Summary
Sadie Sink offers a cryptic clue about Max Mayfield’s current status going intoStranger Thingsseason 5. Introduced in season 2, Max impressed the main group with her gaming skills, but ultimately found herself dragged into the horrific happenings involving the Upside Down. After the possession and loss of her brother, Billy (Dacre Montgomery), Max became the target of Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and was left severely injured and comatose going intoStranger Thingsseason 5.
Sink and the Duffer brothers hint that Max may still play an active role inStranger Thingsseason 5 while speaking toVariety. While Sink and Ross Duffer limited their responses, Matt Duffer did hint that Max’s role is a core element in the final episodes. Check out Sink and the Duffer brothers' responses below:
Matt Duffer:She’s going to play a part in the season.
Ross Duffer:But we don’t want to reveal how that’s possible.
Matt Duffer:Right, because she’s in a coma. I think she’s grown just more confident as an actor and in her choices. We did film a scene the other day with her that was just absolutely heartbreaking. I don’t know how she hits those notes.
Is Max Going To Recover In Stranger ThingsSeason 5?
Max Was Left In A Dire State
Max’s final fate inStranger Thingsseason 4was one of the season’s most heartbreaking conclusions. Despite avoiding a large-scale tragedy, Max’s arms and legs were left broken, and she was blinded. She only just narrowly survived thanks to the intervention of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). Even with her friend’s miraculous powers, though, Max’s wounds go far beyond physical scars. When Eleven tried to reach Max in the mysterious void at her hospital bedside, Max was nowhere to be found.
Though Max may be limited to her hospital room on Earth, perhaps her consciousness still wanders the Void.
While few answers are currently available, glimpses intoStranger Thingsseason 5’s filming have teased a return to Max’s bedside. Production has returned to the hospital set, hinting that Max is still physically bound to her bed even following a potential time jump. As such, it is clear that, despite having no next of kin in Hawkins, Max’s friends and found family have held out hope and kept her treatment going. Though Max may be limited to her hospital room on Earth, perhaps her consciousness still wanders the Void.
Stranger Things Cast & Character Guide
Stranger Things features an ever-expanding cast who will the likes of Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven and Finn Wolfhard’s Mike.
Despite her tragic post-season 4 status, Sink and the Duffers’Stranger Thingsseason 5 tease offers a glimmer of hope. Max’s inner strength was on full display in season 4, showing that she is capable of a great deal even in the face of impossible odds. It is clear from Sink and the Duffer brothers' brief teases that not only will Max return, but she never stopped fighting, even after her horrific injuries.
Stranger Things
Cast
Stranger Things is a Netflix series set in the 1980s, where the mysterious disappearance of a young boy leads a small town to uncover secret experiments and supernatural forces. A significant focus is on a peculiar girl who may hold the key to the unfolding mystery.
