Stranger Things 5 Ratings Plummet, Will's Coming Out Episode Hits Series Low

• Stranger Things 5 Volume 2's audience rating dropped significantly from 73% to 56% after its December 25 release on Netflix.
• The penultimate episode, 'The Bridge,' featuring Will's coming out, is now the worst-rated episode of the entire series with an IMDb score of 5.4.
• Actor Noah Schnapp detailed the intense 12-hour filming process for Will Byers' emotional coming-out monologue, requiring reshoots.
• Despite mixed reviews for Volume 2, other Season 5 episodes maintain high IMDb scores of 8.0 or higher.
• The show's creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, confirmed the final episode will be 2 hours 8 minutes long, releasing January 1, 2026.

Why It Matters: Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 faces audience backlash, with Will's pivotal episode marking a series low.