Duffer Brothers reveal the one Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 Episode that always makes them cry

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 has arrived and it has taken viewers on an emotional rollercoaster that keeps them jolting. If you have soaked your handkerchief while watching Season 5, Vol 2, Episode 6, you are not alone.

Duffer brothers just revealed to Deadline in an interview that they did too. Volume 1 establishes the newfound powers, newly rising and resurfacing conflict and it sets the stage for the mega action of the finale.

But Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 leans heavily into emotional payoff, and Episode 6 in particular, concentrates multiple relationship climaxes into one hour, turning it into an emotional pressure cooker. It’s the point survival cracks and honesty, grief, and love pour out beyond the 4th wall.

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The article contains major spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5, Vol. 1 and 2.

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Duffer brothers share why Episode 6 of Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 always affected them emotionally

A quick recap for those who have watched it but missed keeping track, in Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 we see Nancy and Jonathan share a very vulnerable, heartfelt moment when they both get trapped in the Upside Down.

As they fall into a big Gooey room in the bridge between worlds, they can no longer escape it without help. The room keeps melting away as if it will swallow them both in.

This extreme survival situation pushes a life-or-death confession out of the pair that they were avoiding for a considerable amount of time in the last installments. Jonathan pulling out a ring feels, at first, like the expected television beat. He admits his love for Nancy but also confesses that he may not be able to the future she wants.

This moment, as described by Jonathan Byers himself, was an 'unproposal'. The scene was emotional and raw. Duffer brothers mentioned,

"(In) the Jonathan and Nancy scene.. I just think Charlie and Nat are so great and then again at the end with Sadie.. they are so tremendous in that scene."

This was not the only scene that hit harder than thunder. There was another scene revolving around Max and Lucas. Lucas has never given up on Max. He often visited the hospital to read her stories and play her music. As established in the lore, music is the way to find a way back from Henry's prison.

However, when demogorgons attack the hospital to find Max and kill her, Lucas carries her out. Lucas keeps playing Max's iconic song, 'Running Up That Hill' even at the moment of demo attacks.

But thanks to Mrs. Karen Wheeler, everyone survives. Max eventually finds her way back to the world, right in Lucas's arms. The scene in itself is emotional and relieving.

Lucas starts crying and his tears aren’t heroic. They’re messy, exhausted, and rooted in the terror of almost losing someone he loves. When Max finally wakes, her own tears mirror his.

She wakes up to seeing Lucas, Robin and other known faces, but her vision is unclear. