Netflix made a huge announcement today about the next and final season of the acclaimed sci-fi mystery series, stranger things.
The official Netflix account on Twitter has taken to the social media platform to reveal the name of the season 5 premiere episode of the popular The Duffer Brothers show, and fans are losing it over the title as they are convinced that this is a clue to the return of their favorite character, Eddie Munson who is played by Joseph Quinn.
Although Eddie was presumed dead at the end of season 4 of stranger things, fans refused to believe he wouldn’t return to the show’s finale in its final season. And the revelation of the title of the first episode of season 5 seems to have fueled this fire of hope all the more since Internet users seem completely sure to see the character of Joseph Quinn again.
Netflix arouses fan suspicion over Eddie Munson revival
Netflix tweeted about the next season of stranger things and revealed that its first episode will be titled “Chapter One: The Crawl.” And that’s all. Those four words are all it took to send the fandom into a frenzy of elation.
In the show’s final season, Joseph Quinn’s character, Eddie Munson, was seen being killed by a vicious army of Demobats as the creatures attacked and mortally wounded him to the point of bleeding in Upside. Down and would eventually die.
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Eddie’s death was a blow to the public as they were rendered inconsolable by the horrific incident. However, fans have also concocted various theories and multiple speculations since, all of which involve the Hellfire Club leader’s revival. One of the most popular and persistent theories among these is that Quinn would reprise his role in the series finale with Eddie becoming a vampire.
The D&D Theory on Eddie’s Return as Kas the Vampire
In Dungeons & Dragons, the game that marks the beginning of everything, Kas, in addition to being a human vampire, is also Vecna’s right-hand man and is said to have been loyal to the supervillain for the longest time. . Eventually, however, Kas betrays Vecna and ends up defeating him by killing him instead. And fans think Eddie would be resurrected as Kas the Bloody Handed in Season 5.
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This particular fan theory has been swirling around for a while now, and fans haven’t just brought it up out of thin air. In fact, it has everything to do with certain aspects of the fourth season, the very first episode of it to be precise, in which Finn Wolfhard who plays the role of Mike claimed that Kas is the one who kills Vecna, while the Hellfire Club met. to play D&D.
Not only was Eddie bitten by the Demobats in the Season 4 finale, audiences didn’t exactly get to see what was happening to his body after the attack, as Dustin was forced to leave the Upside Down with his best friend dying after bleeding. And that’s exactly why fans expect him to make an epic return in Season 5 as Kas.
stranger things fans think Eddie Munson will return in S5
Season 5’s premiere episode is called “The Crawl,” and fans are sure the title indicates Eddie is coming back to life as Kas, the human vampire who ultimately defeated Vecna, after his apparent death in the during the last season.
I’M NOT OK😳🧍🏼♀️ pic.twitter.com/YOK65SKFt3
— Maddie🍁 (@MaddieCole_04) November 7, 2022
the question is.. WHO’S CRAWLING!?!??!?!
— dawn 𓆩♡𓆪 (@ronancenation) November 7, 2022
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this must have something to do with Eddie, I can’t legitimately think of anything else
— 2010s Robin Buckley (@CIoudWinchester) November 7, 2022
To say that fans are excited about Season 5 would be an understatement, as people seem to be pumped with excitement as they eagerly await the show’s final season.
OMGOIMGOMGMGOGGMMGMGjfinbfg
— Juliet (lumax stan) (@sadies_faerie) November 7, 2022
— Harvey Edgerton 🇦🇺 (@edgerton_harvey) November 7, 2022
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thanks for confirming that eddie is alive pic.twitter.com/LAUbFbCgkq
– joseph quinn public relations manager (@jsephquinn) November 7, 2022
The Duffer Brothers have yet to begin filming the final season, so Season 5 is expected to drop in early 2024, if not the latter part of 2023.
Meanwhile, the first four seasons of stranger things are available to stream on Netflix.
Source: Twitter
