Why the Villain Matters — How Vecna Fixed Stranger Things Antagonist Problem (spoiler warning)
Here's my take on why Vecna vastly improved the overall story in Stranger Things Season 4, and why a well-defined villain is so important to the plot. Let's also compare Vecna to another recent villain - the Grand Inquisitor, and review one thing Disney could have done to make that character a bit more menacing.
0:00 Intro
0:21 The importance of an antagonist
0:43 The problem with earlier seasons
1:00 Antagonist breakdown by season
1:46 Analyzing Vecna's design (minor spoilers)
2:20 Importance of the voice
2:46 Grand Inquisitor comparison
3:30 Team behind the Night King
3:57 How Vecna's story fills plotholes (major spoilers)
5:15 Outro
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Variety article:
https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/stranger-things-4-vecna-1235280948/