So, as the dust settles from the show's fifth and final super-sized installment, let's dive back into the Upside Down and examine how it all shook out. Here's every season of "Stranger Things," ranked.

Prepare for Stranger Things Season 5 finale and read about Volume 2’s detailed recap including Upside Down secrets, Will’s powers, Henry’s plan and major cliffhangers before December 31 on Netflix.

Stranger Things finally reveals the truth about the Mind Flayer and Vecna, but it screws everything up by the end.

I've just finished watching Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2, and let me tell you, my brain needed a big break after processing all that science.

Yes, there are spoilers ahead for the final episode of Stranger Things .

Stranger Things 5 creators The Duffer Brothers answer series finale questions: is Eleven dead, where are the demogorgans and what is the rock?

Starting with the very first episode of Stranger Things, the series creators Matt and Ross Duffer used Dungeons & Dragons to both foreshadow the show’s biggest villains and explain their powers. The protagonists refer to themselves as “the party” and the metaphors have been laid on so thick there was even speculation the series finale would reveal that the entire show was actually just a fantasy cooked up by the group’s Dungeon Master,

In Netflix's "Stranger Things" final season, Will Byers comes out, embraces his powers and delivers long-awaited LGBTQ representation, columnist Tony Bravo writes.