Some Stranger Things fans are convinced that a surprise new final episode of the show might be on its way.

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The hit Netflix series came to a conclusion with its two-hour season five finale on New Year’s Eve, in which the heroic group of friends came together one final time to defeat the evil Vecna.

In the days since the final episode dropped, however, some fans have become convinced that the show may not be quite as over as it may seem.

On social media, Reddit threads and message boards, fans have been sharing a theory known as the ‘conformity gate’, which relies on a belief that the show’s ending was deliberately misleading.

The epilogue of the finale jumped ahead 18 months, giving closure to the core group as they gather for one last game of Dungeons & Dragons in the Wheeler’s basement, while leaving Eleven’s fate deliberately ambiguous.

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