Stranger Things 5 Finale Perfect Farewell Or Major Disappointment: What Netizens Think About Duffer Brothers Show

After 9 years, The Duffer Brothers createdStranger Things closed its chapters forever. A cinematic 2-hour and 8-minute-long finale episode premiered on Netflix at 6:30 AM in India. Theatres in select countries

screened the much-anticipated and talked-about season finale on the big screen. Netizens have been talking about the finale episode on social media, sharing their views, reviews and theories with regard to the conclusion of the popular supernatural thriller series. From disappointment to heightened emotions, fans expressed their thoughts on X. After seven episodes spread across two seasons, Stranger Things 5 ends with the standalone 8th episode on December 31 in the U.S. and January 1, 2026, in other Asian countries, including India.

Netizens review Stranger Things 5 finale

Netizens reacted to the Stranger Things season 5 finale. One fan thought, “The season was ass……..but they nailed the finale..idc what anyone says (sic)” Another commented, “10/10 ending. Gave everyone beautiful endings, the upside down + abyss is gone, they’re all grown up on their own path, and (possibly) left room for either a sequel or a prequel. Thank you Duffer Brothers for an incredible 9 years.”

On the other hand, some had differing opinions. One wrote, “The ending being so bad just has me devoid of any feelings toward the show. Unfortunately the authors being too scared to kill off any characters took away any risk and impact—it was so uneventful.” Another comment read, “this was the big finale they thought about for years?”

A fan of Stranger Things tweeted, “Jamie Campbell Bower was definitely my mvp of this season. that performance was insane.” Another reaction read, “So we killed Vecna an hour in in a very anticlimactic fight…then spent an hour making everyone think there would be more when really it was just spent closing out everyone’s stories all while El maybe lived. I expected far more with the hype. Major letdown.”

One critiqued, “I feel like the last hour had so much more potential but they wasted it. the ending that we got, though bittersweet, was extremely underwhelming. you’re telling me only one person (that no one really cared about if we’re being honest) died?????” “As heartbreaking as this was, it was fucking PERFECT. mikes biggest fear is losing el and finn perfectly delivered that, his worst fear was coming true right before his eyes,” read another comment.

“They really could have fixed that finale with just 30 secs more of footage. Picture this Mike is alone in the basement, walkie talkie in hand, calling for El. Static. He sets it down & turns to walk away. Then we hear a faint “Mike.” Cut to black,” one fan wrote. Disappointed with the finale, another viewer tweeted, “Genuinely WHAT WAS THE POINT? they tried to play it safe and it ends up being an absolute disaster. full of plot holes, terrible acting performances, god awful writing. I can't believe they took this long and gave us this garbage as a finale.”

Stranger Things season 5 features Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Jake Connelly (Derek Turnbow), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers), and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay).All eight episodes are now streaming on Netflix worldwide.