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Final episode of Netflix’s Duffer Brothers web series Stranger Things ended on December 31. Even as fans sat at home to watch the over 2-hour-long episode that ended a decade-long journey, the app abandoned them, sparking a meme fest on X (formerly Twitter). Even better? Some fans had predicted that this would happen. (Also read: Elon Musk says Will Byers scene in Stranger Things 5 was ‘imposed on viewers’; fans defend Netflix show)
Netflix crashes after Stranger Things finale
before stranger things When the finale dropped on Netflix on New Year’s Eve, many fans went to X and posted things like, “Can you bet Netflix is going to crash again?” and “Netflix please don’t crash, I beg you don’t crash.” But they were not so lucky because as soon as they logged in to watch the episode, as predicted, the app crashed momentarily.
“Brother Netflix has crashed again!! #StrangersThings5 #WSQK,” wrote a fan on X, posting a screenshot of the error they were receiving. Another wrote, “Been up at 2am to watch Netflix crash unrealistic freak Stranger Things finale.” The crash also spawned memes, with one frustrated user sharing a GIF of a man repeatedly hitting a desk, writing, “Netflix crash, of course it happened.”
One fan even had a Stranger Things-themed reasoning for this, “The #StrangerThings5 finale caused Netflix to crash for users. Vecna didn’t break the world, it just broke the Netflix login page. Maybe the Upside Down has better Wi-Fi? Anyway, Happy New Year.” “Everyone is running on Twitter after Netflix crashes,” one fan joked, posting a GIF of a person running.
even Gordon Ramsay was dragged into fans’ feud with Netflix, with one posting a GIF of the celebrity chef saying, “Get your **** together,” and writing, “#StrangerThings5 is seven minutes too late to make you want to crash all the apps. Come to Netflix #StrangerThings.” This is not the first time that the app has caused crashes on Stranger Things, as it also crashed when Season 5 Volume 1 started.
The Stranger Things finale
created by Duffer Brothers for Netflix, the first season was released on July 15, 2016 on Netflix. The fifth and final season was released in three parts in November and December 2025, concluding on December 31. The series takes a 80s throwback twist, telling the story of a young girl with psychokinetic abilities named Eleven who opens a portal to a hostile dimension called the Upside Down.
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