With nothing to do but sit and wait for season five, viewers have cooked up an interesting theory about Will Byers and The Clash.
After Finn Wolfhard let slip that it episode of the series, analysing old episodes is all fans can do.
They’ve gone back to season two to explain why Max Mayfield’s (Sadie Sink) love for had implications for Will (Noah Schapp) years ago.
In the most iconic scene from season four, Max played Kate Bush’s 1985 hit song Running Up That Hill to save herself from Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).
As the archvillain attempts to control her mind, Kate Bush’s voice gives Max a chance to escape back to reality, as she flees from his control.
And Stranger Things obsessives think that the music of The Clash saved Will during his unplanned trips to the Upside Down way back in seasons one and two.
Reddit user Agentfoxywind explains: ‘[Did] Will survive so long in the Upside Down was because he kept singing Should I Stay or Should I Go?’
‘Since Max’s music kept Vecna away, did Will’s song do the same for him?’ they asked, after Will managed to survive for weeks in the dangerous parallel world.
Should I Stay or Should I Go was a single released by The Clash in 1982. In 1991 it reached number one in the UK after it was used in a commercial for Levi’s Jeans.
In the second season, Will ‘spoke’ to the gang from Hawkins, Indiana via the song as they attempted to locate him in the Upside Down and rescue him.
‘That’s actually a really interesting thought. Like it kept him grounded in reality enough to help him survive. Good thinking!’ one user agreed.
A second user commented: ‘And since Vecna wasn’t as strong as he has become by now, it was as effective as Max’s music.’
‘I like this theory. We already know he’s good at hiding, but the singing must’ve definitely helped him too,’ another user added to the discussion.
Earlier this month, a is set to come London in the near future, with a teaser dropped recently.
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