Stranger Things S5 Script Tease Reveals Episode 1’s Cold Opening

We finally have a solid update on Stranger Things season 5, and a script tease reveals the first moments of episode 1! 

The final outing of the highly anticipated Netflix series has been heavily delayed due to the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes. 

Since the WGA strike ended in September, the writers have been working hard on developing a water-tight script. However, filming can only begin when the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike is over.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Stranger Things shared the first two lines of the season 5 premiere, and that was enough to get us fans exhilarated!

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This tweet was shared on ‘Stranger Things Day,’ corresponding to the day Will got kidnapped. 

The excerpt begins with a child singing a familiar song amid the groaning trees and the chilly wind. Creepy!

The lines will likely be the cold opening for the season 5 premiere. Stranger Things is known for starting every season with a flashback, and season 5 is expected to be no different. 

Considering season 4’s use of ‘Running Up That Hill,’ the child could be Max singing that as a kid. 

Another possibility is baby Will singing The Clash’s ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go.’ The speculations and theories have already started taking shape, it seems!

Last year, the writers revealed that Stranger Things season 5 episode 1 will be called The Crawl.’ Fan speculation suggests that it may refer to fan-favorite Eddie Munson playing Metallica’s Master of Puppets, which contains the lyrics ‘Come crawling faster…’

So, we can see Eddie Munson playing a significant role in the last run, even after his disastrous demise the previous season. 

What do you think about the reveal? Write your thoughts in the comment section down below! Ciao!

About Stranger Things

Stranger Things is an American sci-fi horror TV series created by The Duffer Brothers for Netflix. 

Set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, the show follows the story of a young girl called Eleven, who has superpowers and her adventures with her group of friends. These dangerous adventurers include surviving in and saving a town that has an evil parallel universe attached to it called the Upside Down.

It stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, and Maya Hawke. The show has been renewed for a fifth and final season.