Stranger Things 5: The Finale

I've been thinking about all the things that need to be covered by the end of the show, and I'm really struggling to see how they're going to wrap everything up! Firstly, what happened to Dustin's girlfriend Suzie. Are they still together, or did they break up. I hope they cover it because I don't want to be left with no explanation! How did El lose her powers at the end of season 3? Especially since we found out that she has the same blood as Henry, realistically, she shouldn't have lost her powers if they are innate! Before will came out, he said vecna showed him visions about his memories and secrets, but we never saw them, so I really wanna know what vecna showed will! Is the mind flayer going to return this season, or did they completely kill it in season 3? we have seen it since then, and I wanna know what happened to it! Also, watching vol 2, I can notice so many plot holes throughout. They have cut out so much. So i have copied and pasted the google doc. I read about what they cut out below ⬇️ THE ISSUE: STRANGER THINGS SEASON 5 VOLUME TWO has evidently been tampered with. Allegedly, there have been entire plotlines and characters arcs which have been edited out/changed mid-filming for various reasons, and some of this corroborated in reasonable measure by multiple sources: A reliable source, who accurately leaked multiple scenes from ST5 V1 prior to release, messaged claiming that they had information about cut scenes and plotlines from V2. Their claims are as follows: ●Will’s arc with Vecna/Henry was significantly shortened. An entire subsequent plot of El and Mike going into Camazotz to save Will was cut; ●A deeper exploration of Will’s sexual trauma (which would have made the show TV-MA as was originally planned), reminiscent of the first five minutes, was toned down/cut from the final version; ●Mike and Will scenes, including ones where music plays a fundamental role, were cut. A song mentioned to be in a scene was Just Like Heaven by The Cure; ●Mike and Will were supposed to have a 1 on 1 scene in the basement (referenced on WSQK Radio multiple times); ●Max and Will were in a team with El and Holly at some point, which was supposed to explain Max and Will’s “sudden” closeness; ●There was supposed to be a scene of Will being tortured in front of helpless loved ones (Joyce? Mike? Jonathan?); ●Will was supposed to have a fake-out death that was supposed to parallel Will’s CPR scene from season one, hence the earlier insistence in interviews that season five was similar to season one. NOW, THE ABOVE CLAIMS ARE SUPPORTED BY: ●The Eleven & Max reunion was out of character, Eleven did not react as if she was seeing Max for the first time in years. It is better explained by their actual reunion taking place in an entirely different scene in a plotline that was cut. The scene we are shown is merely their reunion in Hawkins/first time reunited after Max woke up. Similarly, Max and Will seem remarkably (and uncharacteristically) close after Max wakes up, almost as if they had also bonded in Camazotz prior. This would also explain why Max doesn’t seem to be bewildered by the fact that Hopper is alive and well — either El or Will could have told her this already. ●The random scene of Robin and Mike arguing could be explained by them having more interactions/an established dynamic that we did not see. Maya Hawke mentioned being a mentor to multiple characters this season. Thus far, we have only seen Robin bond with Will. ●The Mike & Eleven tub scene did not include the wide shot we saw in the trailer for the season. Cuts in the scene could lead one to believe it was shortened to remove references to any cut plot. Also a major plot hole here: It has been established that Vecna can block El out of his mindscape — however, their “first” plan is to build a tank for El to try and find Will? It makes sense that a previous attempt to go into Camazotz (maybe via piggybacking) was cut. ●Raphael Luce (young Henry Creel) and Noah Schnapp have been seen in BTS for the season in sets, which never actualized into real scenes for the season. In Vol. 2. we only saw 1 scene of Raphael Luce’s Henry giving blood. Henry and Will’s connection has been teased since season 5 was in pre-production. Where were all those scenes? ●Gabrielle Nevaeh had posted about her character (Patty Newby) in the tie-in play ‘THE FIRST SHADOW’ playing a part in volume two, yet we never saw her character and she was not mentioned. This was most likely a part of a cut plotline. Speaking of The First Shadow —There were hardly any mentions of the Mind Flayer throughout season 5, despite the play telling us that that is truly who is behind everything. What’s that about? ●There were previous rumours that the show had received a rating of TV-MA. Previously, longer runtimes were posted to IMDb, which would make more sense with alleged cuts made to Vol. 2. Perhaps the edit was made to preserve a TV-14 rating, which is more palatable for general audiences, to maintain maximum viewership. However, this comes at the expense of the story! ●Earlier this year, in February, a style guide that has proven to be accurate was leaked. All dialogue featured in this style guide except “YOU’RE A SURVIVOR (about Will)" has been said within the show. The line must’ve been included in one of the scenes from the cut plotlines — potentially a cut line from the scene of Mike and Joyce in the WSQK basement. Might have been cut for alluding to Will and the CSA stuff that was scrapped. ●The editing time difference for the episodes with EPISODES 1-2 (done in JULY) and EPISODES 3-4 (done in AUGUST) but EPISODES 5,6 AND 7 still being edited as late as DECEMBER The Duffers preemptively feel the need to clarify their plot points and intentions in interviews and having these articles scheduled immediately after the season drops. This is something that has never happened before and seems as if they were aware things might be too confusing to follow, as they were essentially incomplete story beats. ●WATER SAFETY CREW was listed for EPISODE FIVE, but no scene, including water, was present. ●Chance’s actor Hunter Romanillos hinted that he (and presumably the other bullies) would return in Volume 2 and the finale...only to not show up in Vol. 2 at all. ●The actress of Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher) posted a story of two puppies named Mike & Will together to the song Just Like Heaven by The Cure on her Instagram story. Similarly, the majority of the songs on the WSQK Collection vinyl were not featured in the show (after a promise from the Duffers that music would be integral to the season). ●The Squawk radio, which was a promotional online radio station, was said to be dropping clues and subliminal messages about the season. They incessantly mentioned a romantic encounter in the basement, among other things (most of which did not happen in either vol. 1 or 2). ●Various crew members who worked on the season have posted that they were not permitted by Netflix to publish BTS photos online. Probably due to the amount of content that could potentially reveal cut material. ●The Duffers were said to have fought long and hard with Netflix executives on the story this season, to no avail. This would explain why they are moving streaming platforms/ending their exclusive deal with Netflix. ●Merchandise of a mixtape that read ‘For Will’ was spotted but never used or referenced within the season. It’s possible this is simply a callback to the mixtape Jonathan made for Will in S1, but it's still suspicious enough to include. I wish Netflix let the duffer brothers keep all the cut footage. The season would have been so much better!