Overview
- Volume one of the final season is out on Netflix, with a second batch due around Christmas and a finale slated for New Year’s.
- Viewers immediately spotted Holly Wheeler reading A Wrinkle in Time, and characters echo names from the book such as Mr. Whatsit and Camazotz.
- Outlets including Polygon and Den of Geek argue the reference functions as more than nostalgia, positioning the novel as a thematic guide to season 5.
- Analyses draw parallels between L’Engle’s concepts of mind control and cosmic darkness and Stranger Things elements like the Upside Down, Vecna, and the Mind Flayer.
- Fan theories reported by the Mirror speculate about time mechanics, wormholes, and memory-based sequences, though these ideas remain unconfirmed until later episodes arrive.