Stranger Things Actor Insists 'There's No Secret Snyder Cut of the Show' as Over 350,000 Sign Petition Calling for Release of Supposed Season 5 Vol. 2 'Unseen Footage'

A Stranger Things histrion has pushed backmost connected claims determination is simply a concealed 'Snyder cut' of Season 5, arsenic a petition calling connected Netflix and the show's creators the Duffer brothers to respond garners hundreds of thousands of signatures.

Randy Havens, who plays schoolhouse teacher Mr. Clarke connected Stranger Things, wrote connected his Instagram Stories connected December 28 that “there's nary concealed Snyder chopped of the show," adding: “please don't judge everything immoderate random ass tells you connected the internet."

Havens’ remark is simply a notation to the palmy instrumentality question that led to the merchandise of the director's chopped of Zack Snyder's DCEU superhero movie, Justice League. Zack Snyder's Justice League released successful 2021, 4 years aft the archetypal mentation made its theatrical debut, implicit with caller ocular effects, caller editing, caller material, and a overmuch longer runtime.

Ahead of the Stranger Things Season 5 finale connected New Year’s Eve, Havens appeared to respond to an unverified, fan-made Google Doc detailing allegedly shortened storylines that had gained attraction connected societal media. The Change.org petition that calls connected Netflix to merchandise the alleged “unseen footage” has implicit 350,000 signatures, astatine the clip of this article’s publication.

The most-liked remark connected the petition comes from idiosyncratic who seems convinced that this footage was chopped from Season 5 for nefarious reasons. “We person been waiting since 2022 to spot this past season,” they wrote. “To beryllium robbed of scenes by Netflix which truly could person gelled the amusement each unneurotic is perfectly unacceptable, and I talk connected behalf of each fans that we person been betrayed for the amusement we love. We don’t beryllium down and bash nothing, we request to amusement the Duffer brothers, Netflix, and particularly Shawn Levy. We privation our afloat episodes, we privation the scenes which alteration everything. We privation our amusement back.”

This comes amid immense viewing figures for Season 5 connected Netflix, but besides a mixed effect from fans. As we’ve reported, Stranger Things is suffering from reappraisal bombing aft Season 5 Episode 7 met with little assemblage scores than the Netflix bid has typically seen. But immoderate fans are striking backmost with 5-star reviews successful a bid to reverse the trend.

While the 5th and last play of Stranger Things has sparked complaints from immoderate fans astir the exposition-heavy writing, the varying prime of the actor's performances, and the crippled armor immoderate of their characters seemingly enjoy, Episode 7, called ‘The Bridge,’ has go the focal constituent of a vociferous statement that has spilled implicit into reappraisal aggregate websites.

Stranger Things fans person slammed the petition and the Google Doc that appears to person inspired it, portion praising Havens for hitting backmost connected societal media. "What?? The unconfirmed Google Doc isn’t true?? How could it be!" said 1 fan. "This is truthful embarrassing ohio my god," said another. Added 1 fan: "I’m gladsome idiosyncratic said something. The wide psychosis of everyone saying merchandise the Volume 2 files was getting beauteous annoying ngl."

Netflix conscionable released the trailer for the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, which is acceptable for 5pm PT connected December 31. Episode 8, called The Rightside Up, has an authoritative runtime of 2 hours 8 minutes. It volition beryllium screened successful theaters nationwide astatine the aforesaid clip it is shown connected Netflix. The Duffer brothers person besides told fans not to expect a Game of Thrones-style bloodbath, adjacent arsenic determination are large questions implicit who mightiness dice successful the last episode.

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