Will as the 'False Thessalhydra/Radio Tower'
Explained using colour theory (hinted by a painting in the show!)
A user on reddit spotted this painting in Nancy's room in S4:
The Singer, 1903 by Wassily Kandinsky (reminds me of the singer during Hopper's proposal)
Couldn't help but notice Henry resembles this artist:
Wassily Kandinsky (1866ā1944) was a Russian painter & art theorist widely credited with creating the first pure abstract paintings in Western art. He had the condition āsynesthesiaā where he could hear colours & compared painting to composing music.
Hearing colours is a kind of power isn't it?
He was so moved by colour & music that in 1911 he founded Der Blaue Reiter: an avant-garde group in Munich, aiming to 'express spiritual truths through art'. He was notoriously anti-materialist in a growingly commercial society.
Tell me this isnāt something Henry would say...... "the Mind-
And then...I saw his painting: The Blue Rider (1903):
Dragon of materialism you say? Autumn landscape end of S5?
Kandinsky was OBSESSED with the colours blue & yellow. One of his most famous paintings is Yellow-Red-Blue (1925):
They are primary colours, yes. But here's the strongest pair we know:
Red you say? To break apart blue and yellow?? LIKE ALL THE RED IN S5? I think anytime red appears - it symbolically represents corrupting/blocking the signals between everyone - especially them.
This is why Will can't receive signals from Mike. He's blocking them.
Remember this?
Will has been 'painting the illusion' for a long time. Just read this quote by Kandinsky:
Will is the artist, using colour & sound to cause vibrations in the soul. A corrupt frequency & illusion. Will is the False Thessalhydra:
And he's been using the WSQK to constantly broadcast the illusion like an infection. It's a frequency, invisible to the naked eye. Just like the 'Mindsong' of the False Thessalhydra:
But this can't be done without the help of the Dungeon Master:
Anyone else felt gaslit when S5 ended? Mike knows something is wrong. He's been trying to leave clues, signalling people to WAKE UP. But his signals keep getting blocked. He fails. In the end HE ALSO FORGETS.
Green symbolises Mike's hidden feelings. Will can't see it.
But how can Mike stop Will's corrupt frequency? Well š³ļøāš:
It's been established that music, memories & touch involving Mike have broken Will out of his possession multiple times. Like Max said, music isn't the only way home, and she's right.
But Mike can't do this alone. He will need everyone's help, especially El's.
There is a scientific theory relating to this! It's implied Will is connected to Hawkins Lab/Rainbow Room. It's very possible he really is El's twin of sorts:
Alternative theory: Like Robin said, Will could just be the 'receiver' for Vecna (or the Lab or the False Thessalhydra) and he's just helping broadcast the signal/infection.
Important: Kandinsky was inspired by 7 Principles of Theosophy:
(it was a 7 lol)
The Fifth Element is also on the S4 movie board!!
Kandinsky used theosophical concepts to paint the bridge between the spiritual & material worlds. DnD lore also draws from theosophical stories. Eg: The Great Wheel Cosmology & The Planes of Existence. (eg: Astral, Material, & Elemental Planes).
The missing element is love (or as Hopper says, a missing piece of the puzzle).
This is why music alone isn't enough. Will needs music, touch, voice, sound, memories & love - everything that makes him human. It needs to transcend all planes in time.
Love Wins!
"You never know the ending until it's all sung through" šš
