Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 8 | Final Battle 🔥 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 8, titled "The Rightside Up," concluded the series on December 31, 2025, marking the final episode of the show's five-season run. The episode, which premiered at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix, served as a feature-length finale that wrapped up the story of Eleven, Hopper, and the Hawkins crew as they faced off against Vecna in a climactic battle to prevent the merging of the real world and the Upside Down. The episode was released simultaneously in select theaters worldwide, turning the finale into a global event. The episode is the eighth and final chapter of Season 5, and the forty-second episode overall. It was directed by the Duffer Brothers and had a runtime of 2 hours and 8 minutes. The finale featured major character arcs, including Eleven’s sacrifice to destroy the Upside Down, Hopper and Joyce’s proposal, and the graduation of the core group of friends. As of January 3, 2026, the series has officially ended, with the epilogue showing the characters moving forward in their lives, including Steve coaching baseball and Nancy working as a journalist. The episode was released at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET on December 31, 2025, with viewers in other regions, such as the UK, seeing it on January 1, 2026, at 1 a.m. UK time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags #strangerthings #strangerthings5 #strangerthingsfinalseason #strangerthingsfinale #eleven #elevenedit #vecna #eposide8 #viralshorts #viralvideo #viral #viraledits