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The title of the Stranger Things season 5 premiere has been revealed as part of the Netflix show’s Stranger Things Day celebrations – and fans have been trying to figure out the meaning behind the two-word tease.
Chapter one of Stranger Things season 5’s first episode is simply titled ‘The Crawl’. As to be expected, fans leapt at the chance to decipher any clues, with one theory proving particularly persuasive.
season 5. chapter one. the crawl. happy stranger things day pic.twitter.com/xCdNLjD7YtNovember 7, 2022
In reply to one user tweeting that they’re "trying to figure out what the entire episode is gonna be about based on those two words," one said that ‘The Crawl’ is all about Vecna ‘recruiting’ the dearly departed Eddie Munson to do his bidding.
How so? ‘The Crawl’ could be a reference to the lyrics of Master of Puppets. Famously, one of Eddie Munson’s final heroic acts in Stranger Things season 4 was playing Metallica’s song to ward off the Demobats. The lyrics "Come crawling faster/come obey your master", then, could be a veiled hint that Vecna would be able to resurrect Eddie and use him as a puppet-of-sorts in the final season.
As theories go, we’ve heard worse. Others have also pondered whether it’s a reference to a dungeon crawl in Dungeons and Dragons or, in one copium-filled post, a tease that Eddie is crawling out of the Upside Down and coming back to life.
Stranger Things season 5 is all set to be the show’s last. Eleven actor Millie Bobby Brown has confirmed that filming is expected to begin next year. So, while the slow crawl towards the finale begins, check out more of the best shows on Netflix.
