Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2022-06 to 2026-01.
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The Duffer brothers suggest rewatching specific episodes to prepare for the final season.
“The Duffer brothers have come out and said you need to watch a couple episodes to make sure that you're keyed in. Specific four specific episodes.”
LeBatardShow · Nov 2025 · 2 episodes · 15K views on this topicHe views the lack of Demogorgons in the finale as a bad creative decision.
“I think it's a bad move.”
LeBatardShow · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 7K views on this topicHe believes the finale was adequate and that the open-ended nature of Eleven's fate is a positive creative choice.
“So I I thought it was fine. It's just it's always tough to wrap a show when you have so many seasons and so many people and just so much happening at the same time where you sit there and you're like, uh all right, how do how the hell do we tie up 45 loose ends?”
LeBatardShow · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 7K views on this topicHe likes the finale and supports the show's decision to leave Eleven's ultimate fate up to the viewer.
“I said I liked it. Most of the loose ends wrapped up. I liked that a Eleven's fate is left up to the viewer to pick what she is.”
LeBatardShow · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 7K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.