Popular 'Stranger Things' Conspiracy Theory Debunked Before Season Finale

Stranger Things is set to officially come to an end on New Year's Eve. After the journey started in 2016, fans have been glued to their respective TVs when a new season of the show comes out - some with a longer wait time than others.

Ahead of the fifth season, fans had been waiting for three years to find out what happens to their favorite characters. That wait left fans time - perhaps a bit too much time - to come up with conspiracy theories about how the final chapter would end.

Now that it's finally here, fans aren't in love with the final season and have created a new conspiracy theory.

Fans Launch The 'Snyder Cut' Theory

With the first two parts of the final season available on Netflix, fans complained that the show is disjointed and believe scenes could have been cut from the show. An unsourced Google Docs document that cites anonymous sources leaked and now fans are convinced scenes were intentionally deleted from the final cut.

They suggest there must be extra cut scenes that explain the gaps in the storyline, likening the situation to the "Snyder Cut" after Zack Snyder's Justice League was significantly altered from Snyder's original version of the film. Snyder left and was later replaced by Joss Whedon, but Snyder's cut eventually appeared on HBO Max in 2021.

Conspiracy Theory Shot Down by Fan Favorite Character

While fans wanted to believe the cut scene theory, Randy Havens, who plays fan favorite character and science teacher Scott Clarke, took to social media to debunk the theory.

"There's no secret Snyder cut of the show," Havens wrote in an Instagram story. "Please don't believe everything some random [expletive] tells you on the internet."

The series finale is set for 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31.