What happened to Eleven after the ambiguous 'Stranger Things' series finale? Millie Bobby Brown knows - but 'swore herself to secrecy'
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Key Points:
- Millie Bobby Brown, along with Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, is the only person who knows Eleven’s true fate following the series finale, and Brown has sworn to keep it a secret.
- In the finale, Eleven sacrifices herself by reentering the Upside Down to protect her friends from the military’s pursuit, leaving her ultimate fate ambiguous.
- The final scene suggests a hopeful possibility that Eleven escaped and is living peacefully, but the creators emphasize this is left open to interpretation to preserve the story’s emotional impact.
- The Duffer brothers explained that Eleven’s departure symbolizes the end of childhood magic and wonder as the main characters transition into adulthood, making her absence essential to the narrative closure.
- The creators
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