That Will Byers finally tells his friends and family the truth is a key element in 'The Bridge,' the penultimate episode of 'Stranger Things 5.'

While the Mindflayer gave Stranger Things a major dose of cosmic horror, the introduction of Vecna gave the show something it seemingly needed: a Big Bad that our characters could talk to, one with his own sinister mind and motivations.

That's right. Stranger Things Season 5 previously threw a stick in the spokes of Hopper and Eleven's relationship when he went on his secret mission into the Upside Down without telling her there was a chance he might not return. Which of course made him multitudes more protective of her whenever they found Kali.

Finale episode of "Stranger Things" Season 5 with Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder and David Harbour, Joe Keery is days away from its Netflix release.

The "Stranger Things" euphoria is at an all-time high, as Netflix's record-breaking show is nearing its end. After five seasons, the series will come to an end on December 31 with its eighth and final episode.

The series finale of Stranger Things arrives on Netflix (and in some movie theaters) on New Year’s Eve, promising an epic conclusion to the story that began in 2016 with the abduction of Will Byers in Hawkins,

Stranger Things season 5 has lost its audience, particularly with episode 7. Now its Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB scores are falling to reflect that.

Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and Nancy (Natalia Dyer) have been together since their first kiss in Season 2 of the hit Netflix supernatural show. But during Season 4, when the characters navigated long distance — Jonathan in Lenora, California, and Nancy still in Hawkins — the couple appeared to no longer be on the same page.