Cara Buono with Joe Chrest in 'Stranger Things' season five. COURTESY OF NETFLIX (C) 2025 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains spoilers from Stranger Things season five, Volume 1.]Cara Buono has seen Karen Wheeler go through a lot over the course of Stranger Things. She unwittingly harbored a fugitive science experiment in her basement.