At that place are a lot of smashing things about Stranger Things: its '80s nostalgia, its storyline and its iconic monsters to name a few. Withal, what distinguishes Stranger Things from so many other shows is that the series is and then character-driven. At the middle of that sentiment is the relationship between Mike and 11, and fans have watched the 2 of them grow closer e'er since they met in Season 1. They have been through some tough times together, and Stranger Things' most recent teaser references 1 of those difficult times.

Always since Flavor 3 of Stranger Things aired, Netflix has been releasing teasers that have given fans sneak peeks of Season 4. The first teaser – "From Russia with Love" – confirms the rumors that Hopper is alive. The second teaser, which is titled "Eleven are you listening?" features Dr. Brenner and his Rainbow Room. Then, "The Creel Firm" introduces a mysterious new setting for Season 4. Missing from all of that were the Byers, Eleven and Mike, merely with the release of the "Welcome to California" teaser on Stranger Things Day, everything is starting to come into perspective alee of the series' summer 2022 release.

The teaser opens in a completely new location – Lenora Hills California. After Hopper'south tragic "death" at the end of Flavour 3, Joyce moved her family and Eleven across the country for a fresh commencement. The teaser continues to show Volition and Eleven as they work on their homework and go to school just before spring pause.

Mike in the Stranger Things 4 teaser trailer

During all of that, Eleven is narrating a alphabetic character to Mike, and she starts by writing, "Honey Mike, it's day 185." She goes on to talk most her new life in California and how she is making friends there, even telling Mike that she has "finally adapted." However, it's clear from her interactions on camera that she is lying to Mike and trying to put on a brave confront. The one truthful thing that she tells Mike is that she is looking forward to his visit over bound pause. That explains Mike'due south absence from the other teasers while promising an eventful time when he arrives in California.

There is also something pregnant virtually Eleven's greeting when she says, "It'southward day 185." This isn't the first time that the two of them accept counted the days while being autonomously for an extended period of time. Back in Stranger ThingsFlavour 1, Eleven defeated the Demogorgon and disappeared. After that, Mike counted the days for nearly a year while trying to make contact with Eleven. That lasted well into Season 2 earlier they finally reunited.

Season 2 was a difficult time for Mike and 11 because they were autonomously for so long, and the fact that the two of them are doing the aforementioned thing in the latest Stranger Thingsteaser proves how Eleven's move to California has been hard on both of them. Spring intermission promises to bring an terminate to their counting for now, just who knows what might happen during the coming episodes and if they'll air current up together after Season 4.

To see what Mike and Xi's spring break entails, Season 4 of Stranger Things will arrive on Netflix in 2022.

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