In Stranger Things Season 5, one thing has become crystal clear: the abduction of precisely 12 children from Hawkins was intentional. There’s a method to his madness.

Stranger Things season 5 volume 2 dropped on Christmas Day. For the past week, I’ve been sitting with it, rewatching it, and gathering my thoughts on it. For the most part, I loved it. But certain scenes stick out like a sore thumb, making it an underwhelming installment to the series.

As Vecna manipulates the Hawkins children at Creel House, fans couldn't help but notice their behavior is similar to William Golding's 1954 novel.

One X user ranted that the scene ‘ruined’ the whole show. Another explained why the scene makes perfect sense.

If you remember season four, Vecna had a very strange relationship with clocks. He hated time, routines, and what he called the “rules” of the human world. He even used a grandfather clock as a warning sign before killing his victims.

Get ready to say goodbye to 'Stranger Things' with our guide to the premiere of the series finale, including the date, time plot and more

The show’s score has plummeted in the wake of the release of the second batch of episodes from season five, falling to a series-low 57 percent. The show has also received plenty of blowback on social media since the Vol. 2 episodes were released on Christmas Day.

The grand finale arrives on Netflix December 31, so here's one last look back at the characters' most inconsistently important aspect: their love lives.

Viewers are airing out their frustration with season 5 of Stranger Things by review-bombing the show — specifically Will's coming out episode. Part 2 of the fifth and final season premiered on Thursday,

Holly Wheeler plays a central role in Stranger Things season 5, and there are multiple reasons why Nell Fisher assumed the part for the show's final episodes.