The Conformity Gate theory has fans convinced a secret Stranger Things Season 5 finale hits Netflix on January 7 after a Vecna skit.

It’s a shame that so many fans are dissatisfied with how the show ended. Sadly, the Stranger Things ending was not a fluke. As the Duffer Brothers told Variety on New Year’s Day, they simply chose to leave parts of the final episode vague so that fans who sunk deep into theories over the years could decide what was true or not for themselves.

Jamie Campbell Bower recently addresses Stranger Things’ finale, seemingly clarifying fan theories about a secret hidden ending.

A growing fan theory suggests Eleven may still be trapped, with so-called 'Conformity Gate' clues fuelling claims that the Stranger Things finale unfolded inside a Vecna-created illusion rather than reality.

Fans think Stranger Things hid a fake ending and a secret Episode 9 drops January 7. Here’s why Conformity Gate is everywhere.