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You all just need to chill (because we definitely can’t). The final trailer for Stranger Things has just dropped, and it is everything and more. And no, it’s not just another teaser, and the reason why it holds so much importance is that this will be the last one ever.

Come on, the series ran for ten whole years. Kudos to the cast, kudos to the crew and most importantly, kudos to the fans who held their patience for such a long time. Just like the final season, its release schedule was a rollercoaster. The final episode releases tomorrow, and this will be the last time we’ll see a fresh trailer from this show.

And the second it starts, you can feel it. The weight, the scale, the fact that this is where it all ends. If you have grown up with these kids, from bike rides and Dungeons & Dragons to death, destruction, and goddamn Vecna, you will know why it is so important.

And yes, this one? It belongs to Eleven.

She is front and centre and from what it looks like, she is seconds away from ripping reality apart. And Hopper asking her to fight for “One Last Time”? For heaven’s sake, the trailer begins with that, and that sure is an indicator that Eleven is going to unleash full saviour mode. It has always been about her, hasn’t it?

Hopper’s voiceover takes over the trailer, where he is giving El a pep talk. He talks about how her childhood was taken from her, and she was constantly manipulated by terrible people to do terrible things. And if you think about it as a whole, isn’t that the case? Eleven didn’t have a normal childhood like most of us. She was tormented physically and mentally, and ugh, she was just a baby, who now has a baby of her own offscreen.

Hopper has that face, the one that says he is ready to die again if that’s what it takes. Joyce looks like she hasn’t slept in weeks (relatable), and Mike? He looks like he has seen the end, and he knows it might not go their way.

But the trailer doesn’t give everything away. It teases. It throws glimpses. Dustin saying “Mother of God”. Will is glowing again (is he a vessel or the key? Who even knows anymore?). And everybody is just staring at the entity and looks a thousand times more surprised than ever.

And there are loads of flashbacks too, reminding not just the characters but us, of how far we have come. They are going back to where it all began. And from the way it’s cut, it looks like everyone has a role. A mission. One shot. You can feel the stakes, and no one is safe. Not even her.

By the time it ends, one thing is clear: this isn’t just Eleven’s final fight. This is her reckoning. Against the man who made her. Against the monster she unleashed. Against the world that used her as a weapon and then asked her to save it.

So yeah. This trailer? It is not a trailer. It’s a goodbye letter. And you are either ready… or you are about to be wrecked.