Overview
- Netflix released One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 on Jan. 12, renewing criticism focused on how the finale was produced.
- The special shows the final episode was still being written during filming and confirms there is no secret ninth episode.
- Footage captures cast members raising continuity and scientific concerns with the writers during production.
- A brief laptop shot prompted online claims the creators used ChatGPT, a reading that others dispute based on the unclear tab and the likely timing of the footage.
- Fans continue to share viral AI-made alternate endings and parodies, while the Duffer brothers defend the omission of certain monsters as a narrative choice rather than a budget issue.