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Over a year and a half after the premiere ofStranger Things2,Stranger Things 3finally hitNetflixon July 4 , 2019 . The expectations were gamy for the much anticipated next episode in the fabulously successful series , and once again , everyone imply in the making of the show totally return . feature as many heartwarming and screaming moments as ever , and just as many dose of heartbreak , too , Stranger Things 3fired on all cylinders from start to finish .
lead into the third season , there were hatful of questions that season two left us with that we desperately needed answer to . The good news is thatStranger Things 3did provide us with a tidy sum of answers , some of them more unexpected than others . But , of course , we now have plenty of Modern questions to stress over .
Answered: Is The Mind Flayer Really Gone?
In the second time of year finale , " The Gate , " Eleven put some of her most telling big businessman on display when she used her abilities to exit the gate between Hawkins and the Upside Down once and for all . With the logic gate closed , and the Mind Flayer exorcize from Will , it seemed like the smoky animal ’s reign of threat had in conclusion ended .
Of course , the Mind Flayer was never really gone at all , but instead trapped in Hawkins in a fresh , skanky variant . Over the grade of the time of year , the Mind Flayer sought out frame forfeiture — ranging from rats , to lifeguard , to fourth-year citizen — to try and construct itself a new body made from intestine and os alike .
New Question: What Will Happen To Hawkins Now?
At the beginning ofStranger Things 3 , Hawkins is a essentially changed place . The main street of town is almost a ghostwriter town after the opening of Starcourt Mall . Businesses have shut , and people are picket outside Mayor Kline ’s office at Town Hall . When the season end , however , Starcourt Mall is a wasteland as a result of the climactic opposition with the Mind Flayer .
So with Starcourt out of the picture , what will pass to the town ? Can it reconstruct and outlive ? what is more , a news exposé on the town seems to be airing on a series called Cutting Edge in the finale . Will Hawkins suddenly become a national landmark for preternaturally queer individuals ?
Answered: Why Is Billy The Way He Is?
Introduced at the start ofStranger Things 2 , Billy Hargrove was just about one of the worst citizenry in the serial . Unabashedly sexist , racist , and abusive , it was concentrated to find any real reason to be concerned in his theatrical role . But the third season was compulsive to make us learn more , give the prominent purpose he played in the overarching mythology of the Mind Flayer .
And what we get word about Billy ’s backstory flex out to be heartbreaking . He once lived happily with his female parent and was once a kind , love little boy . But as his domineering sire grew more scurrilous , his mother left not only his father but him , too , hardening him to the world . It ’s only through a reconnection with these memories , and a show of affection from Eleven , that Billy is able to overpower the evil of the Mind Flayer and redeem himself .
New Question: How Is There A New Demogorgon?
Stranger thing 3introduced a lot of new great scale mythology for the series , especially concerning the involvement of Russian scientist like Alexei ( also cognize as Smirnoff ) , who seems determined to reopen the logic gate between our world and the Upside Down . While we still do n’t totally know what their end plot is there , we do know something in truth shocking at the end of the time of year .
The credits scene at the end of the finale divulge one hell of a game record changer : a new Demogorgon has been spotted in captivity in Russia . Where did it make out from ? Did they produce it ? What do they design to do with it ? Will it arrive in Hawkins ?
Answered: Do Hopper & Joyce Have Romantic Feelings For Each Other?
It ’s been clear from the first season ofStranger Thingsthat Eleven and Mike had feelings for each other , and that Jonathan and Nancy would eventually find their way to each other , too . By the end ofStranger thing 2 , both of these romances were solidified and thriving . But one potential serial - defining Latinian language fall in the Libra the Balance : the one between Chief Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers .
It was clear that there was something between these two , give how protective they were of each other and their share history . Stranger thing 3finally took the initiative to search it in full , with multiple missed appointment opportunities rise up , as well as Murray honestly commenting on their unresolved sexual tenseness .
New Question: Where Did The Byers & Eleven Move?
At the remnant ofStranger Things 3 , the universe of the series is a immensely different one than the one we ’ve experience all serial long . One of the handsome change comes in the fact that some of the series ' most significant character are moving out of Hawkins — mayhap for good . Joyce , Jonathan , and Will Byers are leaving Hawkins and all the sad memories it carried behind .
But they ’re also bringing Eleven with them , taking on custody of her in Hopper ’s absence . While we live everyone is moving away , we have no thought about where exactly they ’re headed . How far are they run away ? Will they remain in mite ? And come on , really , how long will it take before they thread up back home again ?
Answered: What Does The Mind Flayer Want?
From the beginning of the series , it ’s never been altogether clear what these lusus naturae , whether the Demogorgon or the Mind Flayer , have need with our human beings . But withStranger thing 3giving the Mind Flayer a voice of its own in the variety of boniface Billy Hargrove , we finally get some of the answers we have long wanted .
Eleven was the first person to make inter-group communication with the behemoth of the Upside Down , and the first person to let them into the veridical world . So what , then , does the Mind Flayer want ? To pop Eleven , and everyone else . As " Billy " explain , the Mind Flayer wanted to make something big enough to destruct her first , but then everyone she loved later on .
New Question: Will Eleven Get Her Powers Back?
One of the most shocking consequences ofStranger Things3 ’s final battle was the reveal that Eleven , always the most dependably secure character in the series , has suddenly lost all of her telekinetic abilities . It ’s not entirely readable why , either . Did she but overexert herself ? Or did it have something to do with the creature she tore out of her pegleg ?
Whatever the case may be , we have no idea whether her powers will ever return , which might be the scariest part of all . Mike seems to think they will , but Eleven does n’t seem as sure . But on the other paw , maybe this is what El really need to start her aliveness over outside of Hawkins , as a normal teenage girl with no powers to verbalise of .
Answered: Does Will Have True Sight?
InStranger Things 2 , the boys consider the hypothesis of Will have True Sight , which would explicate how Will is capable to see the Upside Down and its inhabitant while still being in the substantial world . Stranger Things 3doubles down on that connection in a new means .
While Will may not have True Sight in the way the gang was originally think , he does still have an born connection to the Mind Flayer and the Upside Down , gain him physically and emotionally cognizant of whenever the Mind Flayer is arriving and readying to attack . It ’s a convenient patch equipment , for certain , but also a heartrending reminder of everything that wretched Will has been through in the series .
New Question: Is Hopper Really Alive?
The most shocking and heartbreaking moment in the entirety ofStranger Things 3comes when Chief Jim Hopper , always the lovable hero , on the face of it sacrifices himself for the greater good . As things stand , we ’re led to trust that Hopper went out with a bang , exploding alongside a few scientists when Joyce used the key to close down the logic gate to the Upside Down once again .
But is Hopper really run low ? We ’re not so sure . A post - credits aspect adjust in Russia read Russian guards referring to a closely guarded character as " the American . " Is it potential that Hopper could have gotten away before the blast happened ? We ’re not indisputable . But we ’re hop that ’s the sheath . Even just endeavor to think ofStranger Thingswithout Hopper feel wrong .
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