Stranger Things fans are clinging onto a theory that a “secret ninth episode” will drop on January 7. The Conformity Gate theory breaks when you examine the evidence.
The final episode of Stranger Things frustrated fans with unresolved plot lines and the fates of several characters left unclear after years of buildup.
Some relationships survived Stranger Things’ series finale, while others don’t. Here’s where key friendships, romances and alliances stand after the finale.
The Stranger Things spinoff will not revisit Hawkins or the Upside Down. Instead, it may explore a deeper mythology tied to Vecna’s origin and a mysterious red rock.