Years in the making, the long-anticipated series finale of Stranger Things instantly ranks among the most over-the-top final chapters ever seen on the small screen. And that's coming on the heels of a three-episode Vol. 2 where some major dramatic shifts already happened.

Here are some fan theories talking about what happened to Eleven aka El in the series finale and the rest of the Hawkins gang.

After the group made it into the Abyss, fought the Mind Flayer and defeated Vecna to thwart the plan to merge planets, things looked up for our ragtag group of heroes. They had rescued all 12 kidnapped children and were heading back into the Rightside Up with the wormhole ready to collapse behind them.

Stranger Things Season 5 closes the door on Hawkins’ darkest era. Explore moments, choices, and sacrifices that shape the unforgettable finale.

While the bulk of the group heads to the Upside Down’s version of the WSQK radio tower, Hopper and Eleven have their own mission. She’s going to face down Vecna on her own, using one of the Hawkins Research Lab tank in the Upside Down.

After five seasons, Netflix's sci-fi horror hit wrapped up with an exhausting two-hour extravaganza that, unsurprisingly, delivered lots and lots of … stuff — but very little legacy-building substance.

Stranger Things Season 5 finally comes to an end, and it cannot be denied that the Duffer Brothers truly did a commendable job in bringing forth an intense storyline to connect the dots.

Here’s what happened to Vickie in the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, with a hidden detail hinting at her fate in the Netflix series.