Billy and all the possessed humans who melted into
the latest monster), one potential âdeathâ in season one was only implied, and
part of the internet believes it could be Dr. Brenner/Papa.
3)
We know it is not any of the characters whom
weâve had to witness meet their tragic end. Though some have suggested itâs Bob
or Barb, thatâs highly unlikelyâŠ. sadly, because they were both so nice!
4)
It could even be a whole new character to whom
we get introducedâŠ
Who will be the next tragic death in this season?
If thereâs one thing weâve learned from Stranger Things,
itâs that they pull our heartstrings and make us like a character, just to
mourn their loss. Itâs reached a point where itâs a little scary to become fond
of a character â just look at Bob Newby, superhero⊠or more recently, the
man-child Alexei.
The main characters (original kids) are probably safe,
especially since many might stop watching if one of the young characters were
killed off. However, it doesnât seem as morally wrong for the tragic fate to
happen to a character over 18âŠ
1)
Steve â some people on the internet have
suggested that he might sacrifice himself in some way to protect the kids. This
actually makes sense for a few reasons. Heâs been touted already as a âdamn
good babysitterâ and there may have been a hint in season three, when he
opened one of the boxes in the elevator and pulled out a tube of green
chemicals. Dustin was standing too close
and when Steve told him to move, Dustin exclaimed: âNo! If you die, I die!â (Losing
Steve would likely cause Dustin to âdieâ emotionally, but it would be a heroic
moment).
2)
Jonathan â this is a slight stretch, since he
& his family are not in Hawkins. However, he is sharing a household with
adoptive sister El, so the latest monster from the Upside Down still has a
vendetta with her and may track her down. Maybe he dies trying to protect her,
if her powers havenât yet returned? Thatâs pretty heroic.
3)
Nancy â this is unlikely, but sadly possible.
Though most of the deaths have been male characters, Barb was an example that
females get taken, too â even when theyâre likable. Nancyâs come close a
couple times in season three already. First, the monster at the hospital, and
then Billy revving his car at her in the mall parking lot. She's also proven she is protective of the kids, so maybe she will sacrifice herself for her brother Mike or something.
4)
Robin â this would be sad, since she was just
introduced last season and became an instant hit! But âsadâ is exactly what
gives us that shock valueâŠ.
Which theories do you believe/not believe, and why?
Oh, and here is my personal favorite...
