Amid a bittersweet ambiguous conclusion from the finale of Stranger Things, impatient fans were speculating theories about the ending on social media.
“Did Elven die in the finale of Stranger Things?” the central question that kept circulating for the creators of the Netflix series.
As the discussion was whipped into a frenzy, the Duffer Brothers finally strike in on the burning question.
“I don't think they're gonna find the answer, though, on Google,” says Matt Duffer in a mysterious way during an interview with EW.
His brother and co-creator Ross continued, marking that the finale was an open ending for audience.
He added, “Our goal, our hope is to leave it up to the fans, ultimately, and the audience in terms of what they believe, just as we leave it up to our characters in that basement to decide what they believe or not.”
Remarkably, this is in line with what the Duffer brothers have said about not to add Millie Bobbie Brown's character, Eleven to the Hawkins group when the show ends.
“She was never gonna be there. It was always gonna end in a D&D campaign and then leaving and shutting the door on their childhood."
"That’s been planned for eight years. I think it really just came down to figuring out the story that Mike was telling and getting to that moment of, ‘I believe.’ This all happened very early in the writers’ room on season 5,” Ross mentioned.
All seasons including finale of the horror series is available on Netflix.