Cast of Stranger Things lists out 11 important things you need to remember before Season 5

Stranger Things Season 5 is less than two weeks away, but it has been a very long time since we last saw the gang in Hawkins, all the way back in Season 4. Season 4 premiered in 2022, and even though the entire cast and crew behind the show have been hard at work since then to bring the fifth and final season to life, three years is a huge gap between the seasons.

So, in the three-year gap between the two seasons, there's a chance you've forgotten what happened at the end of the fourth season. Additionally, if you did not join the cast of Stranger Things for the rewatch party, worry not, because the cast has come together to list out eleven things that you should know before stepping into Hawkins for the final adventure.

Keep reading to find out what these eleven things were.

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Stranger Things cast lists eleven important reminders before stepping into the final season

Eleven, a lucky number for Hawkins, considering Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven has used her powers to protect this town and its people several times over the last few seasons. Now, paying their respects to her, the cast lists these eleven important things you should know before stepping back into the world of Hawkins.

1: Hawkins blames the Hellfire Club for the teen murders in the town

First up, we have Henry Creel bringing us the biggest mystery that was solved at the end of Season 4. Innocent teens suffering from feelings of guilt and anxiety were being targeted and killed in a horrible manner by Vecna. The town, after being instigated, starts to blame Eddie Munson and the Hellfire Club for these murders, forcing Eddie into hiding.

2: Eleven was arrested and later accepted help from Dr. Brenner, aka Papa, to help her get back her powers

In one of the biggest surprises, Eleven was not in Hawkins for the majority of Season 4. Instead, she had moved to California with the Byers. But trouble soon followed after she was arrested for hurting her bully, and later decided to accompany Dr. Owens and Dr. Brenner to try and get her powers back, leaving the military chasing her for the murders in Hawkins.

3: Hopper is alive and captured in Russia; Joyce and Murray rush to save him

Stranger Things Season 4 delivered the biggest surprise with Hopper's fate. While the end of Season 3 made it look like he was dead, the fourth season found him alive and captured by the Russians on the other side of the gate. Joyce and Murray rush to save him, and by the end, Joyce and Hopper might finally get that date they've been planning for months.

4: Kate Bush saves the day and Max's life all at once

In his quest to open the fourth and final gate between Hawkins and the Upside Down, Vecna targets Maxine, who is carrying a lot of guilt after her stepbrother's death in Season 3. However, Nancy and Robin go on a field trip to the only survivor of the Creel House, who helps them figure out that music is key to reaching Vecna's victims' minds before he takes over them. So, the gang uses Max's favorite Kate Bush song, 'Running Up That Hill,' to help her escape Vecna.

5: Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve's love triangle is as messy as always by the end of Stranger Things Season 4

Nancy and Jonathan are in a long-distance relationship through most of Season 4, and distance ought to make the heart grow fonder. But that is not the case for the two, and there's more emotional distance between them than physical. Additionally, the time Nancy spends with Steve on their mission to try and destroy Vecna ends up bringing them closer once again. Jonathan and Nancy reunite at the end of the season, making the love triangle complete.

6: Nancy is the real MVP of Stranger Things Season 4

Nancy cracks the code to try and save Vecna's victims. She also devises the mastermind plan to attack him on his turf, offering Max up as bait, so they have a decent chance at defeating him and preventing him from opening the fourth gate and taking over Hawkins.

7: The Byers brothers, Mike and Argyle, save Eleven from the military, who then tries to save Max from Vecna

Eleven spends the majority of Stranger Things Season 4 trying to get her powers back under the guidance of Dr. Brenner while the military spends its time trying to track her down, citing her as the real problem behind every death and mystery in Hawkins. However, the Byers brothers, Mike and Argyle, are on their trail trying to save her, and they manage to. Just in time for her to 'piggyback' onto Max's mind to try and defeat Vecna when he attacks her.

8: Eddie Munson's rock solo ends with the most tragic death

In the most heartbreaking turn of events. Eddie Munson, the leader of the Hellfire Club and Dustin's personal BFF, sacrifices his life for the sake of others' lives and to buy them more time against Vecna.

9: Lucas and Eleven are unable to save Max from Vecna, and she ends up in a coma

Eleven and Lucas try and move heaven and earth trying to save Max against Vecna, but circumstances led them to fail, and she was almost dead at Vecna's hands. Even though Eleven tries to save her, Max ends up in a coma with an uncertain fate.

10: Hawkins believes it suffered a massive earthquake, but the reality is much darker

After Vecna successfully opens the fourth gate, a huge rift opens between the Upside Down and Hawkins. The people of Hawkins, simple and unaware, believe that they have suffered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, but a lot of hysteria is created about the mysterious red clouds and Upside-Down-like particles in the air.

11: Last but not least, the gang gets together at the end of Stranger Things Season 4 once again. Not unlike the first few seasons, Will Byers feels a chill in his neck, a sign that Vecna is close by, weak but not completely defeated.

The final battle against Vecna is upon us, and this was everything you needed to know ahead of the new season premiere on November 26.

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