last in line

Why do I feel like this? Well couple things. First, it's the way Joe looks. The bangs for one thing. Plus the insane weight he's lost which makes him look barely 20. And obviously his cheeky af answer yesterday.

Also I remember back in 2022 someone on twt posted a thread about the 1986 Iron Maiden album Somewhere in Time and how it will reflect Eddie's mind in st5. But obviously it was the context for it was the kas theory. Personally I never thought Eddie would be kas in the show even if I was really into vampire Eddie as an idea. His story was way too sad to end with him banished in the UD forever as a monster. But that album could still work in this context where Eddie's lost in the UD and his friends are trying to find him. This way he could come back and graduate and it'll be way more satisfying ending to his arc.

Also if anyone follows that st acc that posts set pics, you might have seen the pics of Steve's car. The antenna on top of it makes me think they're probably trying to communicate with someone. It also feels like a call back to st1 where will communicated with Joyce through the lights. It could be vecna of course. But it feels like a possibility to me that it might be Eddie. The Eddie/Will similarities they put in there has to be for a reason.

And the thing is this one theory could be possible even with all the projects Joe has lined up because it won't require him to film for a long period. If Eddie's trapped in the UD, I'd reckon his screen time would be rather limited.