Overview
- Fans argue the season’s odd pacing and tonal swings are intentional because audience perception is being distorted by Vecna, not due to missteps.
- Threads on X by users dancintilldead and strangestjane cite visual and dialogue cues, including shifting instrument dials, a changing merry‑go‑round, Vecna telling Max to “run,” and Lucas’s line about coincidences.
- Dexerto and the Daily Times reported the online debate on Dec. 30–31, noting the theory’s rapid spread following Volume 2’s release.
- A separate TikTok video drawing more than 10 million views promotes a similar meta‑manipulation idea, contending viewers’ memories of certain moments may be unreliable.
- The theory remains unconfirmed, and fans are looking to the Netflix series finale on Dec. 31 for resolution or refutation.