It's been over a week since Stranger Things aired its two-hour season 5 finale, officially marking an end to the Netflix series after ten years. But if you've been left scratching your head over the conclusive episode, it turns out you're not alone.

The era of Stranger Things as we know it came to an end on New Year’s Day. But, as we know all too well, shows that are too successful to end go the route of spinoffs, and Stranger Things is no exception. Outside of its animated series, the Duffer Brothers have shed the tiniest bit of light on what their show’s spin-off will center on.

Stranger Things' creators Matt and Ross Duffer respond to the review bombing of Will's coming out episode in Season 5.

Stranger Things' final season missed a major opportunity to give Will Byers a proper romantic storyline by the end.

To cover up a continuity error from "Stranger Things" Season 4, the Duffer Brothers turned to the retcon tactics of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas.

The most notable continuation at this point is the animated spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales from '85, which Netflix announced back in November and is slated to release in 2026. Plot details are sparse, but we know it takes place between Seasons 2 and 3. It's the same characters we know and love but an entirely new voice cast. Here's a look:

Netflix decided to RUIN their most popular show of all-time, Stranger Things, by focusing their final season on Will coming out as a homosexual, promoting the propaganda that Will’s superpowers are because he’s “embraced his sexuality” & the villain… pic.twitter.com/bYp1XtbXor

Linnea Berthelsen, who played Kali on "Stranger Things," shared her own interpretation on whether Eleven's death was real or an illusion.

While the alternate finale episode did not come out on January 7 as fans had hoped and doesn’t actually exist, social media users are still debriefing on what transpired

Plenty of Stranger Things theories were circulating online ahead of the show's final season, although one of the most prominent was the notion that Mike Wheeler and Will Byers would ultimately become a couple, referred to as Byler.