Stranger Things 5 Ending Tease Hints At Using Original Eleven Death Plan
WARNING! Minor spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 4, vol. 1!
The Duffer brothers have teased that Stranger Things season 5 has a highly emotional ending, hinting the series finale will go through with the original plan to kill Eleven. Although the series is as popular as ever, Netflix’s Stranger Things is ending with season 5, which will finally conclude Hawkins’ battle with the Upside Down. However, while Eleven’s storyline will be coming to an end, the series’ co-creators have teased the possibility of Stranger Things spinoffs.
Stranger Things was one of Netflix’s first major original TV series, with the service’s only massive hit show at the time of its premiere being Orange Is the New Black. As such, Stranger Things’ cast and crew didn’t expect the series to take off with such an incredible following, not to mention an enormous budget. Stranger Things season 1 was originally envisioned as a miniseries, but Netflix rightfully decided to grant it a longer lifespan.
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Had Stranger Things actually been the limited series that the Duffer brothers pitched, season 1 would have ended with Eleven sacrificing herself to destroy the Upside Down. However, more seasons were ordered, leading to the ambiguous Stranger Things season 1 epilogue of Hopper leaving Eggos for Eleven in the woods and Will coughing up slugs, revealing the former character had survived and the Upside Down was still infiltrating Hawkins. Considering the Duffer brothers had originally intended for Eleven to die in a world-saving sacrifice and have now written a tear-jerker series finale, it seems the Stranger Things co-creators could be planning to reuse this fate for the series’ main
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