\n<\/aside>\n\u201cStranger Things,\u201d which is currently airing its fifth and final season, first premiered in 2016. The plot follows various friends and family members in Hawkins, Indiana, as they deal with supernatural monsters in the \u201880s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ted (Joe Chrest) and Karen (Cara Buono), who are the parents of Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Holly (Nell Fisher), have been the beacons of normalcy.<\/p>\n
An ordinary suburban couple, the Wheeler parents have been oblivious to the sci-fi happenings in their town \u2014\u00a0until now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When reading the Season 5 script, Chrest had to put the it down to quickly \u201ccall Cara [Buono], and then debrief,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\nHolly (Nell Fisher) in \u201cStranger Things\u201d Season 5 during the attack scene. COURTESY OF NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJoe Chrest as Ted Wheeler in \u201cStranger Things.\u201d Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCara Buono as Karen Wheeler in \u201cStranger Things.\u201d \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn Season 5, a Demogorgon, which is a monster from the Upside Down, comes to the Wheeler household, attacks Ted and Karen, and abducts their youngest child, Holly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the thrilling action sequence, Ted is ignoring his family as usual, hitting golf balls in the yard, oblivious to the danger. Karen is drinking wine and taking a bath. Poor Holly is fighting for her life as the monster invades her room, while her parents are absorbed in their own activities and unaware of what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n
However, when the monster rampages through their house and comes into the kitchen, Ted and Karen can\u2019t ignore it. Finally, they\u2019re exposed to the sci-fi monsters that Mike and Nancy have been dealing with for five seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was really awesome getting to do that,\u201d said Chrest.\u00a0<\/p>\nDacre Montgomery as Billy and Cara Buono as Karen in \u201cStranger Things\u201d Season 3. Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNancy (Natalia Dyer) crying over her wounded mother in \u201cStranger Things\u201d Season 5. Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in \u201cStranger Things.\u201d Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDespite their efforts fighting back, Holly ultimately gets abducted and taken to the Upside Down. Ted and Karen are badly wounded but still alive. They both end up in the hospital, while Mike and Nancy are frantic.<\/p>\n
\u201cCara is one of those people I\u2019ve gotten very close to, over the years,\u201d Chrest said. \u201cMan, I love working with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The onscreen couple both have a theater background. And now that they\u2019re finished with their decade-long stint on \u201cStranger Things,\u201d he hopes they can share the stage together in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cStranger Things\u201d Season 5 will have 8 episodes, dropping on Netflix in three volumes, releasing on Nov. 26, Dec. 25, and Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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