Stranger Things Season 5: First Five Minutes Released
Netflix has released the first five minutes of the highly anticipated Stranger Things Season 5, taking fans back to the beginning of the series when Will Byers went missing.
Preview Recalls Season 1
The teaser revisits the initial storyline, focusing on Will Byers during his disappearance, with key characters Joyce and Police Chief Jim Hopper searching for him. The scene unfolds at the Hawkins Library in the Upside Down.
Setting and Timeline
Season 5 is set 18 months after the events of Season 4. The episode opens with 12-year-old Will tired and disoriented inside the Upside Down, quietly singing The Clash’s "Should I Stay or Should I Go," a song significant to him and introduced by his brother in Season 1.
Intense Opening Scene
While singing, Will pauses upon hearing unusual noises. Soon, a Demogorgon crashes into the castle nearby. Will shoots the creature with a hunting rifle and tries to escape by climbing a tree, but the creature finds him and throws him to the ground.
"The first episode of the new season begins with 12-year-old Will Byers, exhausted, confused, and shaking inside the Upside Down, singing The Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go to himself."
"The events unravel at the Hawkins Library in the Upside Down."
These opening moments set the tone for an intense and suspenseful final season.
Author's summary: The opening scene of Stranger Things Season 5 vividly reconnects viewers with Will Byers’s harrowing experience in the Upside Down, promising a gripping and emotional final chapter.