Do you think Max will wake up before the time jump or after? I think she's probably going to wake up pretty early in the season because they raised Sadie's (and the rest of the main cast) salary to 7 million per episode I think? And I don't think they'll really make her sleep most of the season LMAO (it's a silly reason but still).
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One slight correction: it's seven million for the full season not per episode, meaning they're getting paid nearly a million per episode which is still a ton. So yes, odds are she's waking up early. I think it would actually be a good idea to have her waking up be the start of the time skip to give an excuse to gather everyone in one location regardless of where they live or if they're at college. But I doubt she'd wake up before the time skip because she'd be better utilized after being in a coma for years, with no idea if she'd ever wake up only to be hit with the gut punch that she is effectively brain dead and doesn't remember anyone.
On the other hand, maybe she could be 'awake' but only as a vessel for Vecna, but the issue with that is that she'd have to be doing something during the time loop. Side note: her being a vessel for Vecna would not be a surprise to me, and I fully subscribe to the belief that Master of Puppets, a song in which someone is blinded and their memories twisted into a dark version until they obey the master, could be foreshadowing her being under Vecna's control. However, that's a whole other post (if anyone's interested).
TL;DR I think Max waking up will trigger the time skip but I doubt she'll be awake for the two year (or so) gap between episodes.