Stranger Things is officially over (noOOooOOoO) and if you haven't had time to watch due to it being New Year's Eve but are desperate to know what happened...here's an extremely fast and to-the-point recap to get you caught up.

  1. Vecna dies. El manages to kill him and the Mind Flayer with the help of her friends in Dimension X. Everyone makes it back to the Upside Down alive except for Kali, who is shot by soldiers.
  2. El sacrifices herself when the Upside Down explodes in order to stop the cycle of evil doctors using her blood to create kids with powers. However, in a game of D&D, Mike reveals that he believes Kali used her powers of illusion to make everyone think El was in the Upside Down, but she was actually escaping in the tunnels. So, she could be out there somewhere (the Duffers intentionally left this ambiguous)?
  3. The show flashes forward 18 months and we learn what happens to all the characters, which brings us to...

Steve: Is coaching baseball and teaching SexEd in Hawkins and dating around.

Nancy: Dropped out of college and is working on her journalism career.

Jonathan: Is going to NYU working on an anti-capitalist cannibal movie.

Robin: Is going to Smith and seems great.

Holly: Gets into D&D and starts playing with her friends.

Erica: Is still in High School being a genius!

Max, Dustin, Lucas, Will, and Mike: All graduate high school and we get glimpses into their future. Max and Lucas settle down together and finally go on their movie date, Dustin goes to college but still chills with Steve, Will moves to the city and finds acceptance, and Mike seemingly writes the story of his friends!

Annnnd scene!