One of the aspects of the highly popular Stranger Things left unturned has been Will's journey in the Upside Down. In four seasons so far it's been mostly relegated to flashbacks instead focusing on the kid struggling to adapt to the real world once he got rescued by Eleven and company. However Stranger Things Tales from Hawkins dissects an untold chapter of the boy's plight in the shadow realm.
As Issue 1 unfolds by Jody Houser Caio Filipe Dan Jackson and Nate Piekos it turns out Will had traumatic ordeals no one that young should ever have had to cope with. And as a result fans witness why he emerged so broken vulnerable and defeated even after he got back home.
Stranger Things' Will Experienced Macabre Deaths
This chapter occurs during season one after Eleven shows up in Hawkins Indiana and when Will gets taken. A couple of woodsmen Henry and Dale go hunting only to realize that there is a predator among them. Both end up being attacked with Dale dying, wrapped up in vines while Henry tries to escape.
Eventually the beast knocks him out only for Will to find him. Will eventually has to lie about how they'll all get home knowing full well that the man is in a death trap with a monster that is treating them like prey and toys. The fact that Will has to feign hope takes a lot out of him maturing the quiet nerdy kid in a heartbreaking manner as he comforts a dying man.
Such a deadly experience explains Will's psyche being fractured when he is rescued. Season two had Will distant hallucinating about the Upside Down, and it's due to this traumatic event. The Mind Flayer locked onto the angst and pain in Will's mind which is why it was able to possess him down the line. Just like any other demon exorcist story it needed to break the walls down in Will's mind to corrupt and weaken him so it can take control.
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