SPOILERS are ahead for the Stranger Things series finale, now streaming with a Netflix subscription.

The Duffers spill more details about that Max and Lucas date scene in the Stranger Things series finale, revealing what movie they're watching.

Max’s escape scene in Stranger Things Season 5 exposes the show’s biggest problem, endless explanation where urgency should win.

Max made "a deal with God" and ran straight up the hill into Lucas' arms. It was magic. We talk about it ahead of the Stranger Things finale.

The Stranger Things Season 5 finale has kicked off a surge of online discourse, with fans pointing out narrative gaps. In the days following the episode’s release, three specific complaints have surfaced as the common points of criticism.

The Stranger Things series ends by mirroring its beginning, returning to a Dungeons & Dragons game in the Wheelers’ basement. Will, Dustin, Lucas, Max, and Mike reunite for one final role-playing campaign before putting away their D&D books and leaving the basement one by one, symbolizing the close of their shared childhood chapter.

Stranger Things' director Shawn Levy on directing Max's return, that Jonathan-Nancy scene, Will's big moment and his final day on the set.

The very last episode of Stranger Things aired on December 31, and it's either a masterclass in storytelly or another big show's fall from grace.

"We do that flash-forward in Mike's story and we bring them up to a certain point, and then we want to leave it a little bit up to fans in terms of where these characters end up ultimately," Ross says. "Do Robin and Vickie stay together? Maybe, maybe not."

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things came to an end on New Year’s Eve, but it’s not the last fans will see of Hawkins. A new animated spinoff titled Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 is heading to Netflix in 2026.

With the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, Netflix has wrapped up its biggest show that spanned an entire decade.