The story contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 5, episode 4. If you’re looking for our recap of the episode, you can find it here .

How will Stranger Things end? That’s the big question as the Netflix series returns for its fifth and final season. It took three years since season 4 wrapped to give fans a proper ending, so I imagine the pressure to end the series on a good note weighed heavily on the minds of co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer . No matter how well-received a TV show is throughout its run, Stranger Things’s lasting place in the annals of TV history hinges on its final bow.

According to Variety , the brothers studied series finales that they particularly loved, including Six Feet Under , Friday Night Lights, and even the controversial ending of

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