Monster from stranger things season 1
The possibility of Eleven being used as a potential host in the future would depend on whether the gate is ever reopened in Hawkins.Īnd, with a gate now clearly open somewhere in Russia, we'll have to wait and see how (and if) Will or Eleven are able to sense it from wherever they've moved to. However, the Mind Flayer died (along with host Billy) when Joyce closed the gate at the end of season 3, cutting off the source.
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While Eleven never became a host and managed to remove whatever burrowed itself into her leg, it still could potentially have marked her, making her a target. We saw it with Will in season 2 and Billy and the Flayed in season 3. We've seen what happens when the Mind Flayer marks and then manages to take a host. At the end of season 1 we see him throw up a slug (baby demogorgon), and later in season 2 he had various flashbacks/visions of the upside down. The theory then continues: "In the first and second season, Will gets infected by the mind flayer via the tube thing down in throat while in the upside down. Stranger Things 4: Will Eleven be the season's main villain?
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(Side note: Honestly, I think it literally might just be the shadow of some telephone poles outside or the shadow from the frame of the van and not the Mind Flayer but. Here's a screenshot of the aforementioned shadow that's been doing the rounds. The theory starts by pointing out two other fan theories: One in which fans have drawn comparisons between the lyrics of 'Never Ending Story' to the Mind Flayer ('Make believe I'm everywhere/Given in the light') and one that theorises that the Mind Flayer's shadow was projected onto Eleven's head as she drove out of Hawkins with Joyce.
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What?! A villain? Not my sweet baby Jane 'El' Hopper! Not on my watch! And not on Joyce Byers' watch either! Stranger Things 4: Could Eleven become a villain?