We’re only a day away from the premiere of Stranger Things season 5 and that means there’s no time left to start a total rewatch if you hope to be caught up in time for the premiere.
But you might be able to squeeze in a handful of episodes before the first volume starts streaming on Netflix!
Keep reading to find out more…
Matt and Ross Duffer have chosen four episodes out of 34 (via The Hollywood Reporter) that will be most pivotal to final season.
- Season 2, Episode 4: “Will the Wise”
- Season 2, Episode 6: “The Spy”
- Season 4, Episode 7: “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab”
- Season 4, Episode 9: “The Piggyback”
“Season two is when we really started to build out the mythology and started to dive into everything, and how this was going to be an ongoing [series]. That’s where we started to really plant the seeds for the mythology, and I think probably that’s why that is as relevant as it is,” Matt told the outlet. “Season four is also highly relevant — ‘Massacre at Hawkins Lab’ is a good one.”
While the creators have been teasing how “full circle” the final season will come in relation to the first season of the show, it wasn’t until season 2 that they actually knew they would be making a fully fleshed out show rather than just a one-off.
Fans have long been theorizing about season 2′s importance. Funnily enough, many felt that season 3 was more of a “filler” season, so it is also sensible that it’s not as integral to revisit right now.
The two chosen season 4 episodes delve heavily into Eleven’s (Millie Bobby Brown) and Henry Creel/Vecna’s (Jamie Campbell Bower) backstories, which will be vital to the last season.
Here’s everything you need to know about what day and time the fifth season will stream.