US EditionStrangers Things Fans Have One Big Question About Entire Series as It Comes to End
The finale depicts the defeat of Vecna and the Upside Down with some casualties; a time jump shows survivors' lives 18 months later and Eleven's fate remains uncertain.
- On December 31, Netflix released the two-hour Stranger Things finale, uniting Joyce Byers, Eleven, Mike Wheeler, Hopper and others for a final showdown against Vecna.
- Hawkins, Indiana faced repeated supernatural threats as the group entered the Abyss to confront Vecna and free captured children, aiming to save their town and the wider world.
- After an 18-month jump, the finale checks in on lives in 1989, showing Mike Wheeler, Will Byers, Lucas Sinclair and Dustin Henderson graduating while Joyce Byers and Hopper plan their future including an engagement.
- Eleven's fate remains ambiguous after the finale as she destroyed Vecna, the Mind Flayer, the Upside Down and the Abyss but did not return to Hawkins, with Mike suggesting her powers were suppressed by the military and Kali was shot.
- The final Dungeons & Dragons scene hands the torch to a new generation as fans flagged a subtle epilogue hint about Nancy Wheeler and outlets suggested spinoff ideas in the expanding Stranger Things universe.
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‘If we knew and they knew, then it defeats the entire purpose of her sacrifice,’ showrunners say
Warning: You are in the Upside Down and this note was invaded by Azómentes with many spoilers from the last chapter of Stranger Things 5. The end of Stranger Things left us with a farewell made with the memories of five seasons and the nostalgic possibility of a happy future for all. The Netflix series, created by Matt and Ross Duffer, concluded after a decade with an image that refers directly to its origin: a last game of Calabozos and Dragons…
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