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

After four-and-a-half seasons of questions prompted by “Stranger Things,” in Volume 2 of the show’s fifth and final season, creators Matt and Ross Duffer offered answers aplenty, while also setting up the potentially tragic stakes of the series finale.

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol. 2 is here, and it answers burning questions we've had since the beginning of the series, like what's the origin of Eleven's powers

The creators of Stranger Things have admitted they broke one of their own rules during the latest episodes of the show. The creators had rules in place for things they would never do or give away, but volume two of season five changed this.

The penultimate episode saw Vecna use the children he kidnapped, including Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher), as part of his plan to merge the two worlds. Meanwhile, Eleven and the rest of the gang had entered the Upside Down as part of the first phase of their mission to stop him.

The newest episodes of 'Stranger Things' season 5 addressed Will's sexuality — but does his best friend Mike now know about Will's crush on him?

In perhaps the most confusing scene of the season, which is honestly saying a lot, Nancy and Jonathan faced almost certain death in a room steadily filling with melted building parts. It might have been a breakup scene, or it might have been a proposal, but to be honest, the only clear thing was the sheer confusion the scene incited.

Nearly three years after Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp came out in a TikTok video, his onscreen alter ego Will followed suit. "It was perfect," Schnapp said of his monologue. "I really had no notes."