At last, the final episode of Stranger Things has arrived. We're ringing in the New Year with a live recap, so we can all go through the emotional damage together as our Hawkins heroes take on Vecna for the last time.

The Stranger Things season 5 finale ended the hit Netflix show on a seriously emotional note, with the party gathering to play D&D one final time in a poignant mirror of the show's first scene.

It certainly seems like it, now that Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) has finally escaped Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in the fifth and final season of "Stranger." By Episode 6 of the season, we have seen a lot of thumb-twiddling, with our characters running around in plot circles; maybe this episode's big ending is a sign that bigger things are coming?

The next wave of “Stranger Things” Season 5 episodes is upon us. Time for a quick refresh on what happened in Volume 1.

Prepare for Stranger Things Season 5 finale and read about Volume 2’s detailed recap including Upside Down secrets, Will’s powers, Henry’s plan and major cliffhangers before December 31 on Netflix.

Brief: Spoiler alert! Everything you need to know about "Stranger Things" Season 5 Episode 7, and the wait until the New Year's Eve finale.

We recapped and reviewed Stranger Things 5 episode 6, “Escape From Camazotz,” live here at Winter is Coming. We don’t have to wait long to find out what happens next in the Upside Down. Nancy shoots at the sky, and suddenly, we see a big glowing vortex, followed by an explosion and the emergence of energy bolts that travel across the dimension.

This Stranger Things season 5 episode 6 recap covers huge revelations and escape attempts from Henry's mind prison.

The Stranger Things Season 5 finale may have provided a fitting conclusion to the Netflix series, but it almost had a major character switch allegiances at the very end. In a recent interview, the series creators confirmed that they had contemplated a very different ending for Vecna,