Dungeons & Dragons has always been a big part of Stranger Things, but, in Stranger Things season 5, it was actually Baldur's Gate 3 that inspired the final showdown.
In the last-ever episode, the Party goes up against Vecna and the Mind Flayer in a battle that results in Vecna being decapitated by Joyce Byers (in a dramatic scene that only took Winona Ryder two takes) – you can read a full breakdown of everything that happened in our Stranger Things season 5 finale ending explained.
