At the end of Stranger Things Season 4, Eleven used her powers in Max's mind to revive her from Vecna's curse, essentially performing a magical CPR, but Max remained in a coma, her body broken, though she was technically saved from death, allowing the final gates to open and cause devastation in Hawkins.
Eleven uses her powers to revive Max, but Max's brief death allows Vecna's portals to open and pass through Hawkins, killing Jason. Two days later, the town recovers from an "earthquake." Everyone unites, while Max remains in a coma.
Yes, according to the show's creators, Mike did realize that Will's "crush" in his coming-out speech referred to him, even though it wasn't explicitly stated in dialogue; his reaction shots and subsequent apology scene were designed to show he understood the depth of Will's feelings, though the payoff for their storyline was minimal in the finale.
This was explained via the beginning of episode 9. Billy father abuses him because Max always leaves the house without him knowing. Even though Max…
Despite Max's revival, her temporary death still triggered the creation of a fourth and final gate at the Creel House; the four gates then rapidly expanded and converged on the town square, creating an earthquake-like effect killing dozens of residents.
Tragically, genetic health issues finally take over and Kevin passes away. Max does not see it coming because he believed the fantasy that Kevin had adopted: Kevin said that he would receive a bionic body. After Kevin passes away, Max just wants to give up.
Vecna also went after Chrissy Cunningham early in the season, as her trauma from her mother made it easy for her to fall into his hands. Stranger Things season 4 delved into Vecna's origin story as well, from his upbringing at the Creel House to becoming Dr. Brenner...
Before they embark into the Upside Down, Will comes out as gay to his family and close friends, explaining that Vecna showed him visions of his failed and distant relationships with his loved ones after they learnt the truth.
max was feeling an insane amount of emotions in that moment, so she just broke down. it's normal and natural.
In Stranger Things, several characters say the F-word, including Will Byers, Billy Hargrove, and most notably, Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) in a significant Season 4 moment when confronting Vecna, delivering a rare and impactful "You f***ed with the wrong family". Other instances come from characters like Billy (often possessed), and even faint or muffled uses have been noted from others like Jonathan.
Eventually, she finally told him after the guilt was building up inside of her. Mike then storms out of the apartment and heads to Logan's condo to beat him up. Logan then tells him that she didn't just like the kiss, she loved it. Mike then ended things with Rachel, but they eventually reconciled.
Will Byers' love interest in Stranger Things is Mike Wheeler, with actor Noah Schnapp confirming Will is gay and has long-standing romantic feelings for Mike, a storyline intentionally built over the seasons, culminating in Will's coming out in Season 4 and continued development in the final season (Season 5) where he expresses this love and their bond deepens.
In its five seasons, "Stranger Things" killed off a handful of named characters. We ranked all the major deaths in the series by their level of sadness. Fan-favorite characters like Barb, Bob, and Eddie suffered some of the most heartbreaking fates.
But Will will be so much more powerful because this happened in The Upside Down where he has the powers of Vecna, not from Henry in The Right Side Up (Earth). So, Will is essentially 019 and has greater powers than Eight and Eleven.
Henry starts having physical pain as he enters the cave, as memories of his first killing come flooding back. He gets through and starts following the kids as Holly leads them to his next memory.
Neil's abuse towards Billy turned him into a childhood bully, and he would beat up other kids and began to extend to the abuse of Max. In 1984, Billy and his new family moved from California to Hawkins, Indiana, and he began attending Hawkins High School.
In the ensuing fight, Billy breaks a plate over Steve's head, pins him to the ground, and repeatedly beats him, but is stopped from doing serious damage by Max, who injects him with the rest of Will's sedative.
When it was revealed that Billy had accidentally killed Susie, he arranged it to take the fall and be framed for Susie's murder and Tori's kidnapping. Billy was then led into a forest and beheaded by Dean at his own request.
The Duffer Brothers, confirm that in the coming-out scene, Mike realized he was Will Byers' crush. I liked this scene, Will putting his biggest fear — rejection of self — on the line before (most of) the people he cares about.
Yes, Billy Hargrove from Stranger Things is widely considered a queer-coded character due to his hypermasculine facade, antagonistic focus on Steve, homoerotic subtext in scenes (like staring/lip-licking), and underlying vulnerability stemming from abuse, leading many fans to interpret his aggressive behavior as a defense mechanism for repressed sexuality or identity struggles. His character arc, ending in a redemptive sacrifice against the Mind Flayer, is seen by some as a tragic example of the "Bury Your Gays" trope in media, where queer-coded characters are eliminated.
It was later revealed by Dustin Henderson that the Upside Down was not another dimension at all, but rather a wormhole connecting Earth and the Abyss, the true home of the Demogorgons, Mind Flayer and the vines.
Eddie had a crush on Chrissy since middle school.
Fred was a student of Hawkins High School and a contributor to The Weekly Streak, the school newspaper. In 1986, Fred was fatally "cursed" by Vecna, with Fred's trauma from the previous year coming back to haunt him.
Patrick's father subjected him to verbal abuse, and likely also physically abused him; he was berated and called "an embarrassment to [his] family" when discovered to be drinking alcohol, and on another occasion, appeared at school with a black-eye.