Vecna-Gate
Another piece of information we learned in the Part 1 finale is the existence of multiple gates . ( It seems at least two gates lead to the same version of the 1983 Upside Down , though it ’ s not inconceivable that other gates go to a different point on the timeline ; this might be helpful in defeating Vecna later on . Or saving Barb !)
The gates also seem to appear at each kill site — meaning the trailer , the woods , and the lake . The gates are possible , Dustin speculates , because Vecna has similar psychic powers to Eleven . ( Much more on that below .)
Why is Vecna opening multiple gates ? Dustin ’ s answer is that he wants to send more monsters into the Right-side Up to do the bidding of the Mind Flayer — which , we guess , is to corrupt the Right-side Up . Because : evil plan .
But this is too simple an answer .
Time travel is still a recent phenomenon in Stranger Things . We ’ ll need more Dustin exposition to work that one out .
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