{"id":23267,"date":"2025-12-26T23:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=23267"},"modified":"2025-12-26T23:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:00:37","slug":"stranger-things-duffer-brothers-first-told-netflix-about-the-big-season-5-reveal-before-season-1-even-came-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=23267","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things\u2019 Duffer Brothers First Told Netflix About the Big Season 5 Reveal Before Season 1 Even Came Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><strong>Spoilers follow for Stranger Things Season 5, Vol. 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In the Season 5 episode of <u>Stranger Things<\/u>, &#8220;Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz,&#8221; Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) lays out for the Hawkins gang (and the audience) exactly what\u2019s going on with the Upside Down. Per Dr. Brenner\u2019s journal, all of the chaos comes down to a wormhole that\u2019s been acting as a bridge between Hawkins and Vecna\u2019s machinations.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If you\u2019re an observant viewer, there have been plenty of breadcrumbs leading to this reveal, including earlier in Season 5 when Mr. Clarke (Randy Havens) was teaching his science class about wormholes. In an interview with IGN, series creators Matt and Ross Duffer said they committed to that idea going all the way back to Season 1 when Netflix required that they outline their endgame for the series.<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">\n<aside class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1178573261 box jsx-2627838217\" data-cy=\"aside\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><strong>More From Hawkins<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">The Duffers Have Known How Stranger Things Ends for Years<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The brothers have previously said that they&#8217;ve known what the final scene of the show will be for &#8220;six or seven years.&#8221; And it sounds like many other elements of the show&#8217;s final season have been in the works even longer than that.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\">\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Stranger Things Season 5 Photos<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cNetflix came to us very early on in the writing of Season 1 and were just asking to explain some mythology,\u201d Ross said. \u201cWe said, \u2018Well, we don&#8217;t want to tell the audience everything in the first season.\u2019 It&#8217;s really from the point of view of the characters, and we wanted a mystery. And they said, \u2018That&#8217;s great, but for <em>us<\/em>, you write it down.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ross told IGN that they sat down with their writers\u2019 room, and that\u2019s where they developed the wormhole underpinning: \u201cIt wasn&#8217;t called The Abyss then, but the idea was that there was this other dimension that all of the evil and our Demogorgons and our monsters came from. It&#8217;s been in the works for a while, so it&#8217;s nice to finally be able to reveal it at last.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-title jsx-959792410 jsx-2659527929 quote-container\" data-cy=\"quoteBox\">Netflix said, \u2018That&#8217;s great, but for <em>us<\/em>, you write it down.\u2019<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Asked if the complexity of the various high-concept ideas about the Upside Down, The Abyss and the science of it all ever broke their brains, Matt admitted, \u201cSometimes it does hurt your brain. I&#8217;m not gonna lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">But he also pointed to their talented writers, especially Paul Dichter who has been with the series since Season 1. Matt said Dichter has the \u201csuperpower\u201d of being a sci-fi expert.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cHe&#8217;s read every single hard sci-fi book in the world. Ross and I have not,\u201d Matt chuckled. \u201cHe&#8217;s very smart in areas like this, so he&#8217;s able to keep all of this in his brain. And so whenever we get confused or the other writers get confused, Paul sets us straight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Another key collaborator from the start is executive producer\/director Shawn Levy who helped them close out the series. In fact, for the first time in the history of the show, they co-directed an episode together, &#8220;Chapter Seven: The Bridge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Matt Duffer said initially that was just a Duffer Brothers episode, but it became impossible for them to do it alone and finish writing the series finale, and they knew they couldn\u2019t screw that up.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna&#8217;s better (worse?) self, Henry Creel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cShawn initially wasn&#8217;t going to be available, but his schedule freed up a little bit with Deadpool [&amp; Wolverine],\u201d Matt said of what changed. \u201cIt was really fun to collaborate with him. I mean, we were never working together. He was directing scenes and we were directing scenes, but it does average out to almost exactly 50\/50. I&#8217;m going to be interested if people can figure out who directed what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ross agreed, \u201cOur styles are so similar when we&#8217;re directing Stranger Things that hopefully it just feels like a cohesive whole. But again, we&#8217;re so lucky that he was able to come in and help us out and buy us that time that we so desperately needed to write.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Jamie Campbell Bower and Noah Schnapp on Season 5 Endings<\/h2>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">We also spoke to Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna) and Noah Schnapp (Will Byer) about the latest batch of episodes, and the long-established bond between their characters which is clarified in the episode &#8220;Chapter Five: Shock Jock.&#8221; There Will first discovers that he can siphon powers from the demon, and then uses that knowledge to actually damage Vecna\u2019s leg at the end of the episode.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Asked how that\u2019s sitting with Vecna going into the series finale, Campbell Bower said his character\u2019s \u201cvexation is becoming worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"null\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Noah Schnapp&#8217;s Will Byer finally gets his chance for revenge against Vecna in Season 5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The actor said he processed what happened early in Season 5 between Vecna and Will as a byproduct of Will being a means to an end. \u201cBut then, of course, you know how much it affects Vecna in this chapter, and how much it can affect Vecna in this chapter makes that irritation so much worse for him,\u201d he chuckled. \u201cDoes it set him on the back foot? I don&#8217;t think he&#8217;d like to consider that it does, but I definitely think it is, like you say, a knockdown and a bit of a blow. But you know, old Vecky is gonna hobble his way on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for his scene partner, actor Noah Schnapp, he said finding out how their dynamic resolved only came out in the final script when he read it with the rest of the cast.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI was so anxious to see it, and that one was different. They didn&#8217;t send it to anyone,\u201d Schnapp said of how the episode\u2019s script was dispersed. \u201cWe all actually read it together for the first time at a table read. And it was scary to turn the page. You want to just skip to the end and see \u2013 is it good? But progressively through that table read, the emotions just were higher and higher, and everyone was crying by the end. If it was that emotional reading it, I can&#8217;t even imagine what it&#8217;s like to watch the episode. It was fun that they did it that way, and that we all got to experience it together for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-first-told-netflix-about-the-big-season-5-reveal-before-season-1-even-came-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spoilers follow for Stranger Things Season 5, Vol. 2. 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