My predictions for season 5 character groupings
Group 1
Mission: stop the upside down
Dustin
Steve
Nancy
Jonathan
Group 2
Mission: kill vecna
Hopper
Joyce
Murray
Robin
Eleven
Mike
Group 3
Mission: save max (come together with group 2 once done - ep 4/5)
Will (who I feel is able to go inside of Vecna's mind and thus can find Max
Lucas
Max
Kali (potentially)
Group 4
Mission: save Holly and prove they can be involved
Erica
Jake connelly's character
Holly Wheeler
Background group
Mission: stop the upside down
Linda Hamilton's character
Alex Breaux's character
Dr Owens