Image Credit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX (C) 2025 If you are one of the few who couldn't watch the Stranger Things finale on its December 31, 2025, release date and time, you've done a stellar job at avoiding spoilers - until now. As expected with any show's finale, the internet explodes with debate. So, it's nearly impossible to avoid learning something you wouldn't have guessed, or maybe even feared, such as a character's death. Now that Netflix's hit five-season show is done, fans are wondering if Eleven dies in the end since her conclusion is seemingly left up to the viewers' discretion.