For a show that takes ample time to over-explain every detail of the plot through repetition and analogy, I can't see how anyone would be confused by it. It's all there in the script a dozen times over.
I thought is was a good ending to a good show. It wasn't great, but it didn't need to be. They stuck the landing.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stranger-things-finale-is-e...