Katarzyna Petru
Well, we’ve got it. Netflix has released a teaser for the fifth season of Stranger Things and it looks like the creators have decided to go all out. After eight years since the premiere of the first episode, Eleven (that is, Millie Bobby Brown, of course) has likely gained a new, absolutely crucial ability. And no, this time it’s not another variation on telekinesis – she flies. Or at least is starting.
Short jump, big change
There’s this one scene in the trailer that literally breaks the mould. The eleven is running through a field, trying to get onto the roof of an abandoned bus – and she doesn’t do it “like a human”. She just... flies. Or jumps so far and high that it’s hard to call it a regular leap. It’s something more. It’s only a few seconds, but the context says it all: she’s no longer the same girl who once barely closed the gate to the Upside Down, bleeding from the nose.
This isn’t an accident. It’s a sign of a totally revamped heroine.
Let's take a moment to rewind: what did she already know?
From the first season, we know that Eleven can do more than any other child from the lab in Hawkins. Telekinesis? Checked. Telepathy? Yep. "The Upside Down" – that space where she searches for people in black? Sure. And in the fourth season, something even stronger was added – the attempt to resurrect Max. And this isn't about a symbolic "saving," but about actually restarting a heart using psionics. The girl had died, Eleven entered the Upside Down and… brought her back. Max returned, though in a coma.
It was a pivotal moment. If she can save someone from that side, then seriously – flying starts to sound quite realistic.
But... did anything suggest earlier that it would take off?
Yes, but subtly. In the second season (remember the finale with the closing gate?), we saw Eleven levitating. It was like a side effect of maximum power usage. At that time, she didn't have control over it – she was floating because her body couldn't handle the strain. But now? It seems she has learned to control that power, not just endure it.
And that makes a colossal difference. When someone stops being a victim of their own power and starts to use it consciously – we're witnessing an evolution. And it's an evolution on the level of a "MCU finale," not just teenage sci-fi.
Vecna? I don't see that going well...
Vecna can certainly float – but more thanks to the tentacles and surroundings than on its own. It's more of a "controlled horror" than true flying ability. And that's where Eleven levels up. If she truly masters conscious flight – with telekinesis and empathy included – it may turn out that she will be the key to closing off this whole story.
Release date? Set yourself a reminder in your calendar:
Volume 1 – 26 November 2025
Volume 2 – 25 December 2025
Volume 3 – 31 December 2025
So Netflix is giving us the final trilogy as a Christmas present. Literally. And after this teaser – it looks like it's going to be more “Endgame” than “stranger nostalgia”. And that's a good thing. Because fans have been waiting for this power development of "Eleven" for years.
