Ok! So I loved this show; very retro., 80's, cool, and fun! Took me back in time- bravo, really well done Netflix, if you haven't seen it...GO WATCH IT NOW! Seriously! And stop reading this blog because there are spoilers ahead.....
Seriously - go watch and quit reading, I don't want to ruin it for you.
Last chance....
Okay!
So I am a fan, and here is my theory.... I guess that means this is a fan theory.
So at the end: Eleven is missing, Sheriff is putting Eggo waffles in "box" in the forest, and Will is having continuing issues after his time in the "up-side down". Clearly pointing to a second installment, in fact even this was so well done and retro in it's execution it reminded me of Aliens and Friday the 13th -excellent!
My thoughts actually center on this comic, mentioned several times through out the series. It is part of a larger story for the X-men, where Jean Gray has vanished and being held captive by a villain named Mastermind, and he is messing with her mind. The result of his mind tampering has unknowingly released a more powerful different personality within Jean called "Phoenix" who goes on to kill millions of people as her story progresses; titled "The Dark Phoenix Saga". However it is in this specific comic that we see the Dark Phoenix for the first time - you might remember this character from the crappie X3 movie (ugh).
The connection between Eleven and Jean is not just cursory- both are extremely powerful with telekinesis. Both are "telepathic" and can "talk" to people with their minds (did the sensory deprivation chamber not remind you of Cerebro?) Both have vanished and it my lead to an unstoppable force. In fact what if Eleven is the "bad people" in season 2, unknowingly?
Ultimately, that is what the "department" was trying to do with her, weaponize her....right? But Matthew Modine's character is dead no worries right....well not so fast.
Remember the bargain that Sheriff Jim made, to help track down and get Will back then forget about the whole thing giving up Eleven in the process? Well what if that deal was still in place? After the climax you see Jim looking somber and nodding to the kids as he is escorted by the department. Only to see him show up a few moments later dropping eggos into that odd box. Why would the department let him go, unless he is working with them to help track down Eleven!
I think Eleven is trapped in the upside down. Jim is giving her eggos to try and convince her to come out and into his care, but he would really just take her back to the department and Agent Frazier who has assumed control. They know that Will has part of the monster in him, but they also know that Eleven is stronger than the monster!
I think in season two, Will is actually going to die, Eleven being the bad guy unknowingly, Jim not being able to be trusted, and Mike being the hero using his love for Eleven (and her feelings for him) to wake her up; right Cyclops and Jean?
