Likely because of these storms, the Upside Down affects the electromagnetic field of our world. This is how Will was able to use the Christmas lights to communicate with Joyce and why compasses will, if they’re in close enough range, point to Upside Down gates rather than true north.

The Upside Down is an alternate dimension that mirrors our world — or at least our world if it was a toxic hellscape overrun with creepy, moving vines, filled with murderous creatures linked together in a hive mind system, and is constantly experiencing electrical storms. So in short, his motivations don’t seem to be that complicated: destroy Eleven and destroy humanity, all under the pretense of doing it for a better world unencumbered by humanity’s stain. But how Vecna has been executing this vision is a bit more complex.Let’s start with everyone’s favorite alternate dimension, the Upside Down, which is obviously alive and well in Season 4. It may be on a parallel plane, but it also mirrors the characters’ real world. Do you build every set twice — one regular, one dark and demented — or do you create one set and make it all look horrible? But if the Upside Down didn’t always mirror Hawkins, is it truly a parallel dimension that reflects our world or an alternate dimension that was transformed to reflect our world? Or maybe it’s simply that the Upside Down expands far beyond Hawkins and we’ve previously only glimpsed a small portion of it. Did Eleven create the Upside Down? Image: Netflix The moment that the Upside Down was quote-unquote “created” inadvertently by Eleven, the set dressing and the world of the Upside Down is frozen in that moment. So like when we’re in Nancy’s room, we’ll discover in the Upside Down that Nancy’s room is as it was season 1 when we first were introduced to it.

I saw so many things, then one day I found the most extraordinary thing of all. Something that would change everything. I saw a means to realize my potential, to transcend my human form, to become the predator I was always born to be.Ed. note: The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things 4 part 2.] What is the Upside Down? Image: Netflix When Eleven opened the mothergate years later, Vecna was finally able to get a foothold in our world. He used the hive mind to send out his soldiers, like the Demogorgons and Mind Flayer, all while he stayed in the Upside Down, building up even more power. What does Vecna actually want? Image: Netflix COLLECT 11 STRANGER THINGS FIGURES –Collect all 11 characters from all 4 Seasons of the show, including never-before-seen characters from the new season. Will you find the ultra-rare Demogorgon variant?