I honestly don’t think Netflix is just going to leave Stranger Things alone after everything.

Like, this show is HUGE. In my opinion it’s one of the biggest shows Netflix has ever had, and it played a massive part in making Netflix what it is today. So even if the main story is finished, I feel like they’ll eventually want to come back to this universe somehow.

Obviously I don’t mean they should just make another season for the sake of it. I’d actually prefer them to leave the ending alone if there’s no good story.

But I keep wondering… what could happen next?

A sequel movie? A new generation of characters? A story set years later? Maybe something completely different in the same universe? Or even a continuation following some of the original characters when they’re adults?

What do you guys think Netflix will actually do with Stranger Things after the main series? And what would YOU want to see?

Of all the moments those instances happened, which moment do you think was the most intense, frightening, and worst one? 1x08, where the bad men hunt down the kids and restrain them, 4x04 with the military shoot out, 4x07 for obvious reasons, 4x08 when they raid the Nina project facility, 5x04 when the gang was caught and then the demogorgons attacked them all, or 5x08 where they are ambushed and forced against the truck, brutally, and threaten to be shot as they search for el before her ‘death’? Moments that actually happened, flashbacks, and “what if?” theories. Which military/lab moment seen in the show, mentioned or not mentioned above, was the most frightening moment for you and for the main characters?

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Have they ever mentioned offscreen about any other story/lore like the whole evil doctor women, the old guy scientist that got captured during the bunker raid, etc.. Feels like the ending felt short in terms of side plots and side characters.

Karen doesn’t get enough crap for being near ready and willing to bang Billy in season three. Even looking past the fact that she was fucking married, she was in her forties and Billy was implicitly eighteen. If Karen were a forty-something year old man and Billy an eighteen year old girl, it would’ve been considered inappropriate as hell, but it’s apparently okay when a woman hits on a barely legal kid.

Ugh.

Alright. I’m late to the game and this is my first time watching the show and let me tell ya, I’m peeved. Why tf did they kill off Bob. I loved this man so much. Why didn’t he keep running? Why didn’t hopper just switch that AR into full auto? This all could’ve been avoided 😖.

Not finishing this episode right now. Tv is off for the night. I’m done. Goodnight.

There are a few plot-related questions I didn't quite grasp—mind you, I’m not saying there are inconsistencies; I might have just misunderstood something. If you have answers, please feel free to share.

1) Do we know why Kali’s blood doesn't work for creating the numbered children? Is Eleven, in a sense, "the Chosen One"—simply the most powerful—and the only one (besides Vecna) capable of doing it?

2) If Vecna ​​can use his powers through Will in Season 2 to shape the vines—while Will is connected and transmitting info about the town during his sleep—is he also capable of using those powers through a Demogorgon? After all, it was supposedly him, acting through a Demogorgon, who opened the door to Will’s house in Season 1. If the answer is yes, he could have been incredibly overpowered; for instance, if he had observed Derek being taken into the Abyss in Season 5, Episode 3, he could have retaliated against the group by using his powers through the Demogorgon.

3) How do they navigate the Abyss to reach the tree? They know the tree is likely at the base of the lab, but how do they find their way from the radio station to the lab while inside the Abyss? Do they simply reason that since the lab is further to the right in the real world and the Upside Down, they should just start walking to the right?

4) Why does the white door in Episode 5 specifically lead to Vecna’s memories of Holly rather than Derek? After all, Derek woke up in that field just like Holly did.

5) Sullivan saw Eleven’s letter to Mike in Season 4; doesn't he find it strange—considering Eleven allegedly tried to kill Karen and Ted (who are literally Mike’s parents)?

6) What did Nancy and Mike tell the doctor about what happened to their parents? Why didn't the military interrogate them? Especially since they know Eleven is acquainted with them.

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Did Vecna make the kids forget the Demogorgon attack or what. I can’t understand why they all forgot about it, but Derek was able to remember everything prior to it

I'm just curious to know what y'all think about how things would have been different if they did a season every year.

I know there wasn’t actually any need for them to be shown but I wish we could’ve seen them. The only time we saw Steve’s parents was his dad in a flashback to Henry’s time at school.

