Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 left viewers with a lot of questions, one of the most prominent being why Max was missing, leaving Eleven alone in the void. The nearly two-and-a-half-hour finale captivated viewers with intense, dramatic and twisty scenes that proved that Vecna wasn't done with Hawkins just yet. While the Stranger Things season 4 finale resolved several storylines, the cliffhanger ending means the fate of the residents of Hawkins remains up in the air. Despite some tragic deaths in the finale, it seemed like Eleven managed to save Max, but the final scene suggested that this might not be Vecna's traumatic end.
In Stranger Things Season 4, new villain Vecna terrorizes the town of Hawkins, Indiana, including Max, who nearly succeeded in Episode 4, "Dear Billy," was revealed After being the mastermind behind the events of the previous installments, Vecna's grand plan finally comes to fruition in the explosive Stranger Things season 4 finale. Meanwhile, Eleven strives to rediscover her lost abilities, believing that this is the only hope for Vecna. After reuniting with her friends, Eleven realizes that the only way to help is to enter Max's mind at the same time as Vecna, but this is almost in vain as Vecna successfully hunts down Max, with the remaining seconds Blocked by 11 within. Eleven manages to revive Max after she seemingly succumbs to her injuries, but she remains severely injured, meaning Eleven's efforts may be in vain.
After her experience with Vecna, Max falls into a coma and Eleven attempts to use her honed abilities to enter her mind, but finds there is only darkness on the other side. Her screams in the darkness haunt and leave many questions about Max's well-being unanswered. In the first few seasons of Stranger Things, Eleven rarely had problems finding people in her void, so in the Stranger Things season 4 finale, Max did not appear in the void. , which means she hasn't realized that something more sinister is happening.
Stranger Things Season 4 revealed that Vecna's (aka Henry Creel) Powers can enter the minds of his victims by forming a psychological link with them, making them see horrifying visions and twisting their minds. Reality, breaking them before he is done, comes to attack the victim. For Max, she suffered this torture twice this season. While the second "piggyback" in the Stranger Things season 4 finale was a willing decoy, it seemed to do more damage to the teen, especially since Vecna chased got on top of her and started his attack, crushing her body and even after his attack was interrupted by 11, she died.
In Stranger Things Season 4 Episode 8 "Dad," the ill-fated Dr. Brenner said that Vecna "took everything from his victims...their memories, their abilities," which Revealing that he not only killed his victim, but also ate everything inside him. This is probably what happened to Max. Vecna has already started attacking, which means he probably took over a large part of her brain, leaving only her body, so even if her body is still alive, nothing of Max is left in it. This explains why Eleven couldn't find her in the open space - because there was nothing to be found.
Fortunately, Stranger Things has been confirmed for its fifth and final season, so hopefully these questions will finally be answered. The horrific ending to Stranger Things season 4 will continue to fuel speculation about the fate of Hawkins and its residents until season 5 is released. With Max's life and the lives of so many others in the balance, the wait for the next season of Stranger Things is sure to be a long one.
