Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Stranger Things Season 3, so ~tread lightly~, my friends!
Okay, so the Season 3 finale left us with a few loose ends: Even though the Mind Flayer has been defeated and the Gate in Hawkins was closed, we know there is still (at least) one Demogorgon alive — and it's in Soviet Russia.
There are a bunch of theories on whether it's the same Demogorgan from Season 1 — and who "the American" prisoner briefly mentioned could be — but it sure looks like the battle between worlds isn't over, and the Soviet Union will continue to play a huge role in whatever happens next...
Which is why this theory from Reddit user Gamer_Nation, posted Tuesday night, makes SO. MUCH. SENSE.
The timing lines up: If we're due for a spring-themed season that takes place relatively soon after Season 3, then there's a VERY good chance Season 4 will overlap with the real-life explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant...
...which took place in Soviet Ukraine on April 26, 1986.
And the idea of an international cover-up isn't totally wild: We've already seen how things got swept under the rug in Hawkins.
So it definitely checks out that if Season 4 revolves around one epic final battle between Eleven and the dark forces of the Upside Down, it'll be hugely destructive and almost impossible to hide convincingly from the public...unless you tell everyone it was a big nuclear accident?
Anyway, it's a fascinating theory, and now I really, really need the Duffer Brothers to move that production timeline up as soon as humanly/Elevenly possible!
So, what do you guys think? Are we headed to the Soviet Union for a supernatural war between worlds in Season 4? Or will the gang get back together in Hawkins for a slightly smaller-scale send-off??
