Netflix has released the trailer for Stranger Things 5 Volume 2, teasing a dramatic shift in everything fans believed about the Upside Down as the series moves toward its final chapter. The second volume of the show’s fifth and final season will premiere on December 25, with three episodes dropping globally at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET, turning Christmas Day into a high-stakes finale event.
The trailer begins on a grim footing with Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) very clearly wounded as he makes a terrifying warning: "“Everything we have ever assumed about the Upside Down has been dead wrong" This gives way to a trailer full of urgency as Hawkins finds itself on the edge of collapse and the kids are about to embark on their most perilous fight yet.
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Volume 2 begins as the characters in the series scramble to learn the secrets that the town holds while trying to prevent the danger that threatens them. The danger that they are facing makes failure an extremely costly consequence, as Will Byers tries to tell his mother, Joyce, that they have failed and never had a chance. However, Joyce refuses to give up.
Will Byers’ link to Vecna takes centre stage
A key focus of Volume 2 appears to be Will’s deepening connection to Vecna and the Upside Down. The trailer suggests this bond may prove crucial in the final confrontation. Co-creator Ross Duffer has previously said the idea of Will using this connection against the villain was central to the show’s long-term plan.
“We’ve always known that Will has a connection to Vecna and the Upside Down,” Duffer told Netflix.“One of the earliest ideas was, ‘What if Will were able to harness this connection and use it against our villains?’” He added that bringing the story full circle meant placing Will at the heart of the ending.
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Action and a darker endgame
The trailer has a number of intense scenes, with a deal between Steve Harrington and Dustin, an electrified Demogorgon, and a rapid outbreak of chaos in Hawkins due to Vecna's tightening control. Gaten Matarazzo has hinted that whatever powers Will has will “change the game,” with a significant power balance change coming as suggested by Finn Wolfhard when she "We have two Elevens."
The final moments include Vecna proclaiming the onset of a “new world,” hinting that the climactic confrontation will soon prove to be even darker and destructive than the series had so far experienced. Stranger Things 5 will conclude the popular sci-fi series on Netflix streaming platform with the final episodes promising long-awaited answers and consequences that have been building since the very first season.
