Stranger Things’ delivers a dramatic ending with series finale “The Rightside Up,” leaving the final fate of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) ambiguous—but there are clues.

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer share an important detail about the finale that could shape opinions on Eleven's fate.

Saying goodbye to ‘Stranger Things’ felt like closing a time capsule. The series came to its conclusion after almost ten years of Demogorgons, synth-heavy soundtracks, bike rides, and friendships made under the most unrealistic conditions.

Now that it’s all over, we know how the story ends—with Vecna and the Mind Flayer defeated, the Upside Down destroyed for good, and Eleven seemingly left for dead following a heroic sacrifice to stop the government from using her blood to restart their experimental program to develop psychic children.

The Duffer Brothers discuss the decision to let audiences determine Eleven's fate in the Stranger Things finale and the end's emotional complexity.

For many viewers, it’s also difficult to accept that after a lifetime defined by abuse, experimentation, and loss, Eleven’s story would end with no chance at peace. That emotional logic doesn’t prove she lived, but it explains why the finale wants viewers to have hope.

The Stranger Things series finale leaves Eleven's fate uncertain. Is she alive or dead? Well, both answers are correct.

One member of the Stranger Things cast is ready to talk about where they stand in the debate about Eleven's fate.

Stranger Things 5 creators The Duffer Brothers answer series finale questions: is Eleven dead, where are the demogorgans and what is the rock?

Matt and Ross Duffer explain everything about the 'Stranger Things' series finale, including Eleven's ambiguous fate, the final battle and that rock.