The “Stranger Things” Brothers on Character Closure and Relationship Resolution
“Stranger Things” needed to wrap up a few strands and assist the Hawkins gang in becoming fully immersed in the game before reaching the endgame.
Over Christmas, the penultimate batch of Stranger Things episodes was released, and a lot happened in those three episodes. Before the series conclusion, viewers witnessed the characters come to some sort of resolution in addition to significant disclosures regarding the Upside Down.
In particular, Will came out as gay to the core characters, and Jonathan and Nancy broke up. Before the major battle with Vecna, creators Matt and Ross Duffer stated in a heavily spoiler-filled interview with Variety that they wanted to make sure everyone “really resolved those tensions or conflicts.” Ross Duffer stated, “If the party is truly going to be able to defeat this great evil, they must all be working at their best.” “They must all be in agreement, whether those conflicts are internal to themselves or external to others.”
Matt Duffer described Will’s scene as the longest they worked on together during the season. They were “so concerned” about perfecting the sequence and making sure it was “resonating and truthful” for Will’s actor, Noah Schnapp, after removing it from season four due to space constraints.
When it came time to shoot, Duffer claimed he “seemed to access something incredibly truthful” after reading it and being moved to tears. Noah didn’t seem to be acting. I believe he lost himself entirely at that sequence, and that’s how the play ended.
Matt mentioned that they had also wanted to resolve Nancy and Jon’s relationship, which is one of Stranger Things’ larger storylines. The two “needed” to split up and become independent, according to the Duffers.
He said, “They do love each other very much, but there’s a very real conflict in the sense that they have gone through something very unique and challenging.” Will they ever be able to connect with someone as significant as this? However, how do you develop personally on your own? You must have that autonomy.
Eleven’s character and whether or not she can survive without endangering the world are the only unresolved issues. The answer to that query will be revealed in Stranger Things’ last episode, which will be available on Netflix on New