Find all the connections from previous seasons and 'The First Shadow' play that may help you connect the dots as you watch 'Stranger Things 5' Vol. 2

Prepare for Stranger Things Season 5 finale and read about Volume 2’s detailed recap including Upside Down secrets, Will’s powers, Henry’s plan and major cliffhangers before December 31 on Netflix.

By the end of Volume 2, the group finally settles on a plan: Vecna has to keep pulling the worlds together, because that is the only way to reach the Abyss. When the Squawk radio tower breaks through a rift, it creates a path upward, which will give Eleven the proximity she needs to reach him.

Stranger Things” is closing out its five-season run with one ratings bang after another, as Volume 2 adds another wave of strong viewership

Netflix reports that it achueved its highest Christmas Day viewership of all time this year, with the second volume of “ Stranger Things ” leading the charge.

Now streaming, episodes 5, 6, and 7 were a relatively bland stretch of the show. They include a breakup, a big Will reveal, and more underwhelming moments.

Volume 2 of "Stranger Things 5" sparked a historic Christmas surge, delivering Netflix’s highest holiday viewership ever.

There’s much to catch up on ahead of the two-hour finale, which is slated to drop on New Year’s Eve. For those needing a refresher before its release, read on for a full recap of the five biggest takeaways from Stranger Things Season 5: Volume 2. Warning: Spoilers ahead.

From blockbuster films to indie hits and Broadway stages, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, and their co-stars from the sets of Stranger Things have proven their talents go far beyond the Netflix series.

Matt & Ross Duffer shut down the conspiracy theories surrounding Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 and deleted scenes in a pretty definitive manner.