Stranger Things Season 5 Finale: Millie Bobby Brown's Emotional Goodbye to Eleven

10 years of supernatural mysteries have come to an end. Millie Bobby Brown, the face of Netflix's flagship series 'Stranger Things', shared a raw, emotional video of herself breaking down in tears while watching her character's final moments.

Stranger Things Season 5 Finale: Millie Bobby Brown and the ADR Session

According to Entertainment Weekly, the actress posted a clip on Instagram capturing her reaction during an ADR session—the standard production practice where actors re-record dialogue for better sound quality. As she watched the intense farewell between Eleven and Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Brown couldn't hold back her tears, whispering, "F---. This damn show!" as she thanked the crew overseeing the session.

The finale of Season 5 offers a complex exit for Eleven. She chooses to remain in the collapsing Upside Down to end the cycle of military experimentation and protect her friends. While she seemingly perishes, Mike later proposes a theory that she might have used her sister Kali's illusion powers to stage her death and escape undetected.

The Debate Over Eleven's Fate

The showrunners, Matt and Ross Duffer, explained that the ending's ambiguity is the entire point. They wanted the audience to share the uncertainty of the characters. However, not everyone agrees on whether she survived. Sadie Sink, who played Max, told Jimmy Fallon that she believes Eleven is dead, adding a "hot take" to the ongoing fan discussions.