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**Format:** Cast of Stranger Things (Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, and Joe Quinn) discuss and react to various fan theories about the show.
**Theories Discussed:**
1. **Stranger Things is a Scooby-Doo prequel**: (dismissed with humor)
2. **The show is an elaborate D&D game**: Cast likes the idea, suggests potential older versions of themselves.
3. **Eleven will become the villain**: Considered plausible, referencing her past actions.
4. **Robin is a Russian spy**: (speculative, with some humorous justifications)
5. **Steve wears Eddie's jacket, implying Eddie's death**: Speculative, with no confirmation.
6. **A character starting with 'B' always dies** (noting past seasons' patterns).
7. **Nancy might die saving Robin**: Well-researched, but uncertain.
8. **Max gets powers, becomes an avatar for the Mind Flayer**: Possible, with precedent from Will's experience.
9. **Alexi is still alive with Hopper**: A hoped-for outcome, as Alexi "deserved better".
10. **Time travel in future seasons**: "Cannot confirm or deny".
11. **Steve's parents appear on screen**: An desired plot point, with a personal plea from Joe Keery.
12. **The Upside Down is a portal to Middle Earth**: Humorous, unlikely.
13. **Max is possessed, Eleven regains powers, Steve might die**: Speculative, based on trailer clues.
14. **Nancy and Jonathan break up**: Inferred from trailer hints and character appearances.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentence form:
1. The text features cast members of Stranger Things discussing fan theories.
2. The cast members participating in the discussion are Joe Keary, Natalia Dyer, and Joe Quinn.
3. The discussion is part of a Vanity Fair project.
4. Theories discussed are attributed to their original creators (e.g., Paul De Paula, Sonia, Chris Stories, etc.).
5. A theory suggests a pattern of character deaths, with each season featuring a character whose name starts with the letter "B" (Benny, Barbara, Bob, Billy).
6. The cast mentions a book about Stranger Things written by someone other than the Duffer Brothers.
7. Joe Quinn had to wax his chest for Season 1 of Stranger Things.
8. The Duffer Brothers are the creators of Stranger Things, and their vision supersedes external interpretations (e.g., the book mentioned).
9. A fan theory suggests a connection between Stranger Things and Middle Earth (from J.R.R. Tolkien's works).
10. Joe Quinn's dad has been petitioning the Duffer Brothers to appear as Joe's dad on the show.
11. The cast is aware of the high stakes in the show, implying potential character deaths.
12. The discussion touches on the possibility of time travel in future seasons, with references to previous hints and a "Back to the Future" nod.