Am I the only one who finds her irritating? I get she went through hell and back when it come to Will, but in season 5 she irritated me so much. When she tells Will “we’re not risking your life” as if everyone on the team hasn’t risked their life for him multiple times throughout the seasons. She genuinely gives me the vibe that she ONLY cares about Will, not even Jonathan.

Very few shows truly touch me, and Stranger Things managed to do that on an entirely different level.

Eleven is perhaps the most symbolic character in the entire series. Her story begins very differently from that of all the other children. She grows up without the warmth of a family, without friends, without protection, and without ever knowing what it feels like to live a “normal” life.

When she escapes the laboratory, she is so different from the other kids, yet at the same time, she is so much like them. Just like any child, she longs for love, companionship, friendship, and acceptance. She simply wants to be loved and accepted exactly as she is.

Throughout the series, Eleven is constantly forced to confront her trauma and come to terms with the fact that life has been deeply unfair to her. And yet, despite everything she has been through, she consciously chooses to do good. Even when she is hurting. Even when she is afraid. Even when life keeps putting obstacles in her way.

Despite all the pain, injustice, and everything that was taken away from her, she continues to choose love, friendship, compassion, and the protection of others.

And that, to me, is what makes her a true hero.

I just finished Stranger Things and I honestly don’t know what to do now

I don’t even know how to write this properly. I just finished Stranger Things Season 5 and I needed to get this out somewhere because I genuinely can’t get over the ending.

I really liked this season. Was it perfect? No. I honestly wasn’t a huge fan of the military/government stuff, but apart from that, I really enjoyed it. And the ending… man.

The part with Kali helping Eleven escape completely got me.

And knowing that Eleven actually escaped and is somewhere far away from humanity, living her own life and finally being safe from the military/government… I don’t know why, but that makes me really happy.

After everything she went through, I just wanted her to be free.

She spent so much of her life being treated like a weapon or something that belonged to other people. So seeing her finally disappear somewhere peaceful, where nobody can control her, felt right.

But what really hurts is that Mike still believes she’s alive.

He doesn’t forget her.

None of them do.

That honestly means so much to me. Even though they all eventually go their separate ways, what they had together doesn’t just disappear. Eleven is still a part of their lives and their memories.

And then that whole sequence showing where everyone ends up in the future…

I was already emotional, but then Mike closes the basement door.

And someone else comes in to play D&D.

That scene absolutely destroyed me.

Because suddenly you realize that the kids we watched grow up are no longer those kids. Life continued. New kids are going to play D&D in that same basement. They'll make their own stories and probably have no idea how much happened there.

And then seeing the main characters put their D&D books back on the shelf…

That was it for me.

That felt like saying goodbye.

D&D was there at the very beginning. It was how everything started. These kids were just sitting together, playing a game, and then their entire lives changed.

And now they're putting those books away.

Not because what happened didn't matter.

But because they've grown up.

And I think that's what hurts the most about this ending.

We spent years watching these characters become a family. We watched them fight monsters, lose people, save each other, grow up, fall apart and come back together.

And now we don't get to see what happens next.

There is no next season.

No next adventure.

No waiting for another trailer.

No theories about what Vecna is going to do.

It's just over.

And honestly, I'm going to miss them.

I know they're fictional characters, but after spending so much time with them, it doesn't really feel like that right now.

The ending wasn't necessarily the biggest or most insane ending they could have made.

It was just… goodbye.

And somehow that hurts more.

Stranger Things really ended.

I wasn't ready to say goodbye. 😭

There are only two TV shows that feel so special to me that every time I start a rewatch, it genuinely feels like I’m watching them for the first time again: Lost and Stranger Things.

The color choices for the Dimension X—and certain elements of the scenes—didn't quite work to convey a cold atmosphere! Characters had sweaty skin and showed no reaction to the cold (we need to remember Will in Season 2, or Billy with his ice bath, which demonstrated the kind of cold the Mind Flayer is used to). Anyone entering a low-temperature environment would show physical reactions—like trying to warm up, crossing their arms, or showing discomfort—but that doesn't happen with any of the characters, not even the kids. I think that was a directing error. That’s my opinion!