Watch: Stranger Things' Randy Havens Sets Record Straight on Fan Theories About Secret Cut of Season 5This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season five. The Duffer Brothers didn't need to be sorcerers-or wizards-to spot this mistake. After all, when Stranger Things viewers noticed Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher) wearing an Under Armour shirt while trapped under Vecna's vines, the series co-creators quickly edited the anachronism out of episode seven, titled "The Bridge." Holly had been wearing the ColdGear shirt under her green sweater, which had lifted past her elbow as she clawed her way out of one of the pods, which Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) used to entrap several children. With the series taking place in 1987, however, Under Armour wouldn't be founded for another nine years. Fans picked up on the discrepancy after volume two's Dec. 25 release and posted about it on X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit. As one user quipped on X, "Holly wearing Under Armour in season five of @Stranger_Things is more unsettling than Vecna."readStranger Things' Randy Havens Sets Record Straight on Fan Theories About Secret Cut of Season 5Meanwhile, one fan on Reddit wasn't too concerned about the hiccup, writing, "Guys, this isn't a big deal. Mistakes happen. I didn't even notice." As discussions ensued, the error was swiftly and quietly fixed. Now, as Holly escaped Vecna's trap in the Abyss, also known as Dimension X, the Under Armour logo on her shirt is no longer there. While Holly-previously played by twins Anniston Prince and Tinsley Price-had been left in the dark about the Upside Down in the past four seasons, she plays a far bigger role in Stranger Things' final installment.
Courtesy of NetflixIn fact, Matt Duffer admitted that before writing season five, he and Ross Duffer didn't initially think Holly-who ultimately became the key for Max (Sadie Sink) to escape Vecna's mind-would be very important to the storyline. "We knew [Max] was going to be trapped in Vecna's mind," he told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Dec. 25, "but her story really evolved a lot as we worked on it with the writers." Now, grab some Peanut Butter Boppers and keep reading for some supernatural Stranger Things secrets. Volume three of Stranger Things premieres on Netflix Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET.
Netfix1. After working on M. Night Shyamalan's Fox series Wayward Pines, brother writing duo Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer came up with the concept for Stranger Things, though it was initially called Montauk. "It's very hard when your brain is latched onto a title, it's really, really hard to get people to agree and accept another title," Matt told The Daily Beast in 2016. "Initially when we came up with this title Stranger Things, it was hard for people to embrace."Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic2. The Duffers envisioned filming the series on Long Island, but it ultimately proved to be too challenging. "We liked Montauk, because we liked the coastal setting, and Montauk was the basis for Amity, and Jaws is probably our favorite movie, so I thought that that would be really cool," Matt explained to The Hollywood Reporter. "Then it was really going to be impossible to shoot in or around Long Island in the wintertime. It was just going to be miserable and expensive." Atlanta ultimately became the home base for production.
Netflix3. Before Netflix picked up the series, almost 20 networks passed on the project, according to Vulture, with executives believing audiences would not be able to invest in a show starring four children. Netflix4. To play Eleven, then 12-year-old Millie Bobby Brown had to say goodbye to her hair. "The day I shaved my head was the most empowering moment of my whole life," the actress reflected during PaleyFest in 2018. "The last strand of hair cut off was the moment my whole face was on show and I couldn't hide behind my hair like I used to. As I looked in the mirror I realized I had one job to do: inspire...
You don't need hair to be beautiful."Moviestore/Shutterstock; Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images5. She drew inspiration from Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, as well as costar Winona Ryder's old yearbook photos. "Winona looked cool back in the day with the pixie cut," she shared, "and I thought maybe I could bring it back!"Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Turner; DISNEY CHANNEL/BOB D'AMICO6. The British actress revealed she turned to a surprising source to perfect her American accent: Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana. "It's so good," she told Jimmy Fallon during a visit to The Tonight Show. "Like the film, everything. Everything about it is amazing. And I got the American accent."Frazer Harrison/Getty Images7. To find their four main kids, the Duffer brothers had the young actors audition with scenes from Stand By Me. Netflix8. When it came to finding their Mike, the brothers had a different idea for the character. That is, until Finn Wolfhard auditioned. "Originally Mike was a sigher, he was a dreamer, he was m