{"id":474875,"date":"2025-12-27T11:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/474875\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:33:18","slug":"the-definitive-answer-to-stranger-things-season-5s-most-touching-but-confusing-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/474875\/","title":{"rendered":"The Definitive Answer to Stranger Things Season 5\u2019s Most Touching (But Confusing) Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stranger Things<\/a> season 5 has already delivered multiple memorable moments over the course of its second chapter<\/a>, and several even occurred in the very same episode. There is one that has dominated discussion amongst fans though, and you can\u2019t blame them either, as it might be one of the most touching and powerful scenes in the entire series<\/a>. That said, there was some confusion regarding where that scene left things between two key characters, and now a definitive answer on that scene and its impact has been revealed.<\/p>\n

That key scene occurs in Stranger Things Season 5 Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz, which picks up after Nancy and Jonathan accidentally set off a huge event that could tear the Upside Down apart. The fallout leaves Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) trapped and looking at their last moments, and while a proposal does take place, it\u2019s an unusual one that indicates they are actually splitting up. It left some fans confused, but co-creator Matt Duffer provided a definitive answer, telling People<\/a>, \u201cThat\u2019s a breakup. They are broken up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Duffer Brothers Reveal Why They Split One Of Stranger Things\u2019 Longest-Running Couples<\/p>\n

\"\"STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5. (L to R) Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers and Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler in Stranger Things: Season 5. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/p>\n

Jonathan and Nancy have essentially been a couple since the end of season 2<\/a> and the beginning of season 3, though season 4 had its share of challenges. Those challenges have only increased in season 5, and the divide between the two only seemed to be getting bigger. That\u2019s why it actually makes a lot of sense for the two to split, and Matt Duffer revealed that it was what was best for Nancy\u2019s character overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to recall when exactly that idea came, but I think us \u2014 and the writers \u2014 all felt that Nancy needed to end up on her own and be independent and have an opportunity to find herself,\u201d Matt Duffer said.<\/p>\n

Duffer noted that it\u2019s also a relatively realistic outcome, as many relationships that start in high school don\u2019t continue. \u201cI mean, how many people wind up with their girlfriend or boyfriend that they met in high school?\u201d Duffer said.<\/p>\n

Some thought that simply due to how much the two have been through, they had a chance, and Matt Duffer understands that notion, saying that they \u201chave a little bit more of a complicated relationship than normal high schoolers.\u201d Ross Duffer agreed, calling it a \u201ctrauma bond\u201d, which is something Nancy and Jonathan also come to terms with during their impressively honest conversation.<\/p>\n

Stranger Things Season 5 Parts 1 and 2 are now streaming on Netflix. The series finale will stream on Netflix on New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Leave a comment below and\u00a0join the conversation now in the\u00a0<\/strong>ComicBook Forum<\/strong><\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stranger Things season 5 has already delivered multiple memorable moments over the course of its second chapter, and…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":474876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,4659,7795,35496,6584,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-474875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-netflix","10":"tag-regular-news","11":"tag-stranger-things","12":"tag-streaming","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115791319788456819","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}