The ‘Stranger Things’ finale, explained: What happens to Vecna? And why was a key character’s fate left unknown?
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Key Points:
- Stranger Things concluded its nine-year, five-season run with a two-hour series finale on New Year’s Eve, featuring the Hawkins gang’s final battle to defeat Vecna, the Demogorgons, and the Mind Flayer.
- The group successfully banishes Vecna after a coordinated attack, with Joyce delivering the fatal blow by decapitating him, while Steve Harrington narrowly escapes death, marking a pivotal reconciliation moment with Jonathan.
- Eleven makes a sacrificial choice to stay behind as the Upside Down is destroyed, ensuring the safety of her friends but erasing herself from their world, symbolizing the end of her journey and the magical element of the series.
- The finale ends ambiguously with the gang believing Eleven may still be alive
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