THE FINAL BATTLE
CHARACTER OUTCOMES
CONNECTIONS & TAGS
MUSIC & EMOTION
Daily Doubles
100

What is the title of Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 8?

What is “The Rightside Up”

100

What happens to the Upside Down by the end of the episode?

What is it is destroyed?

100

What is the main villain defeated in the finale?

Who is Vecna (Henry Creel)

100

Which song plays as Hopper and others escape the collapsing Upside Down?

What is “When Doves Cry”?

100

Name one way the group works together to defeat Vecna in the finale.

Splitting into groups, helping Eleven, rescuing kidnapped kids, fighting in the Upside Down.

200

What big plan did the Hawkins crew use to try to save the world?

What is Operation Beanstalk?

200

Which character’s fate is left mysterious at the end?

Who is Eleven?

200

Which show tradition did the finale reference with its title?

What is mirroring the Season 1 finale title?

200

Which song underscores Eleven’s dramatic appearance at the MAC-Z gate?

What is “Purple Rain”?

200

How does Eleven’s connection to Vecna help the group defeat him?

She enters his mind, weakens him, or helps stop him from the inside.

300

Who leads Eleven, Will, Max, and Kali into Vecna’s mind?

Who is Eleven?

300

Which character helps trigger the bomb that destroys the Upside Down?

Who is Hopper (with Murray)?

300

Which worldview do the characters climb to reach the Upside Down?

What is a radio tower in the Upside Down?

300

Who suggested using the David Bowie version of “Heroes” for the finale credits?

Who is Joe Keery?

300

Why do you think Eleven’s fate is left unclear at the end?

To show sacrifice, growth, or let viewers think about what happens next.

400

Which two musicians’ songs were highlighted in the finale’s soundtrack?

Who is Prince (“When Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain”)?

400

After the finale’s time jump, what new life role does Mike take on?

What is he becomes a writer?

400

What happens to the children kidnapped by Vecna in the finale?

What is they are rescued by Eleven and friends?

400

What emotional theme does the finale’s ending song selection help emphasize?

What is hope and closure?

400

Why does destroying the Upside Down help save Hawkins?Why does destroying the Upside Down help save Hawkins?

Because the Upside Down was causing danger, disappearances, and destruction.

500

Who delivers the final blow to Vecna in the battle?

Who is Joyce Byers?

500

Which character is mentioned as attending college in the post-episode update?

Who is Dustin?

500

Which two characters deepen their relationship after the events of the finale?

Who are Lucas and Max?

500

Why is Eleven’s final choice described as important by Millie Bobby Brown?

What is it marks her personal ending and growth?

500

If the group had not worked together, what might have happened to Hawkins?

Vecna could have won, Upside Down spread, more people harmed.