A week has passed since the Stranger Things series finale released for viewers with a Netflix subscription, but getting answers about the Upside Down and seeing the inexplicable graduations of some of the kids hasn't stopped the theorizing from continuing into the 2026 TV schedule. Unfortunately for believers in the #ConformityGate theory that the secret real finale would release on January 7 at 8 p.m. ET, there was no bonus ninth episode to be found. I was never on board with Conformity Gate, but some evidence from Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty made me want to believe.
