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01-05-2026, 04:41 PM
https://www.looper.com/2067913/stranger-things-main-characters-endings-ranked/
BY MELISSA LEMIEUX JAN. 5, 2026 11:53 AM EST
Contains spoilers for "Stranger Things" Season 5, Episode 8 — "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up"
"Stranger Things" (https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/stranger-things/) tried its best to give every main character the send-off they deserved in "The Rightside Up," but not everyone enjoyed a satisfying conclusion in the highly anticipated series finale. Thankfully, most of the party ends up doing okay for themselves. However, some of the show's heroes became victims of the many dumb things that are hard to ignore in the "Stranger Things" finale (https://www.looper.com/2067095/stranger-things-series-finale-dumb-moments/). But who had the best conclusion and who had the worst? Who suffered for nothing? Who finally emerged from the darkness to get what they deserved? And who got stuck with a middling ending — not great, but not horrendous? Here's Looper's ranking of every main character's ending in "Stranger Things."
BY MELISSA LEMIEUX JAN. 5, 2026 11:53 AM EST
Contains spoilers for "Stranger Things" Season 5, Episode 8 — "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up"
"Stranger Things" (https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/stranger-things/) tried its best to give every main character the send-off they deserved in "The Rightside Up," but not everyone enjoyed a satisfying conclusion in the highly anticipated series finale. Thankfully, most of the party ends up doing okay for themselves. However, some of the show's heroes became victims of the many dumb things that are hard to ignore in the "Stranger Things" finale (https://www.looper.com/2067095/stranger-things-series-finale-dumb-moments/). But who had the best conclusion and who had the worst? Who suffered for nothing? Who finally emerged from the darkness to get what they deserved? And who got stuck with a middling ending — not great, but not horrendous? Here's Looper's ranking of every main character's ending in "Stranger Things."