The ultimate episode of Stranger Issues was launched on December 31, leaving folks teary-eyed, indignant, emotional, and upset all of sudden, if the reactions on social media are something to go by. The Netflix present’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, mentioned Eleven’s destiny in an interview with the OTT platform, revealing whether or not she had escaped the Upside Down in Season 5’s finale. *Spoilers forward*
What occurred to Eleven in Stranger Issues 5 finale?
After it’s assumed that Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) had died defending Hawkins and the remainder of the world whereas Upside Down was blown up, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) tells one final story throughout a sport of Dungeons and Dragons along with his associates.
He believes that Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) did one final favour to Eleven earlier than dying and helped her escape the Upside Down. He additionally imagines a contented ending for Eleven, the place she strikes to a village and visits the waterfalls he had dreamed of for her. This idea, nonetheless, isn’t confirmed on the present, leaving it ambiguous as as to if Eleven survived to inform the story.
What do the Duffer Brothers say about it?
Matt Duffer informed Netflix that one thing her adopted dad, Jim Hopper (David Harbour), by no means wished to assume or discuss is what ‘regular life’ Eleven might stay after every part that went down. “Mike’s clearly talked about it so much, nevertheless it’s form of this fantasy model that might by no means work,” he clarified, including, “There are two roads that Eleven might take. There’s this darker, extra pessimistic one or the optimistic, hopeful one. Mike is the optimist of the group and has chosen to consider in that story.”
Ross Duffer additionally revealed that there was ‘by no means a model’ the place Eleven would hang around with the gang on the finish, charting it right down to her powers and magic. “For our characters to maneuver on and for the story of Hawkins and the Upside Down to come back to an in depth, Eleven needed to go away. We thought it might be lovely if our characters continued to consider in that happier ending, even when we didn’t give them a transparent reply as to if that’s true or not.”
The brothers claimed that it was a ‘higher means’ to deliver closure to the youngsters’ story and their journey from kids to adults. Matt even identified that if Eleven was actually on the market, none of them might get in contact along with her. “So if that’s the narrative, that is actually one of the best ways to maintain her alive. And it’s about Mike and everybody discovering a option to transfer previous what’s occurred,” he stated.
After its debut in 2016, Stranger Issues concluded in 2025 after 9 years. Set in Eighties Indiana, the story follows a bunch of kids who witness supernatural forces and secret authorities actions after one in every of their associates goes lacking.