This post contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 5: Volume 1 and Will’s journey in it. So if you want to avoid them, make like Henry Creel and disappear into another dimension before coming back. (And read our spoiler-free review of Stranger Things 5 instead .)

Stranger Things ‘ story began with “The Vanishing of Will Byers.” Now, after Stranger Things 5 : Volume 1, we know why Vecna specifically targets children. He told Will that kids are “weak in body and mind” and are easily broken, reshaped, and controlled. The Upside Down’s ruler knew that when he took Will. But he only learned the depth of what’s possible when his first young victim broke so easily. Vecna explained why that happened with Will during their faceoff in Stranger Things 5 . He said, “Some minds, it turn

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