The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science.

A real-life conspiracy theory plays a key role in the Stranger Things finale, offering new insight into Dr. Brenner’s motivations.

The Stranger Things season 5 finale left fans in awe and shock. But what does it all mean for the show's most beloved character?

The play reveals that the cave system was where Henry first ventured to Dimension X — now dubbed "The Abyss" in Stranger Things. That's the alternate dimension where the Mind Flayer and Demogorgons are from, as opposed to the Upside Down, which Volume 2 reveals is a bridge connecting the Abyss to our world.

Stranger Things has officially entered its final chapter on Netflix, but the story of Hawkins is far from over. Minecraft has teamed up with the iconic series for a brand-new Stranger Things DLC that lets players dive headfirst into Demogorgons,

Ross added that their childhood influenced the friendship aspect of the story more than the strange happenings. They “stole a lot of street names” from their own hometown, but the darker, government-experiment energy came straight from those late-night Montauk rabbit holes.

In volume two of Stranger Things season five, Dustin finally caught up with the fan theories and clocked that the Upside Down is a wormhole to another dimension. The Upside Down isn’t an alternate reality, or anything like that. It’s just a very large, very elaborate tunnel linking Hawkins to a different dimension.

The Nike LD-1000 x Stranger Things “Erica Sinclair” blends ’80s runner heritage with Hawkins nostalgia and collector-worthy details.

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Here's all the characters that die in Stranger Things 5 Volume 2, who kills them and whose fate is left up in the air at the end of episode 7. [Spoilers ahead!]