{"id":25594,"date":"2026-01-04T08:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25594"},"modified":"2026-01-04T08:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:50:40","slug":"online-theres-just-so-much-misinformation-stranger-things-creators-deny-claims-of-netflix-interference-as-season-5-snyder-cut-petition-nears-400000-signatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25594","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Online, There&#8217;s Just So Much Misinformation&#8217; \u2014 Stranger Things Creators Deny Claims of Netflix Interference as Season 5 &#8216;Snyder Cut&#8217; Petition Nears 400,000 Signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The creators of Stranger Things have responded to a conspiracy theory that claims there exists a \u2018Snyder Cut\u2019 of Season 5 Volume 2 amid a petition with nearly 400,000 signatures.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this week, <u>Stranger Things<\/u> actor Randy Havens, who plays school teacher Mr. Clarke, pushed back on claims there is a secret &#8216;Snyder cut&#8217; of Season 5 Volume 2, as a petition calling on Netflix and the show&#8217;s creators the Duffer brothers to respond garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures online.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ahead of the Stranger Things Season 5 finale on New Year\u2019s Eve, Havens appeared to respond to an unverified, fan-made Google Doc detailing allegedly shortened storylines that had gained attention on social media. The <u>Change.org petition<\/u> that calls on Netflix to release the alleged \u201cunseen footage\u201d has over 378,000 signatures, at the time of this article\u2019s publication.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The most-liked comment on the petition comes from someone who seems convinced that footage was cut from Season 5 Volume 2 for nefarious reasons. \u201cWe have been waiting since 2022 to see this last season,\u201d they wrote. \u201cTo be robbed of scenes by Netflix which really could have gelled the show all together is absolutely unacceptable, and I speak on behalf of all fans that we have been betrayed for the show we love. We don\u2019t sit down and do nothing, we need to show the Duffer brothers, Netflix, and especially Shawn Levy. We want our full episodes, we want the scenes which change everything. We want our show back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Stranger Things fans <u>have slammed the petition and the Google Doc<\/u> that appears to have inspired it, while praising Havens for hitting back on social media. Now, in a Variety interview, the Duffer brothers insisted the Google Doc is \u201cobviously\u2026 not a real thing,\u201d confirmed no scenes were cut from Season 5, and denied accusations of interference from Netflix.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a single cut scene in the entire season,\u201d Ross Duffer said, before Matt Duffer added: \u201cThe show has just grown so massive. Online, there\u2019s just so much misinformation. Just tons of it. We would be here for hours trying to bat down the stuff that was not true. But at the end of the day, hopefully the work speaks for itself, and it is the show that Ross and I wanted to make. Netflix was, and has always been, incredible. I mean, there\u2019s no interference or direction at all from them on us. They really trust us, and that\u2019s been true from Season 1 on. It\u2019s never changed, even though the show and the size of the audience have grown.\u201d<\/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 Finale Trailer Images<\/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\">Meanwhile, <u>Stranger Things has suffered from review bombing<\/u> after Season 5 Episode 7 met with lower audience scores than the Netflix series has typically seen. While the fifth and final season of Stranger Things had sparked complaints from some fans about the exposition-heavy writing, the varying quality of the actor&#8217;s performances, and the plot armor some of their characters seemingly enjoy, Episode 7, called \u2018The Bridge,\u2019 became the focal point of a vociferous debate that spilled over into review aggregate websites.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Will Byers&#8217; coming out scene appears to have fueled this review bombing. In it, Will, played by Noah Schnapp, issues a lengthy monologue in which he tells a gathering of characters that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t like girls.\u201d The scene, which takes place as supervillain Vecna applies the finishing touches to his masterplan for world domination, ends with an emotional Will comforted by his friends.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Duffer brothers were asked about the review bombing in the Variety interview, and explained Will\u2019s coming out scene shouldn\u2019t have come as a surprise. \u201cThe coming out scene is something we\u2019ve been building to for nine years now,\u201d Ross Duffer said. \u201cIt was a really important scene for us, and a really important scene for Noah \u2014 not just from a thematic point of view, but also a narrative point of view. This show has always been about our characters overcoming evil, and in order to overcome this evil, Vecna, in so many ways, represents all the dark thoughts and the evil of society. And for our characters to overcome that, it really becomes about embracing themselves, and then also embracing one another and coming together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Matt Duffer called the scene \u201cthe final step in Will\u2019s journey.\u201d He continued: \u201cand Will is, in so many ways, the key to defeating Vecna. Volume 1 is really about self-acceptance, right? I mean, that\u2019s sort of step one. And then step two is Will is talking to Robin \u2014 it\u2019s something that he wants to do. He\u2019s trying to figure out how to come out, and he knows that he needs to do that, and that that\u2019s the final step for him. And he finds the courage to be able to do it. And it\u2019s really the ultimate fuck you to Vecna. That was the intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for the review bombing campaign, Matt Duffer said the creators were not prepared for it. \u201cBecause it is, as Ross said, something we\u2019ve been building for a really long time. I always say, Ross and I are many things, but subtle is not one of those things!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Matt revealed that he\u2019s been texting with Noah Schnapp after the coming out scene aired, \u201cand he\u2019s in a really good place. He\u2019s very proud of the scene, and we\u2019re proud of the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">We&#8217;ve got plenty more on Stranger Things, including the Duffer brothers explaining what they were going for with the Season 5 finale and Eleven&#8217;s ending, and first details on the live-action spinoff.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/online-theres-just-so-much-misinformation-stranger-things-creators-deny-claims-of-netflix-interference-as-season-5-snyder-cut-petition-nears-400000-signatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The creators of Stranger Things have responded to a conspiracy theory that claims there exists a \u2018Snyder Cut\u2019 of Season 5 Volume 2 amid a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[520,6610,1445,6611,4026,15089,2434,5916,500,4684,668,15090,14728,4861],"class_list":["post-25594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-claims","tag-creators","tag-cut","tag-deny","tag-interference","tag-misinformation","tag-nears","tag-netflix","tag-online","tag-petition","tag-season","tag-signatures","tag-snyder","tag-stranger","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}