Now that it’s all over, we know how the story ends—with Vecna and the Mind Flayer defeated, the Upside Down destroyed for good, and Eleven seemingly left for dead following a heroic sacrifice to stop the government from using her blood to restart their experimental program to develop psychic children.

While the bulk of the group heads to the Upside Down’s version of the WSQK radio tower, Hopper and Eleven have their own mission. She’s going to face down Vecna on her own, using one of the Hawkins Research Lab tank in the Upside Down.

Clocking in at over two hours long, the final episode of the hit series covers a lot of ground, including the climactic battle for Hawkins, Indiana (and the fate of humanity, no big deal) and its aftermath, closing with a lengthy epilogue that tries to offer a fitting farewell for each of these characters.

Is Eleven alive at the end of the Stranger Things finale? There are some hidden clues that reveal Eleven's fate, even if the Duffer brothers haven't confirmed it.

The Stranger Things Season 5 finale end credits feature a map with coordinates, sparking a theory about Eleven – but it’s not what it seems.

Fans aren't exactly delighted by the "Stranger Things" finale, with many feeling as though it fell way short of delivering on expectations. But one social media user has pitched a follow-up film in which Eleven would return to Hawkins to help the others battle a long-standing enemy who went mostly overlooked in the finale.

Eleven accidentally created the Upside Down when she opened the gate in Stranger Things season 1. This happened during her forced experiment at Hawkins Lab. Duffer made it clear that this was not a choice she made freely.

Mike tells a story that gives Eleven a new ending in Stranger Things, and there are reasons to believe it's true and not true.