“Stranger Things” fans finally got the Will Byers payoff they’ve been waiting for, and Noah Schnapp was just as stunned as viewers.

Spoilers ahead for “Stranger Things” Season 5, Volume 1.

Volume 1 of the final season, which is now streaming on Netflix , builds steadily toward Will’s long-teased breaking point.

The early episodes put the Hawkins crew under pressure as new breaches open, Vecna’s influence spreads and Will keeps getting hit with painful psychic flashes that track every major Upside Down disturbance.

By Episode 3, hive-mind attacks across town appear to sync with Will’s own reactions, setting up something bigger on the horizon.

That “something” arrives in Episode 4, “Sorcerer,” when Will suddenly unleashes a massive telekinetic blast that wipes out a pack of Demogorgon

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