At the time, “The Rightside Up” hadn’t yet come out, so I didn’t know that the only characters that would die would be Vecna/Henry Creel, Kali and Eleven, who is presumed dead, but really her fate is up in the air. Here’s what Ross Duffer told us about killing characters:

After five seasons, Netflix's sci-fi horror hit wrapped up with an exhausting two-hour extravaganza that, unsurprisingly, delivered lots and lots of … stuff — but very little legacy-building substance.

Ross Duffer said Eleven's death, or disappearance, was integral to the story ending. Eleven represents childhood — and the finale is all about the kids of “Stranger Things” growing up.

Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS ARE AHEAD for the series finale of Stranger Things, available streaming with a Netflix subscription now.

The 'Stranger Things' finale is light on surprises and heavy on sentiment, as the Netflix series bids a sound enough farewell — for now. [SPOILERS]

Stranger Things' star Gaten Matarazzo on the series finale, Eleven's fate, delivering that graduation speech and Steve and Dustin's friendship.

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

The 23-year-old Wolfhard spent the past decade making the hit Netflix series, which premiered in 2016 and aired its finale on Wednesday, revealing the fates of the entire Hawkins gang. Aside from his efforts to collapse the Upside Down on Stranger Things, his work has been very SNL -adjacent.