Here’s Why Fans Think Makers Used AI For Stranger Things Finale Season!
The Stranger Things season 5 was released in three parts. Read here for more about it.
Everyone one was eagerly waiting for the finale of Stranger Things season 5, the finale. It released in three parts, but left the fans with mixed reactions. The majority was not really happy with how the finale turned out to be as they were expecting more closures. Now, as a treat for the fans, the makes released a documentary of the show, but that has created a new controversy for the Duffer Brothers. Fans are now claiming that AI was used to write the finale episodes of the show and here’s why they think that. Read on.
Stranger Things Documentary!
The documentary titled Stranger Things: One Last Adventure was released for the fans on January 12, and it has only created a controversy for them. Of course the fans watched the documentary with a lot of attention, and they are now accusing the Duffer Brothers of using ChatGPT for writing the finale episodes of the show. They have come to this conclusion after spotting the ChatGPT tabs on the laptops that apparently belonged to the makers. They are of the opinion that the finale season lacked a lot of things because the makers were dependent on ChatGPT for the same. Fans have shared pictures and are shocked to see that the AI tab is evidently open on the laptop. While some other fans claimed that not one but multiple tabs were open on the laptop.
While some users now believe that the disappointing finale makes sense to them, others were having a hard timing spotting the AI tabs on the laptop. One user also noticed the Reddit tab, and expressed shock over it. Well, here are some reactions on the same.
so they used chatgpt, character ai and consulted reddit I need y’all to be mad MAD at this. just a slap on the face to every artist who’s fighting back against this shit, especially in the industry. fucking losers both of them pic.twitter.com/V1qW6M2NRf
— Mikey (@miwibeams) January 12, 2026
Duffer Brothers had a Reddit tab open while writing the Stranger Things 5 ending. pic.twitter.com/DBJKprY3Ad
— Stranger Things Memes (@SThingsMeme) January 12, 2026
The Duffer Brothers were literally using ChatGPT and Reddit while writing this season & particularly the finale of Stranger Things.
No wonder it’s complete 🐶💩! pic.twitter.com/HQuhJIIXub
— Alfred J. Vickers III (@alfredjviii) January 12, 2026
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The Stranger Things finale episode aired on January 1, and it had an emotional end to the world of Hawkins. What do you think of it?
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First Published: January 13, 2026 1:25 PM
