Stranger Things Season 5 Cannot End Without Answering The Show’s Biggest Vecna Mystery
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00:00Stranger Things season 5 will be the show's final, but the Netflix series cannot end without
00:16answering one big Vecna mystery.
00:18The hit show Stranger Things debuted on Netflix in 2016 and follows the story of a group of
00:23people from Hawkins, Indiana, and their encounters with an alternate world called the Upside
00:28Down.
00:29The show has seen some interesting villains over the years, from Stranger Things demogons
00:33to evil scientists with a paternal streak.
00:35However, season 4 introduced Stranger Things' most powerful villain yet, Henry Creel, who
00:40was corrupted by the Upside Down and became Vecna.
00:44Stranger Things season 4 became a pop culture event, and the finale was so famous that Eddie's
00:48Master of Puppets scene was even played at Metallica's concert.
00:52With stakes even higher for the final season, it's interesting to predict how Stranger
00:56Things will end after five seasons, and if there will be even more character deaths at
01:00the hands of Vecna.
01:01However, there is one particular burning question about Vecna that Stranger Things has left
01:05unanswered regarding the origins of his powers.
01:09Stranger Things still hasn't explained how Henry got powers.
01:12Henry's childhood has only partially been shown.
01:14Young Henry Creel, Raphael Luce, in Stranger Things season 4.
01:18With season 5 supposedly releasing in 2025, Stranger Things has yet to explain how Henry
01:24actually got his powers.
01:26The timeline for Stranger Things was confusing in season 4 as it presented flashbacks that
01:30explained Vecna's origins.
01:32As a child, Henry Creel has an affinity for spiders and haunts his household with his
01:36powers, even tormenting his father for his actions in the war.
01:40Henry was a young boy who already had powers when he killed his family, and his father
01:44was blamed for their deaths, leaving Henry to be sent to the lab, where he meets Dr.
01:48Martin Brenner.
01:49Brenner then trained Henry's powers and created more powered children, including 11, who
01:54sent Henry to the Upside Down after the lab massacre.
01:57Therefore, so far, Stranger Things has only shown Henry's childhood from the moment
02:01they enter the Creel house in Indiana and has not explained how Henry gained his powers
02:05prior.
02:06However, a Stranger Things filming update teased Vecna's state in season 5, which
02:10shows Henry may return as a humanoid in a suit, as well as his usual Vecna form, showing
02:15that season 5 may address his powers' origins to set up his battle with 11.
02:20The origins of Henry's powers are what set him apart from 11.
02:24Henry is fueled by hate whereas 11 thrives when supported.
02:27The origin of Henry's powers sets him apart from 11 because they seem to have no visible
02:31cause thus far.
02:3211's powers were shown and explained from the beginning to have been developed by Martin
02:36Brenner's experiments on her birth mother regarding MK Ultra, leading to the birth of
02:40Jane, 11's real name.
02:42However, while Stranger Things has managed to avoid Game of Thrones' Night King problem
02:46by explaining Vecna's powers from the start, the show still has not explained their origins,
02:51leaving it a mystery to be solved in season 5 before 11 and Vecna's inevitable and conclusive
02:56rematch Furthermore, Hopper's return in Stranger Things season 5 may even make 11's
03:01powers stronger, as 11's powers have been shown to thrive when she has a support system.
03:05This could lead to a more powerful 11 in season 5, which Vecna will have to match somehow.
03:10By explaining the origin of Vecna's powers in season 5, there could be a way that Vecna
03:15enhances his own abilities too, possibly through hateful means, as we know his powers thrive
03:20on revenge, so he is more prepared to battle 11, especially following his defeat at the
03:24end of season 4.
03:26There's no way Stranger Things ends without revealing more about Henry's powers.
03:30Season 5 will most likely reveal the origins of Henry's powers.
03:34A poster for Stranger Things 4 behind a close-up of Vecna.
03:37There is no way that Stranger Things will conclude its fifth and final season without
03:41revealing more about Henry's powers, as it is an important part of the show.
03:45As one of the biggest mysteries, Henry's powers' origins are one of the few unanswered questions
03:49that many are hoping will be addressed in season 5.
03:52With season 5's set photos possibly showing a Stranger Things flashback, there could be
03:57a chance for Vecna to have his own flashback too, which can reveal just how he became so
04:01powerful without the MKUltra experiments that 11 was subjected to years later with filming
04:06still underway, hopefully, clues will drop soon regarding Vecna's storyline, although
04:10Stranger Things Vecna actor Jamie Bauer has teased season 5's wait will be worth it.
04:15Bauer claimed that if you thought last season was nuts, this season is just out of control
04:19– wild – and that it's bigger.
04:21It's just completely insane.
04:23Bauer's comments may be addressing the overall season, but there is hope that he could be
04:27referring to Vecna's story, as Bauer may know the origin of Vecna's powers.
04:31If this is to be believed, then Stranger Things season 5 will certainly deliver more than
04:35expected.