The finale of the most recent series of sci-fi hit, Stranger Things certainly left people with a lot of questions and wild conspiracy theories. From people claiming that Chief Hopper is Eleven's biological dad to the "upside-down" world actually being the future, people certainly haven't fallen short of food for thought surrounding the show.
And, while you were all squabbling over the latest Reddit conspiracy theory surrounding the show, some of you may have missed something big... The subtle announcement of the 4th series, that is.
Keep reading for the details.
The Stranger Things season 3 finale had us all asking questions.
At the very end of the final episode, we were transported to Russia.
It left us reeling for more.
All of the "hows" and "whys" naturally sparked a ton of fan theories about what will happen next.
A popular one is that Eleven will never get her powers back.
But we're not convinced. Despite losing her abilities at the end of the finale, we put it down to sheer exhaustion after saving the world, again.And there's the Chernobyl theory...
The recent HBO drama has done very well...
But how does it tie into Stranger Things?
Well, a fan posted his theory to Reddit, in a post titled, "I figured out season 4 and I hate myself for it." The fan starts off by noting that each of the Stranger Things installments has taken place over an entire season - the first was set in winter 1983 around Christmas time, Season 2 took place in fall 1984 around the time of Halloween, and finally, Season 3 was set in summer 1985 over the Independence Day festivities. This, therefore, puts Season 4 as being set in Spring 1986 to coincide with the Easter holidays and will likely span into spring break, the same time as the Chernobyl disaster.The user was also quick to point out that post-credit scene.
With the clip taking place in Russia, the fan adds that "Doctor Owens said that they use something familiar to convince the public to not look any further into the strange happenings." Therefore, the fan suggests that big battle for Eleven may be on the cards, either with the Russians and "upside-down" monsters causing the disaster – or, alternatively, the explosion could be to keep the showdown a secret from the public.During season 3, we'd already started to see the show extend to Russia.
And many people have pointed out the resemblance between Stranger Things and HBO's Chernobyl.
So much so, that people took to Twitter to write bout how much the new season of Stranger Things reminded them of the HBO drama surrounding the nuclear accident.The dates for Chernobyl might match up, but it does seem like a bit of a stretch.
After all, something just doesn't feel quite right about the Netflix show incorporating a devasting nuclear disaster into its plotline.And it seems that the internet hasn't taken the fan's prediction very well either.
Although some people on Twitter actually like the sound of the theory.
However bold, weird, or distasteful the theory may appear, it seems like some fans wouldn't be opposed to the crossover.Although others didn't agree.
Turning the horrific nuclear disaster into some kind of sci-fi battle scene face-off kind of feels like the scale of the incident is being trivialized, and for what? Either way, there's been no indication that this theory is true, so all we can do is sit tight and wait until Season 4 to find out.Which shouldn't be too long...
It's the news that we've all been waiting for. A new listing from Production Weekly indicates that Netflix is gearing up to begin filming the fourth season already.Filming will apparently be starting very soon.
Which means that the newest season will premier...
As soon as 2020!Here's the confirmation we were waiting for.
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