When Season Three of Stranger Things wrapped up, it looked like the Duffer Brothers mightve finally delivered a much-needed, shocking blow to the shows huggable OG cast. In the season finales boss battle, the mysterious Russian machine explodesvaporizing a ton of bad-guy minions, but also, it seemed, Police Chief Jim Hopper too.

The twist ending didnt last for long: When Netflix released a preview of Season Four in March, we saw Hopper alive and well, working away on a Russian railroad. Now, the question is: What the hell is he doing there? Since that teaser debuted, many have speculated that Hopper will break badwell get to that shortlybut David Harbour, who plays the chief in the series, just gave us our best idea of what to expect going forward. In an interview with Deadline, the actor hinted that well see Hopper painted in a bit of a darker palette in the next season.

"Each season we get to see a different side of him, and last season it was sort of wacky," Harbour said. "I loved playing that, [but] now I think he's painted in a bit of a darker palette and he's able to express these really deep things about him that we haven't really known yet. It's been hinted at, but we don't really know."

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Harbours hint backs up what fans have been speculating for months: Hopper will turn on the Hawkins gang and become the villain of Season Fourwhich honestly sounds way more compelling than another slobbering Upside Down beast. As for how Hopper will go from hero to ready to lay the smackdown on Finn and Dustin, fans think itll (what else) be the doing of some classic 80s tropes: Brainwashing or cloning. Reddit user Conor_mc7 theorized the former nearly a year ago:

As for the cloning possibilitywhich would see an alternate version of Hopper become a Ivan Drago-esque powerhouseScreenrant theorized that the Mind Flayer would construct a clone of the detective. That way, the clone could be an on-Earth acolyte for Upside Down villainery, similar to Billys arc in Season Three.

Back in March, while speaking at the Liverpool Comic Con, Harbour told fans that Season Four of Stranger Things would dig deep into Hopper's mysterious past:

It's unclear how 'Vietnam,' 'New York,' and 'Dad' relate to Hopper's imprisonment in Russia, but it's possible that cloning or brainwashing could somehow be rooted in his dark past. And, given Harbour has confirmed that his character will be darker in this season, whether it's via cloning or brainwashing, it seems like Stranger Things is setting up Hopper to be its dark new villain.

Unfortunately, Stranger Things Season Four didn't wrap up filming before the global COVID-19 shutdown, so the releaseoriginally intended for early 2021is up in the air. Though, the writers of Stranger Things just posted a picture of the completed Season Four script, so hopefully production will resume soon.

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