After five seasons, Netflix's sci-fi horror hit wrapped up with an exhausting two-hour extravaganza that, unsurprisingly, delivered lots and lots of … stuff — but very little legacy-building substance.

So, is El dead? The Duffer brothers spoke about the ambiguous ending to Netflix with Matt saying, "There are two roads that Eleven could take. There’s this darker, more pessimistic one or the optimistic, hopeful one. Mike is the optimist of the group and has chosen to believe in that story."

The 'Stranger Things' finale is light on surprises and heavy on sentiment, as the Netflix series bids a sound enough farewell — for now. [SPOILERS]

The show’s score has plummeted in the wake of the release of the second batch of episodes from season five, falling to a series-low 57 percent. The show has also received plenty of blowback on social media since the Vol. 2 episodes were released on Christmas Day.

Spoiler alert! When Will Byers comes out to his friends and family in the seventh episode of 'Stranger Things' Season 5, it doesn't feel profound.

There's a new conspiracy that Stranger Things has hours of cut footage that will solve all its current problems, but it just isn't real.

One ‘ Stranger Things ‘ episode got outright review-bombed. Within hours of airing, IMDb ratings flooded in and dragged the episode to the very bottom of the show’s history, making it the worst-rated chapter the series has ever had.

Matt and Ross Duffer, the sibling masterminds behind Netflix's juggernaut, discussed Vol. 2 of Season 5 and the character who is finally able to reveal his true self.

The Stranger Things closed out 2025 with more of a whimper than a bang, giving us a very divisive series finale that fans just can’t stop arguing about. If you don’t believe it (and don’t mind some serious spoilers),