The latest episodes of Stranger Things unravel the source of Eleven's blood, teasing a tragic finale for the series' heroine.

As Stranger Things Season 5 heads into its final stretch with Volume 2, the fear around these predictions says a lot about how deeply people care about this show. Fans are not scared because they expect shock value. They are scared because Stranger Things Season 5 carries years of emotional investment, and one wrong move could undo all of it.

Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 hits Netflix with three long episodes, continuing Hawkins’ quarantine, Max’s psychic trap, and Vecna’s plan.

If the 12 kidnapped children are a twisted image of Jesus and his disciples, then Holly is presumably the Judas figure in Stranger Things Season 5. According to this theory, she will be the one who delivers Vecna to death, betraying him to Eleven and her friends. This time, though, it will be Judas who saves the world.