{"id":185309,"date":"2025-12-15T20:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/185309\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:10:08","slug":"stranger-things-season-5-trailer-raises-red-flags-as-one-character-practically-vanishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/185309\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things Season 5 Trailer Raises Red Flags as One Character Practically Vanishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first trailer for Stranger Things<\/a> Season 5 Volume 2 has dropped, but one major character seems to have virtually disappeared: Will Byers (Noah Schnapp<\/a>). Despite being at the heart of the story since the beginning, Will\u2019s screen time in the new trailer is limited, especially in action scenes. He was only seen in the first half of the trailer. Is his role being sidelined as the show races toward its final episodes?<\/p>\n

That may not be possible after such a big power reveal of Will at the end of Part 1. Co-creator Ross Duffer<\/a> previously teased that Will\u2019s connection to the Upside Down would play a pivotal role in ending Vecna\u2019s reign of terror. Ross Duffer said (via Tudum),<\/p>\n

\u2018What if Will were able to harness this connection and use it against our villains?\u2019 We also felt it very natural to re-center the story on Will. He was the kid who was taken in Season 1, so it felt right for the story to come full circle. If anyone [was] going to be the key to ending Vecna, it needed to be Will.<\/p>\n

In Volume 1\u2019s ending<\/a>, we saw him tap into new powers to control the Demogorgons and assist his friends in their battle against Vecna. However, his minimal presence in the trailer has many fans concerned.<\/p>\n

Gaten Matarazzo Said Will Will \u201cChange the Game\u201d in Stranger Things Season 5<\/p>\n

Gaten Matarazzo<\/a>, who plays Dustin, offered some insight into the character\u2019s evolving role in the final season. Matarazzo teased that Will\u2019s newfound powers will \u201cchange the game\u201d for the Hawkins kids. He said (via Tudum),<\/p>\n

I think that puts us on more of an even playing field. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s objectively terrifying to Vecna.<\/p>\n

As Will taps into his connection with the Upside Down, it\u2019s clear that his powers will be critical in taking down Vecna. But the trailer doesn\u2019t give much away about how he\u2019ll wield them. <\/p>\n

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In the trailer, Will expresses doubts, telling Joyce (Winona Ryder), \u201cWe failed,\u201d to which she reassures him, \u201cIt\u2019s not over. Not by a long shot.\u201d Still, the lack of focus on Will\u2019s character in the trailer has fans wondering if he will be sidelined or if his role will be redefined in these final episodes. However, one way or another, it\u2019s better for us not to get any spoilers.<\/p>\n

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol. 2 Trailer Sees Steve and Dustin\u2019s Pact<\/p>\n

\"WillDustin and Steve in Stranger Things Season 5 Part 2 | Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n

The Volume 2 trailer reveals plenty of action-packed moments as the Hawkins crew prepares for their showdown with Vecna. One of the scenes shows Steve Harrington<\/a> (Joe Keery) and Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) reuniting. The two reaffirm their brotherly bond with a life-or-death pact. Steve says, \u201cIf you die, I die,\u201d and Dustin repeats the same. These two have been a fan favorite duo that started in season 2, and the final season will not be any exception.<\/p>\n

In Season 5 Part 1 ending, we saw Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) reuniting with her long-lost sister, Kali (Linnea Berthelsen). The trailer shows they are strategizing against Vecna. Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) also steps up, emerging from Murray\u2019s truck with a sniper rifle. The badass Nancy is ready to take on the federal agents and whatever dangers lie ahead.<\/p>\n

The trailer also hints that the Upside Down appears to be a bit different. Dustin explains that everything they have assumed about Upside Down is totally wrong. The trailer ends with Vecna repeating, \u201cIt is time,\u201d followed by a red cloud thunder spreading across the sky.<\/p>\n

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 drops<\/a> on Christmas Day, with the finale airing on New Year\u2019s Eve. Are you ready to see how it all ends for Will and the rest of the Hawkins gang?<\/p>\n

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 is available to stream now, and Volume 2 drops on Christmas Day, with the finale airing on New Year\u2019s Eve on Netflix (US). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first trailer for Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 has dropped, but one major character seems to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185310,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-185309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}