- A documentary about the making of stranger things Season 5 is now available on Netflix.
- Fan reception to its release has not been kind.
- Viewers are frustrated with what it reveals about the show’s divisive ending.
Frustrated stranger things Fans attacked the show’s creators after new light was shed on the final season’s seemingly problematic development.
One last adventure: the making of Stranger Things 5 is a newly released two-hour documentary that does what its title implies. That said, it offers a behind-the-scenes (BTS) look at the production in stranger things season 5.
Full spoilers for the aforementioned documentary follow and stranger things‘end of season 5so come back now if you haven’t seen them yet.
“We went into production without having a finished script for the finale” 3:27s from r/StrangerThings
Fan frustration was initially sparked by an excerpt just three and a half minutes later one last adventureThe execution time. Speaking to filmmaker Martina Radwan, one of the series’ creators, Ross Duffer, admits that “we started production without having a finished script for the finale.”
Considering how polarizing the final episode, ‘The Rightside Up’, of the franchise’s flagship show has proven to be since it first aired, it’s crazy to confirm this. Unsurprisingly, fans were quick to pick up on the statement, and a thread on r/StrangerThings turned into a debate about the intricacies of filmmaking and screenwriting.
Meanwhile, on other social media platforms, including X/Twitter, viewer reactions ranged from shock to exasperation.
THEY FILMED THE FIRST EPISODE WITHOUT WRITING THE END BRO WHAT?????January 12, 2026
And that’s not the only thing that has irritated devoted fans of one of Netflix’s best shows.
Around the 45-minute mark, a conversation between the Duffers and their fellow writers reveals that a discussion took place over the final ‘boss battle’ sequence, in which our heroes fought (and defeated) Vecna and The Mind Flayer.
Fans have wondered why other creatures, including demogorgons, were not present during the final showdown. Speaking to The Wrap after the finale, the Duffers cited audiences having “show fatigue” as the main reason.
the way they just ignored him😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/R3ly9FqlhFJanuary 12, 2026
one last adventureHowever, it shows that the writers’ room was divided over his inclusion. “It’s crazy if there’s nothing [else] there, I think,” notes one writer as Matt Duffer agrees with him, before Ross Duffer and another writer respond with the opinion that viewers have had enough of demogorgons, demobats and demodogs.
Once again, some have expressed their displeasure at this development, with an r/StrangerThings thread and other online reactions indicating that sections of the fanbase are not thrilled with the decision-making process.
It hasn’t even been 3 minutes and I’m upset. from r/StrangerThings
There are other examples of fan anger arising from one last adventurerelease of – and this stranger things The Reddit thread summarizes other revealing observations fans have made. Perhaps the biggest source of consternation, however, is fans accusing the Duffer brothers of using Reddit and ChatGPT to help them write the final season of the show.
Now, context is important here. There is no evidence that they used this latest artificial intelligence (AI) tool to write stranger things 5The scripts. Meanwhile, the Duffers have previously indicated that they’ve retconned story elements from previous seasons (per Variety), but never explicitly said that Reddit fan theories were the root cause of this.
I see two chatgpt tabs, your run is over. RIP 🙏 https://t.co/Km07cX9qEiJanuary 12, 2026
Once again, however, that hasn’t stopped audience members from jumping to conclusions. A quick X/Twitter analysis of who is arguing one last adventure shows people criticizing Duffers for using ChatGPT, period. Others have done the same in another r/StrangerThings thread, while another discussion topic on the same Reddit page has fans wondering why they have the social media platform open while writing the scripts for season 5.
Of course, there are plenty of fans who defend the Duffers and/or say they’re glad that Netflix, aka one of the best streaming services in the world, gave them a BTS look at the making of one of their favorite TV shows. However, as anyone who uses the Internet regularly will know, negative reactions and fan anger tend to get more attention than more positive responses.
Expect more of the same cynicism and pessimism in the coming days as more people tune into the documentary and express irritation at the content within.
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