8 Questions We Have About (the Yet to Be Announced, But Inevitable)Stranger Things4

Stranger Things 3 has been out for a few weeks , and now that we ’ve had time to really bear the thingswe like and did n’t wish , our mind have drifted toward what ’s next . So far , the Duffer Brothers have only offeredsome faint ribbing for season four — which Netflix has yet to formally support , though it sure feels inevitable — but we have some questions , suggestions , hope , and demands to thresh out there .

Just another uneventful summertime night in Hawkins .

In keeping with the show ’s established chronology ( time of year one was November 1983 ; season two was Halloween 1984 ; time of year three was summer 1985 ) , Stranger Things 4 should take position in 1986 . But it might actually be more interesting to set things a few years later , when the main group of kids are all in their next-to-last or senior twelvemonth of high school , the same age Nancy , Steve , and Jonathan ( and Barb ) were back in time of year one . They can motor , they ’re worried about college or other post - grad plans , they have after - schoolhouse jobs , they ’re somewhat more emotionally fledged , and the frightening memories of the Mind Flayer have receded a bit . The kid role player are almost aging faster than their character at this point , so the Duffers may not have much of a option unless they start film new episodes ASAP .

We can all but assume that Steve and Robin will get to wear normal clothes next season.

We can all but assume that Steve and Robin will get to wear normal clothes next season.Photo: All photos Netflix

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Obviously , the next time of year of Stranger Things will need to handle the unobserved “ American ” languishing in the Russian prison house ( presumably , astill very much live Hopper ) , a place where inpatient are on a regular basis feed to the resident demogorgon . If it is Hopper , time of year four will have to distribute with that whole situation—“Fat Rambo ” will probably escape or be rescued , and there ’s no predicting his res publica of mind ( or what his trademarkDad Bodwill look like ) after he go forth from his ordeal . Also , what are the Russians ’ long - term program for that demogorgon ? And what other dark secrets are they hiding that involve the Upside Down ?

The other big cliffhanger of season three is whether or not El will regain her superpowers . Season three learn her using them for cursory purposes — slamming her bedroom door , spying on Mike and the boys , prank snooty girls at the mall — until the Mind Flayer emerged anew . Then , battling the puppet drained her world power altogether . Was it that nasty bite on her peg ? The sheer energy required to crusade that monumental monster ? A combination ?

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Just another uneventful summer night in Hawkins.

Whatever the crusade , three months after the confrontation at Starcourt Mall , she ’s still powerless . It ’s a state of being that ’s yielded few nosebleed , but you have to imagine it ’s also leave her skin with her sense of ego — something she was just start to really explore for the first metre after her breakup with Mike . How will she regain her powers ? Will she enjoy being “ normal ” without them ? And , while we ’re taking Eleven … will she ever reunite with any of the other “ numbered ” kids , or was time of year two her only chance to connect with her superpowered peers ?

Aside from the season ’s boastful cliffhanger , the poignant departure of Joyce , Jonathan , Will , and new fellowship addition Eleven in the last episode signaled a huge change for the show moving forward . The script did n’t specialise incisively where they move — somewhere close enough to plan a Christmas visit , and within “ Cerebro”-enhanced walkie - talkie range , but also emphatically not close enough to just hurry over on a BMX motorcycle . ( One sports fan theory : Maine , home state of the thematically compatible Stephen King , and also where the later , greatBob Newby aim they move in season two . ) With Will and Eleven at a distance , the dynamics of the friend group will certainly shift — how will Mike and society deal with their absence seizure ? Will Jonathan and Nancy stay together ? What about El and Mike ? Will a change of scenery help Joyce put all those mountains of sorrow behind her ? What rationality will the show total up with to lure everyone back to Hawkins ?

The Duffers suggest that future seasons could includeportals to other placesbesides Hawkins , which has been a long clip hail for a show that is centre mostly on a single humble town . It ’s unlikely that the show will ever entirely uproot from Hawkins ; it ’s part of what gives Stranger Things its nostalgic solicitation . But maybe some of the future activity will happen wherever the Byers are now living . perhaps the show will introduce a dissimilar secondary setting that bring in a Modern and diverse regalia of characters . expand the world of Stranger Things makes sense , especially since some key lineament are now far away from Hawkins , and — as that tabloid news program study teasing “ Horror in the heartland ! ” at the end of time of year three suggested — the general public is finally start out to be cognizant that a circumstances of weird stuff ’s been happen in one slight part of Indiana .

Just another uneventful summer night in Hawkins.

We already complained about the newspaper subplot inour assessment of the time of year as a whole , but it for sure would be prissy to see “ Nancy Drew ” discover a new journalism spear someplace that is n’t totally toxic . Her instincts are on level — as when she paint a picture a storey about the mall destroy Hawkins ’ business district , or pursued that rampantly - sounding tip about diseased rats — and while a certain amount of dues - paying is to be expected early in one ’s career , she deserves better . Someone ’s got ta give her a hazard to do some actual reporting instead of just making coffee bringing .

Will was stuck in the Upside Down for most of season one . In season two , he played a huge and complex purpose in the story ashe struggled with being possessed by the Mind Flayer . It was disappointing , then , when season three could n’t quite figure out what to do with him , other than give him the nominally utile ability to sense when the Mind Flayer was nearby , and make him the one boy who was n’t quite quick to leave childhood behind . There ’s also an equivocal citation of how Will does n’t like girl , with no further account — something that time of year four could certainly dig into , along with giving Will more intent beyond simply reacting to everything fall out around him . Also , up until this point , we ’ve barely seen Will and Eleven interact with each other — despite all the spooky stuff they have in vulgar — but perhaps time of year four will see them doing some adopted - sibling soldering .

The show ’s first confirmed funny lineament also happened to be the devotee - favorite prisonbreak of the season . The dauntlessly saucy and sarcastic Robin immediately fit right into the fabric of the show , and the tantrum where she delicately come out to Steve — not long after they ’ve both shaken the upshot of being high as hell off Russian truth blood serum — immediately became one of Stranger Things ’ most memorable moment ( which is say a lot for a show that feature a kid with magic power and a giant blobby lusus naturae ) . time of year three end with former ice - cream scoopers Robin and Steven getting new jobs at Hawkins ’ local indie video storage , a perfect new setting for a show that ’s beguile with retro movies itself — and , as Robin points out to her Modern foreman , the perfect place to meet hot bird . Bring it !