What are the metaphorical meanings at the end of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio?

The ending of the fourth season of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio reunites the hard-working protagonists and tells the audience that the crisis has not been lifted, the door to reverse the world has been opened, and Hawkins Town will be in dire straits.

This season's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio has spent a lot of time discussing "guilt". Vicona has the ability to examine the trauma and guilt hidden in people's hearts.

Guilt here may have consciously affected the death of others to some extent. For example, when Nancy and Steven were making out, they didn't realize that Barbara was in danger, which made Nancy feel that she was responsible for Barbara's death, or Max had ambivalence about Billy's death.

It also refers to the oppression brought by society, like Chris, the first victim in the fourth season. Her greatest fear comes from her mother. When she can't reach the "perfect" image in her mother's mind, she feels that she is not qualified and it is a mistake.

This kind of accusation and discrimination from other people's cognition can also be seen in other characters this season (for example, Luo Ping hides her sexual orientation or Xiao Yi is bullied by others at school), and sometimes it brings more mental lethality.

It has been rumored that there will be an important character "taking lunch" this season, and as a result, a popular and lovable character really died, but just like Bob in the second season, Billy in the third season and Eddie in the fourth season, they are all "important supporting roles" with different personalities, but the endings are quite similar.

Bob proved that a nice guy can be a hero, Billy proved that a bad boy can be a hero, and Eddie proved that a timid otaku can stand up for justice and become a hero.