10 Things You MUST Know Before Final Season Drops!

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[{"selector":"#anim-3c22402b-ec27-4fa4-adfd-6aa62ea6cbce [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.46955704065422%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Duffers say a massive Season 5 sequence was the hardest of their entire careers.

[{"selector":"#anim-eee6a531-edcf-44c8-92ba-363fc7c6acba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.863317646956663%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] ONE theory occasionally gets close… but most? Totally off.

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