Stranger Things Season 5: First Five Minutes Recap
Netflix released the first five minutes of the eagerly awaited Stranger Things Season 5, revisiting the moment Will Byers mysteriously disappears in the show's initial season.
The footage sets the stage just before the premiere of the final season, offering fans a nostalgic glimpse without divulging much of the new storyline. It takes place in the Upside Down at the Hawkins Library, where key events of the first season unfolded.
Opening Scene Details
The episode begins 18 months after the last season, focusing on 12-year-old Will Byers. He is shown exhausted and trembling inside the Upside Down, quietly singing Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash—a meaningful song first introduced to Will by his brother.
As Will sings, unsettling noises from outside interrupt him. Suddenly, a Demogorgon crashes into a nearby castle. Will shoots the creature with a hunting rifle and tries to escape by climbing a tree, but the monster catches him and throws him to the ground.
"The first five minutes of the highly anticipated ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 have been dropped by Netflix, taking fans back to the first season, when Will Byers goes missing."
"The first episode of the new season begins with 12-year-old Will Byers, exhausted, confused, and shaking inside the Upside Down, singing The Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go to himself."
Season 5 Timeline
The new season resumes 18 months after the previous one, promising to reveal how the story continues from this haunting moment.
Author’s summary: The teaser immerses fans in a vivid flashback to Will Byers’s disappearance, linking past and present to set an intense tone for the final season.