Stranger Things 5: Jamie Campbell Bower on Vecna’s Kidnappings and Potential Weakness

Jamie Campbell Bower discusses Vecna’s role in the first four episodes of Stranger Things 5.,The actor reveals details about Vecna’s apparent dormancy and the ‘vexation’ of a potential weakness.Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna in Netflix’s Stranger Things 5, has unpacked significant plot details from the first four episodes of the final season. In the initial episodes, Vecna appears to be dormant after his actions in Season 4, which nearly divided the town of Hawkins and opened a large gate to the Upside Down. This gate is reportedly under the control of the U.S. military.

Bower spoke about the nature of Vecna’s kidnappings and the challenges of knowing a potential weakness for the monster. He described this knowledge as a form of ‘vexation’ for the character.