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Netflix Stranger Things Season 5 Part 2 Finale Is Going To Be 'Emotional' With No Dry Eyes In The House According To Casts

Netflix's hit series Stranger Things returned on Christmas Day with Season 5, Volume 2. The cast of the series hints that the finale of this volume is going to be 'emotional' with 'no dry eyes' as teased by the cast and the Duffer Brothers.

International Business Times UK

Stranger Things’ Will Byers Was Always Meant To Be Queer: ‘Always The Plan’

The Duffer Brothers confirm that it was “always the plan” for Will Byers to be queer, backing years of Stranger Things fan theories.

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Stranger Things EPs Opened Up About Bringing (Spoiler) Back For Season 5 And Addressed A Long-Standing Rumor I’d Wondered About

I didn't have this character's return on my bingo card.

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Stranger Things 5 still can't beat this Netflix juggernaut after 59,500,000 views

Captivating sci-fi thriller smashes Netflix records in five days, but Squid Game still sits on the throne

Evening Standard

Kali? Why 'Stranger Things' Season 5's Shocking Cameo Is "Very Important" To The Ending

The Duffer Brothers reveal that 'Stranger Things' closing chapters would look very different without its biggest cameo.

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Stranger Things’ Duffer Brothers Clarify That Huge Will Twist (And I Get It Now)

I'm glad they cleared this up.

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'Stranger Things' Season 5: Vecna 2.0 Revealed — Why the Villain Got a 'Snatched' New Look

At the end of 'Stranger Things' Season 4, Vecna was 'defeated' by Nancy, Robin, and Steve. In Season 5, however, he returns with an even more terrifying and grotesque new look—so much so that some fans have jokingly claimed he's been 'snatched'.

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Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 5 Release Date and More: Will's Powers Explained - No It's Not The Same As Eleven's

Episode 5 arrives on 25 December 2025, revealing Will's proximity-based Hive Mind abilities and confirming they function entirely differently from Eleven's.

International Business Times UK

The Duffer Brothers Teased Stranger Things' 'Most Violent Death' In Season 5. I Think I Know Which One It Was After Volume 1

R.I.P. to this character in Stranger Things Season 5.

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Stranger Things creator reveals exactly when we'll finally learn the truth about the Upside Down: "This is something that has been planned for 10 years now"

There is still a lot to be revealed in the Netflix show

Total Film

Stranger Things fans are divided about maligned season 2 episode after the return of a key character in season 5: "It was pointless"

We thought we were never going to see her again

Total Film

‘Stranger Things’ Creators Share Cryptic Warning For Fans Before Final Episodes

Fans will follow the Hawkins kids for the last time as they seek to find and eliminate the monstrous Vecna.

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Stranger Things: Everything the Duffer Brothers have said about Will’s insane character arc

The Sorcerer is in town

Evening Standard

Vecna better watch his back: Stranger Things creators say that one character's "incredible" power reveal "changes the game" for the rest of season 5

Stranger Things season 5 volume 1's finale has a huge twist

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Stranger Things creators say you need to rewatch four specific episodes before season 5 drops: "That’s where we started to really plant the seeds for the mythology"

Save yourself 35 hours and rewatch these four Stranger Things episodes

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Stranger Things takeover of Netflix charts suggests fans are all doing the same thing ahead of Season 5

Hit science fiction series climbing charts as anticipation grows for final season

Total Film

Stranger Things creators say the casts' aging throughout the series is "not as dramatic as people think" and the only issue is the deeper voices: "We’re still dealing with that"

The Stranger Things cast getting older is not an issue, and the Duffer brothers have the perfect scene to prove it

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'It's Not As Dramatic As People Think.' Stranger Things’ The Duffer Brothers On Getting Flak From Fans Over The Young Cast Aging

The Stranger Things kids can't be called kids anymore!

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Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers used the Game of Thrones snowball effect in their storytelling

"We would always take that example to Netflix for reasons why we should scale up the show"

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Stranger Things season 5 part 1 predictions: 5 things I expect to happen when the hit Netflix show returns

Stranger Things 5 volume 1 makes its Netflix debut very soon – here's what I think will happen.

The Independent UK

Stranger Things season 5 will feature ‘most violent death’ yet, Duffer Brothers say

‘Hopefully parents don’t get too mad at us,’ creators said

Total Film

It sounds like Stranger Things will avoid a Game of Thrones style finale disaster, as one star says she's "extremely happy with where they took the characters at the end"

"It was everything I dreamed it would be"

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The Duffer Brothers Set The Record Straight For Stranger Things' Final Episode Runtimes, Can't Agree On Where 'Movie-Length' Rumors Started

Let's all get on the same page here.

Total Film

Stranger Things creators hope they have "learned any possible lesson there is to learn and season 5 will be perfect," and fans won't have any issue with the ending: "I think that the chances of that are 0.5%"

Exclusive: Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer say they know what mistakes they have made in the past, but hope that season 5 will be "perfect"

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Kate Bush sent 'cool, unique' gift to Stranger Things showrunners

The Duffer Brothers received a "very cool, very unique" gift from Kate Bush in recognition of Stranger Things introducing her song Running Up That Hill to a new audience.

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