Here’s A Big, Maybe Insane Theory About “Stranger Things” And Water

*puts on tin foil hat* OK, listen.

Alright, hopefully you’ve finished binging Stranger Things 2 by now and are ready to talk theories. If you’re not, go away and please return once you’re caught up because there are spoilers ahead.

Alright, hopefully you've finished binging Stranger Things 2 by now and are ready to talk theories. If you're not, go away and please return once you're caught up because there are spoilers ahead.

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OK, grab your tin foil hat and sit down, because I wanna talk about the Upside Down and water. HEAR ME OUT.

OK, grab your tin foil hat and sit down, because I wanna talk about the Upside Down and water. HEAR ME OUT.

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This season, after Will got possessed by the Mind Flayer and his body temperature plummeted, he refused to get into the bathtub because “he likes it cold.” Endlessly creepy.

This season, after Will got possessed by the Mind Flayer and his body temperature plummeted, he refused to get into the bathtub because "he likes it cold." Endlessly creepy.

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However, what if it wasn’t just because the bath water was warm? What if it’s because water harms creatures from the Upside Down?

However, what if it wasn't just because the bath water was warm? What if it's because water harms creatures from the Upside Down?

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We also know that fire and heat seem to harm the whole spectrum of Upside Down creatures.

We also know that fire and heat seem to harm the whole spectrum of Upside Down creatures.

Nancy and Jonathan injured the Demogorgon with fire last season, and this season the shady folks over at Hawkins Lab use fire to try and stop the Upside Down from spreading into our world. We also know that baby Demogorgon Dart is super sensitive to light and heat.

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But water might play a role, too — and not just because of the bathtub scene. Remember when all-time greatest dude and superhero, Bob Newby, turned on the Hawkins Lab sprinklers in Episode 8? The Demodogs whimpered and ran away.

But water might play a role, too — and not just because of the bathtub scene. Remember when all-time greatest dude and superhero, Bob Newby, turned on the Hawkins Lab sprinklers in Episode 8? The Demodogs whimpered and ran away.

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Why would they do that? They should fear nothing, they have faces MADE ENTIRELY OF RAZOR-SHARP TEETH.

Why would they do that? They should fear nothing, they have faces MADE ENTIRELY OF RAZOR-SHARP TEETH.

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We also never saw the Demogorgon interact with water during Season 1. And when Barb got pulled into the Upside Down, the pool she was sitting next to was suddenly empty.

We also never saw the Demogorgon interact with water during Season 1. And when Barb got pulled into the Upside Down, the pool she was sitting next to was suddenly empty.

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It’s not a perfect theory, of course. Will vomited that slug into the sink at the end of Season 1, and then ran the water…

It's not a perfect theory, of course. Will vomited that slug into the sink at the end of Season 1, and then ran the water...

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…but that slug survived and became Dart in Season 2.

...but that slug survived and became Dart in Season 2.

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But when I asked Stranger Things creators, the Duffer Brothers, about the theory, they didn’t discredit it entirely. “I will say we’ve talked about water,” Matt Duffer said. “I’m not gonna say if it’s specifically what you’re talking about. I won’t say more than that. It’s a cool idea.”

But when I asked Stranger Things creators, the Duffer Brothers, about the theory, they didn't discredit it entirely. "I will say we’ve talked about water," Matt Duffer said. "I’m not gonna say if it’s specifically what you’re talking about. I won’t say more than that. It’s a cool idea."

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So basically, all I’m saying is MAYBE.

So basically, all I'm saying is MAYBE.

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