Oops: Flashback to Will and Jonathan Byers contradicts emotional scene from season 2.
“Stranger Things” is currently in its final fifth season. However, fans now noticed that an error had crept into the new Netflix series. Because what a flashback shows in an episode of the finale does not match an emotional scene from the second season.
Apparently fans of “Stranger Things” know the material better than the creators of the mystery format. The finale has been running on Netflix since November 27th. As “E! News” reports, attentive fans have found an error in the final season. This goes back eight years – to the second season – and refers to a flashback that shows the two brothers Will (Noah Schnapp) and Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton).
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In season five, a flashback is shown about the two brothers that contradicts an earlier description of the same memory. In the flashback you see the siblings happily building Castle Byers together in the forest. Fans now remembered the exact wording the two exchanged in season two.
“Do you remember the day Dad left? We stayed up all night building Castle Byers like you painted it. And then it started raining, but we still stayed outside.”
There are significant differences in the descriptions of the scene. Instead of the depressing rainy mood, there is a sunny idyll and a happy atmosphere in the flashback. A viewer on
When does the final continue?
Despite the small mistake, the final season of the series is going strong and has been at the top of the Netflix charts since launch. So far only the first four episodes of the season have been shown. There will be another three episodes on December 26th, and fans can look forward to the grand finale on January 1st, 2026.