Highlights
- The Duffer brothers have officially debunked the theory that Stranger Things is all part of an elaborate Dungeons and Dragons game.
- The show’s references to Dungeons and Dragons are meant to be symbolic and represent the characters’ youth and innocence.
- The upcoming final season of Stranger Things will center around Will’s arc and may involve a connection to Noah Schnapp’s character to defeat the Monster.
A popular fan theory about the Stranger Things season 5 ending has been officially debunked by creators Matt and Ross Duffer.
Stranger Things season 5 will be the final installment of the Duffer brothers’ smash-hit Netflix show, and fans have come up with some wild Stranger Things theories about how the series will reach its conclusion. Theories about the show have posited that the upside-down is an alternate reality or even a subconscious projection of Millie Bobbie Brown’s Eleven. Perhaps the most bizarre theory to gain popularity is that the entire show never happened and that the events leading up to the ending are simply part of an elaborate Dungeons and Dragons game.
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However, during a red carpet interview with Metro.co.uk at the premiere of the spin-off play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the Duffer brothers squashed the D&D idea. When asked about the Dungeons and Dragons theory, the brothers laughed, and Matt Duffer joked, “That is correct. That is the ending…. No.” Ross clarified, “That would be the equivalent of, ‘That’s all a dream’. No, I assure you that is not how we’re going to end the show.” According to the Brothers, they have been aware of the show’s ending for a while now and are content with the direction. “Hopefully, it satisfies everyone,” Ross said. “We’ll see.”
Actors like David Harbour have made confident claims about the upcoming final season, and thankfully, the Duffer brothers are taking a more creative route than “it was all a dream.” However, given how important Dungeons and Dragons has been to the show and the characters within the show, it’s not hard to see why fans may have made the connection. Throughout Stranger Things, the characters have navigated the Upside Down using their experience with the role-playing game as a point of reference when dealing with the show’s horrific events. Fans have previously pointed out that the younger characters consistently use game terminology to understand, conceptualize, and cope with what they are dealing with.
Perhaps the Dungeons and Dragons comparisons in Stranger Things‘ writing are meant to be more symbolic. The characters’ tendency to compare their real-life terrors to fighting monsters in a game potentially reminds viewers of their youth and innocence. It’s clear from the Duffer brothers’ reaction to the rumor that the D&D references were not meant to be taken literally.
So what will happen in Stranger Things now that Venca’s physical form has been destroyed, and it wasn’t just a LARP? Given that the Duffer brothers have confidently stated Stranger Things season 5 will be the biggest ever and centers around Will’s arc, a lingering connection to Noah Shnapp’s Will Byers may be the key to destroying the Monster once and for all.
Stranger Things seasons 1-4 are streaming on Netflix.
Source: Metro.co.uk
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