Stranger Things finally reveals the truth about the Mind Flayer and Vecna, but it screws everything up by the end.

A shocking omission from the controversial Stranger Things finale results in a plot hole that derails the ending, and not for the first time.

From the off its very clear that though the show is set over thirty years ago, the events that take place in it are a comment on modern society with Russia trying to bring down America from within by unleashing a monster on the country.

Jennifer Marshall, who is now in remission, was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in 2022 after her stage 1 foot cancer spread to her lymph nodes.

Stranger Things returns on Netflix with its Season 5, Volume 2. It dropped its episodes 5-7, ahead of its big finale on December 31, 2025. Volume 2 will follow the group in Hawkins going against the Upside Down to reveal the show's main villain between Vecna and the Mind Flayer.