I Think There Is Going to Be a Major Casualty in ‘Stranger Things 5’ (Actually, Make That 2 Major Casualties)

*Warning: Spoilers ahead*

It’s hard to believe that the Stranger Things season 4 finale premiered on Netflix on July 1, 2022. (Seriously, how has it been that long already?!) And yet, I remember watching the season finale like it was yesterday.

I’ve been a Stranger Things fan ever since the show first arrived on the streaming service in 2016. And as a longtime watcher, I’m so excited to see how the story, which I've followed so closely for almost eight years, will ultimately end. 

With Stranger Things 5 officially in production, it was only a matter of time before Netflix released a sneak peek photo or a behind-the-scenes video from the set, giving fans a look at what’s to come in the final season. On July 15, Netflix dropped a BTS teaser for the upcoming installment. Though there was a minute and fifty-eight seconds worth of footage, there were two scenes, in particular, that caught my attention.

Halfway through the video, fans are greeted with a never-before-seen clip of Mike Wheeler’s younger sister, Holly (played by Linda Grovenor), appearing distraught as she stands in their home kitchen with her mouth agape. Then, a clip of Nancy (Natalia Dyer) staring at Mike (Finn Wolfhard) with tears in her eyes flashes across the screen. This leads me to wonder: Are all three siblings grieving the loss of their parents, Ted and Karen Wheeler?

Being that Stranger Things 4 ended with Eleven, Mike, Will and the rest of the Hellfire Club gang confronted with an impending apocalypse after Vecna’s plan comes to fruition, it could only mean one thing: complete mayhem and destruction is heading for Hawkins and its residents. And no one is safe, especially those who are close to the group of teens. (Dun dun dunnnn).