The epic saga of Stranger Things has officially concluded, with the final season's two-hour finale film landing on Netflix for UK audiences in the early hours of New Year's Day 2026. The show wrapped up the story of the Hawkins gang for good, revealing where life took them after their final, fierce battle with Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and the Mind Flayer.
A Subtle Hint on the Rooftop
While the fates of core characters like Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) and Mike (Finn Wolfhard) were shown clearly, fans were left questioning the whereabouts of one person in particular: Vickie Dunne (Amybeth McNulty), the girlfriend of Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke). In a poignant scene set 18 months after the climactic events, the older friends—Steve (Joe Keery), Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), and Robin—meet on a rooftop.
Robin shares that she is attending Smith College in Massachusetts but makes no mention of Vickie. The mystery deepened with a seemingly throwaway line. As the group cheers to meeting up monthly, Steve toasts, “To nothing ever keeping us apart.” Robin's revealing reply was a cutting, “Including overbearing significant others.”
Decoding the Relationship Status
This four-word response, while not a definitive statement, strongly suggests that Robin and Vickie are no longer together. It also hints at a potential reason for their split, implying that Vickie may have tried to distance Robin from her old friends from Hawkins. The Duffer Brothers provided this subtle explanation, leaving viewers to read between the lines of the dialogue.
The finale did provide clear updates for others: Steve is now a PE and sex education teacher, Nancy has an entry-level journalism job, and Jonathan is working on a film about capitalism.
Eleven's Ambiguous Ending
Robin and Vickie weren't the only source of speculation. The fate of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) was also left intriguingly ambiguous. It appeared she perished destroying the Upside Down, but Mike later shares a theory that Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) helped her fake her death. A final, cryptic clip of El marvelling at waterfalls hinted she may be alive somewhere, leaving her true status open to interpretation.
Stranger Things season five, including its grand finale, is available to stream in full on Netflix.
