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Noah Schnapp tells PEOPLE that he felt there was "a little bit left unsaid" after Will came out as gay, so he asked the series creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, to add a scene to the 'Stranger Things' finale to "close that story properly.
The final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things ended on New Year’s Eve 2025, leaving viewers emotionally shattered and talking endlessly about one of the most unclear endings in television history.
"I did feel there was a little bit left unsaid with [episode 7]," Schnapp told PEOPLE. "And I did actually speak to the Duffers, and they included a scene in the finale that wasn't originally there to kind of close that story properly."
Keeping with the optimistic tone, most couples’ relationships remain intact at the end of Season 5, but there are a few exceptions. So, what exactly happens between Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Eleven before she disappears (or does she)?
Spoilers below for the seven people or so who still haven’t yet watched Stranger Things ’ series finale via Netflix subscription, so be warned! 2025 may be in the rear view, but Stranger Things ’ final season is still very much atop the zeitgeist,
Starting with the very first episode of Stranger Things, the series creators Matt and Ross Duffer used Dungeons & Dragons to both foreshadow the show’s biggest villains and explain their powers. The protagonists refer to themselves as “the party” and the metaphors have been laid on so thick there was even speculation the series finale would reveal that the entire show was actually just a fantasy cooked up by the group’s Dungeon Master,
After the series finale of the Netflix megahit, fans have been spiraling over a viral online theory that the flagship series may not be finished. But the Duffers have already confirmed: "This is finite.
Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower had a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, during which he discussed Vecna's story arc, participated in multiple hilarious comedy sketches and revealed his opinion on the show's ambiguous ending.