The 'Stranger Things' finale is light on surprises and heavy on sentiment, as the Netflix series bids a sound enough farewell — for now. [SPOILERS]

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The First Shadow' grossed more than $2.5 million in one week over Christmas, a record for the Marquis Theater.

“Seeing a lot of confusion about the cave scene so here’s a short little explanation: the first shadow (the stranger things prequel stage play) reveals that young henry creel went missing for several hours, and when he was finally found in the cave, he came back with a different,” one fan clarified via X in November.

The play reveals that the cave system was where Henry first ventured to Dimension X — now dubbed "The Abyss" in Stranger Things. That's the alternate dimension where the Mind Flayer and Demogorgons are from, as opposed to the Upside Down, which Volume 2 reveals is a bridge connecting the Abyss to our world.

That next effort took place on the just-completed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, when AMC showed, in 231 of its U.S. theatres, the multi-hour cultural phenomenon of the series finale for Netflix’s much-acclaimed Stranger Things. This unprecedented theatrical event was nothing less than an absolute triumph.

After building up momentum in Volume 1, Stranger Things Season 5 came to a screeching halt in Volume 2. The second part of the final season of Netflix’s mega-hit sci-fi series spent far too much time stalling the action with grueling, cheesy heart-to-hearts, riddled with awkward dialogue, all nuance and subtext be damned.

Note: This story contains spoilers from Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2. Eight returns to the hit Netflix series and brings Linnea Berthelsen back to the s

“Stranger Things” pulled off a thrilling ending by using two Prince songs in the final episode of the beloved Netflix series. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer secured the rights to “Purple Rain” and When Doves Cry,” both from Prince’s Grammy Award-winning 1984 album.

The First Shadow" is a prequel that focuses on Henry Creel, aka Vecna. That backstory might be a clue to his fate in the season 5 finale of "Stranger Things."

Eleven and Dustin are played by actors Millie Bobby Brown and Gaten Matarazzo. The likenesses for these actors are used in Dead By Daylight, but it’s currently unclear if they have provided voice lines.

The Duffer Brothers have revealed that Stranger Things season 5 originally included a scene where Winona Ryder's Joyce and David Harbour's Hopper realized they already knew Vecna.