Find all the connections from previous seasons and 'The First Shadow' play that may help you connect the dots as you watch 'Stranger Things 5' Vol. 2

Many Stranger Things fans seem to be disappointed with Season 5 Vol. 2 so far, with some comparing the episodes to Game of Thrones Season 8.

Warning: spoilers are ahead for Stranger Things Season 5 through Volume 2, available streaming now in the 2025 TV schedule with a Netflix subscription.

"I hope by the time people get to the end that it feels like there’s something inevitable about what happens," Matt Duffer tells The Hollywood Reporter in a conversation with brother Ross Duffer about the second part of the final season and how it sets up their endgame.

Mr. Clarke actor Randy Havens responds to the viral claims about but scenes from ‘Stranger Things’ season 5 volume 2.

In the days after the release of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2, the seventh episode of the Netflix series has taken a pummeling in the audience ratings. On IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, the viewers have made their opinions known that they did not like The Bridge ahead of the series finale.

Review: The explanations get complicated as the Hawkins campaign figures out a plan against Vecna in Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 2.

While Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 has its fans, the episodes drew harsher response than the show is used to seeing

As the Stranger Things 5 finale looms, 200,000 fans demands for the 'uncut' version of Volume 2. Cast member Randy Havens is weighing in on those viral deleted scene rumours.