The Duffer Brothers Were Worried 'Stranger Things' Fans Had 'Demogorgon Fatigue' Before the Finale

The Duffer Brothers Were Worried 'Stranger Things' Fans Had 'Demogorgon Fatigue' Before the Finale

Turns out the opposite was true—and those flower-headed monsters being absent from the Abyss actually became a point of contention.

The Stranger Things final battle was originally going to feature Demogorgons, but Ross Duffer was worried fans were "fatigued" by the monsters

Stranger Things fans were confused there were no Demogorgons helping Vecna in the show's ultimate showdown

Stranger Things Co-Creator on How 1 Video Game Helped Shape Final Battle

Photo Credit: Netflix Netflix’s Stranger Things ended with a finale that united fans in a rare moment of shared culture. As creators Matt and Ross Duffer wrapped their story in the two-hour “The Rightside Up,” they gave a climactic battle in the Abyss against the Mind Flayer and Vecna that felt both grand and intimately tied to the show’s roots. The secret inspiration behind that finale’s design? A hit Dungeons & Dragons video game. How Baldur’s…