Conformity Gate believers ultimately think that the real finale will air on January 7, 2026, due to the dice in the credits reading seven and the fact that Will Byers went missing for seven days in ...

After the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, fans are pushing the viral Conformity Gate theory, claiming Vecna still controls reality and the real ending may be yet to come.

The Conformity Gate theory suggests that Vecna may still be alive and might have created perfect lives for core characters, still keeping them in control. Here’s the list of hints that made fans think ...

Stranger Things secret episode 9 release explained covers the Conformity Gate theory. Fans believe the Season 5 finale was not real. They claim Vecna controlled events and a hidden Episode 9 may ...

Instead, fans believe that the happy ending the Hawkins crew received as they moved on with their lives was actually an illusion created by Vecna (played by Jamie Campbell Bower), and that the true ...

We're unpacking the viral "Conformity Gate theory" that has Stranger Things fans speculating the series will get a episode 9.

Warning: Spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5 ahead. The Stranger Things season 5 finale may have wrapped up the series — ...

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from." When Nobel Prize laureate TS Eliot said these lines, he couldn’t possibly ...

“Stranger Things” fans who believe a viral conspiracy theory that there is a secret ninth episode of the Netflix series dropping on Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. ET will have their post-series-finale hopes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Stranger Things Season 5 finale.

As is so often the case with a TV show as huge as Stranger Things, the recent series finale hasn’t exactly won everyone over. The award-winning Netflix sci-fi drama came to an end last week, with one ...