“It’s A Little Thing, But…”: Stranger Things Star Reveals The Props He Wants To Take Home After Season 5 Ends The Show

Stranger Things may soon be coming to an end, but Finn Wolfhard knows what keepsakes he would like to remind him of his time on the hit Netflix show. Slated to be released sometime in 2025, Stranger Things season 5 is set to finally wrap up the sci-fi horror series that first began streaming in 2016. After experiencing significant production delays due to 2023’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, filming on the show’s fifth and final season finally began in January and has continued throughout much of the year.

With filming nearing completion, Wolfhard recently spoke with People about the series coming to an end. When asked which props he would like to keep in order to remind him of his time on the show, he suggested the ideal keepsake would be the original Dungeons and Dragons figurine of the Demogorgon his character slams down on the table in the first season. He also mentioned the bicycles that Mike and his friends are known for riding throughout the streets of Hawkins, Indiana. Check out his comments below:

It’s a little thing, but I think it would be very meaningful — the first Dungeons and Dragons Demogorgon piece that I slam on the table. I think would be really cool to keep. And then obviously the bikes. The bikes are amazing.

What Finn Wolfhard’s Prop Choices Say About Stranger Things’ Legacy

The Show’s D&D Connection Links It With 80s Culture

From the outset of Stranger Things season 1, the show was not shy about demonstrating its reverence for ‘80s culture. Not only does the show begin its tale in the year 1983, but series creators Matt and Ross Duffer would also draw upon a wealth of ‘80s horror and sci-fi movie tropes in the process of crafting their critically acclaimed tale. Drawing inspiration from works of everyone from Stephen King and John Carpenter to Steven Spielberg and Wes Craven, each season of Stranger Things serves as an effusive love letter to the pop culture landscape of the time in which it is set.

As such, Wolfhard has selected no better props to represent not only his time on the show, but the influences that helped make it such a monumental success. While Dungeons and Dragons can trace its origins to the early 1970s, it wasn’t until the 1980s that the role-playing game really gained a foothold in popular culture. Moreover, the game was caught up in the wave of Satanic Panic that swept through US culture at the time, which was directly referenced throughout Stranger Things season 4, with Joseph Quinn’s Eddie Munson being falsely branded a Satanist by the townspeople of Hawkins.

Not only does Dungeons and Dragons provide Mike and his friends with a convenient way to understand and talk about the mysteries of the Upside Down, it helps to cement the show at a very precise time in history. As such, Wolfhard’s wish to keep the game piece used in season 1, along with his character’s bicycle, stands as a symbol of Stranger Things’ inseparable connection with ‘80s culture.

The Demogorgon Also Remains Stranger Things’ Most Frightening Creature

Beyond the show’s connection to the 1980s, Wolfhard’s wish to keep the original Demogorgon piece also brings the attention back to the show’s first and most memorable creature from the Upside Down. While later seasons would introduce a variety of denizens from the show’s otherworldly realm, including both the Mind Flayer and Vecna, the bestial nature and sporadic appearances of Stranger Things’ Demogorgon keep it the show’s most frightening.

While fans of Stranger Things would undoubtedly have their own extensive wish list of props they would like to attain, Wolfhard’s choices are a perfect representation of both his own involvement in the show and its enduring legacy.

Source: People

Inspired by 80s pop-culture and elements of Stephen King’s works, Stranger Things is a supernatural action-drama TV series set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.
When a young boy goes missing, his group of friends stumbles upon a young girl with telekinetic powers who recently escaped from a mysterious facility. They soon realize that she may be their only chance at stopping an impending doom that threatens to engulf Hawkins whole.

Cast

Finn Wolfhard , Joe Keery , Jamie Campbell Bower , Brett Gelman , Caleb McLaughlin , Maya Hawke , David Harbour , Matthew Modine , Priah Ferguson , Gaten Matarazzo , Winona Ryder , Charlie Heaton , Sadie Sink , Millie Bobby Brown , Joseph Quinn , Dacre Montgomery , Natalia Dyer , Noah Schnapp

Release Date

July 15, 2016

Seasons

4

Writers

Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer , Paul Dichter , Kate Trefry

Directors

Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer

Showrunner

Matt Duffer , Ross Duffer

Franchise

Stranger Things

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