*** Caution! The article contains spoilers on the eighth and ninth episode of Stranger Things 4 ***
In an industry that is doing everything to eliminate the bad Mephistopheles of yesteryear – think of the latest Disney movies, from Encanto to Redunited by the fact that they do not have an enemy to be killed for fear of not traumatizing the children (which, for us who at six The Gremlinsit’s extremely ridiculous) – having met Vecna in the fourth season of Stranger Things it was a breath of fresh air. It had been a long time, in fact, that a TV series had not opted for a villian of this nature, so devious and lizard-like as to exploit the traumas and nightmares of his victims to turn them against themselves, breaking them and killing them to regain power and be able to open the ports that connect Hawkins to the Upside Down. But are we really sure that Vecna does not hide a substratum of humanity that perhaps has escaped us?
To be convinced of this is Jamie Campbell Bower, the actor who lends his face to the trinity Vecna / Uno / Henry who, in an interview with Variety, he explained not only that he was particularly fond of his character despite the endless make-up sessions he underwent every day, but also that Vecna is perhaps the character with the most humanity in the entire Netflix series. “He grew up in an environment where his he father killed a family by order of people he never knew. I’m still angry about it, ”Bower said, explaining that, yes: Vecna still retains a certain humanity, even though, when Eleven exiled him to the Upside Down, he was left with nothing but“ anger and resentment ”. “She took everything away from him. Everything she could have had has been lost to her “, said Bower, who in Stranger Things plays, in fact, the role of this boy endowed with extraordinary powers who from a very young age is doomed to death and destruction, a bit like Dexter. Hence, after the extermination of his family, Pope’s intervention, who after trying to help him control his anger, calmed him with a collar that reduced his strength.
“I always imagined that Brenner had been trying to keep Henry with his powers for a few years, trying to make him grow and manipulate him. He didn’t want to study it, but to control it. That’s all he wanted: control, “Bower emphasized, more and more convinced that, no: Vecna is not as bad as the fans of Stranger Things they believe. “I think there is still some humanity in him, even where he is now.” Not a bad guy, then. But a character with a conflict that the actor says he understands and loves. Although he tried, Variety failed, however, to tap new information on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things: it is clear that Vecna is still alive because Will senses her presence, but the actor glossed over whether or not to return in the season. “Matt and Ross (Duffer, ed) have everything in mind. We will wait and see what they have in store for me and for the others ».
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Source: Vanity Fair
