On February 14, Netflix celebrated Valentine’s Day with fans by releasing the first Stranger Things Season 4 trailer titled “From Russia with love.”
We can see Hopper appearing at the end of the trailer, with a shaved head, working on a railroad during a heavy snow along with dozens of other men, while the Russian officers are watching over them with guns in their hands.
However, the fans are not entirely surprised with Hopper’s survival. When season 3 ended, the fans came up with several theories to convince that Hopper is still alive. Other than that, the fans also believed that the Duffer Brothers would not let one of the most lovable main characters to be out of the series just like that.
Despite being the most lovable character, the fans predicted that Hopper will be the villain of the season. In the episode The Mall Rat of season 3, Billy saw a clone of himself in the upside down, who was obviously evil. Theoretically, they switched places, leaving the original Billy in the upside down. Hence, there is a wild chance that the Hopper we see in the trailer is the one from the upside down.
Another possibility is that he is brainwashed by the Russians. It is hard to imagine the original Hopper will willingly work for the Russians and him being bald in the trailer could be evidence of the brainwashing procedure. Netflix has yet to announce the release date of the season, but hopefully the filming will end on August 5th this year as scheduled, without any delay. So stay tuned to find out the truth, nerds!
Check out the trailer here :
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