This post contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 5, Volume 1 and Max’s fate in it. If you don’t want to see them before you running up that hill, go watch and then come back down. (Instead, you can read our spoiler-free review of Stranger Things 5 right now .)

Max Mayfield died in Stranger Things 4 ‘s finale , but Eleven brought her back. Or at least she brought her body back to life. The season ended with Max in a coma. Now, thanks to Stranger Things 5 , Volume 1, we know why Max has been unable to wake up—she’s trapped, outside of time, inside Vecna’s memory prison. And although her one attempt to escape didn’t work, Max does have a plan to get both her and Holly Wheeler out Vecna’s mind in Stranger Things 5 .

Where Is Max During Stranger Things 5 , Volume 1?

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