Fans were already buzzing when Stranger Things dropped the first half of its final season, but nothing sparked more chaos online than Will Byers’ unexpected power reveal in episode four.
After four years away from the Upside Down, viewers flooded Netflix the moment the new episodes landed – with many taking to social media straight to process the final scene of Chapter Four: Wizard.
The moment Will stepped into the spotlight, everything changed.
The climax of the episode finds Will confronting Vecna at the military base. When the villain unleashes Demogorgons on Mike, Lucas and Robin, something snaps in Will.
In the scene that set the internet on fire, he closes his eyes and remembers the day Mike first approached him on the swings and asked, “Do you want to be friends?” These memories fuel a surge of strength that allows him to destroy the demogorgons and save his friends.
Fans were stunned. One viewer wrote on X: “The scene where Will Byers closes his eyes and remembers the day Mike saw him alone on the swing … finally unlocking Will’s powers was absolutely beautiful.” Another added simply: “WANT POWERS ???? girl what the hell.”
The Duffer brothers say the reveal was always part of the plan. “Season five felt perfect because the story started with Will and his disappearance,” Matt Duffer told THR.
“We wanted everything to come full circle… But it was important to us that he wasn’t another Eleven. He doesn’t exactly have powers of his own. Obviously, it’s a bit more complicated than that.”
With Volume 2 still ahead, fans are bracing for what Will’s transformation means — and whether this twist is just the beginning.
