A fan theory online has predicted the possible ending of Stranger Things, recalling a reference made in a post by the show’s writers.
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Part one of Stranger Things 5, the final season of the Netflix hit, was recently released, with the young heroes of Hawkins preparing to stop villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) once and for all. With fans having to wait until Christmas Day for part two, and the finale arriving on New Year’s Eve, people have taken to speculating online as to how the show will end.
One fan posted on X (formerly Twitter) a screengrab of a tweet from the Stranger Things writers’ room account sharing the quote “let’s start a new party, you and me”, and the image of the dungeon master’s handbook from the game Dungeons & Dragons.
The tweet, dated 2019, refers to something Will (Noah Schnapp) says to Mike (Finn Wolfhard) way back in season three. Feeling disconnected as the friendship group grows apart, Will says to Mike “let’s start a new party, you and me”, using their love of Dungeons & Dragons as a metaphor to rebuild their friendship.
The poster asserts that the tweet foreshadows the show’s finale, given creators The Duffer Brothers have often said they know how the show will end. “The Duffers knowing how the last 20 minutes of the final episode goes for years now, and this was tweeted in 2019,” they wrote. “And it’s just a cleric and paladin on the cover…. we are really going to see Mike say this to Will in the epilogue. That was always the plan.”
the duffers knowing how the last 20 minutes of the final episode goes for years now, and this was tweeted in 2019…. and it’s just a cleric and paladin on the cover…. we are really going to see mike say this to will in the epilogue. that was always the plan pic.twitter.com/9dwLy8SbEt
— ۟ (@wishbonebyler) December 10, 2025
The theory implies that it will just be Will and Mike together at the show’s close, leading some commenters to wonder what happens to the rest of the cast. “BUT NOW IM SCARED FOR THE CORE PARTY CAUSE WHY WOULD THEY NEED TO START A NEW ONE” one reply stated.
BUT NOW IM SCARED FOR THE CORE PARTY CAUSE WHY WOULD THEY NEED TO START A NEW ONE pic.twitter.com/NFC89DEX5i
— ɯossolq | blossom ✧˖°. s5 SPOILERS (@blcssomondemand) December 11, 2025
Others were convinced the post had worked out the true ending. “This feels like a spoiler” posted one, with another adding: “I truly believe this is the end. Them packing up to go to college and Mike says this as a callback to s3… a beautiful ending honestly.”
this feels like a spoiler
— (@bigbootiegyal) December 11, 2025
I truly believe this this is the end. Them packing up to go to college and Mike says this as a callback to s3… a beautiful ending honestly
— minkit°⁷ ♡ (@_minkit) December 10, 2025
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