Spanning almost 10 years for fans, Stranger Things has dominated Netflix. The popular series was all about Hawkins, Indiana and the Upside Down world the kids of the small town had to encounter. And in the 2+ hour finale, fans were gifted an okay goodbye.

Finally, after what feels like a hundred years, “Stranger Things” has ended.

Season 5 of Stranger Things is its final one, and was made up of eight sometimes divisive episodes... but which of them stands as the best overall?

So will the concluding image of Stranger Things be Mike and Eleven standing by a waterfall, or three? The Duffer brothers say they’ve known the ending for some time, telling Backstage: “We’ve been dreaming about the final 10 minutes of the show for years.” Could they already be telling us what that is?

As Netflix prepares for the premiere of the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, one mystery continues to loom larger than the Upside Down itself, ie, Vecna.

The "Stranger Things" finale, Season 5, Episode 8, drops on New Year's Eve, tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.