Stranger Things 4 has been split up into two volumes and it has then, in turn, made so many of us nervous in our quest for answers. Who was going to survive? Who was going to fight back? Would Vecna win? All of these questions plagued our thoughts in the month we had to wait between volumes and now that the rest of season 4 is here, there’s a lot to unpack. Like what is going on with the ending and what does it mean for the future of Stranger Things.

With just one season left of the hit show, the ending for season 4 set up quite the journey ahead for Hawkins, and so, let’s talk about what happened in the finale and where it leads us for season 5.