The Stranger Things have got a different fan-base since 2016 and with the finale season just dropping in, fans have their opinions in record to rate the best episodes to watch, ranked by IMDb scores

I love Stranger Things. I've loved STRANGER THINGS since the very first episode debuted nearly 10 years ago in the Summer of 2016! I'm a sucker for 80's nostalgia and have really grown to enjoy horror (in no small part thanks to this show) but now that it's been FIVE SEASONS across 10 years and these kids are adults (Millie Bobby Brown fittingly goes by Elle now because in real life Eleven is married with her own child) does it still have that magic?

Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things ended its nine-year run on New Year’s Eve 2025, but the internet has other plans. A viral theory dubbed "Conformity Gate" has convinced thousands of fans that Netflix is hiding a secret ninth episode, and that today, January 7, 2026, is the day it drops.

Conformity Gate comes as " Stranger Things " released its final episode on Dec. 31. The finale left some fans disappointed and wanting more. And Conformity Gate believers think that an additional episode will show the current finale was just a fake-out and that the beloved main characters didn't defeat Vecna after all.

Conformity Gate might be a demonstration of fandom's deep love for Stranger Things, but it's distracting from a divisive but fitting ending

Stranger Things season five has come to a bittersweet end on Netflix, but fans are still theorising about the missing year on the show's timeline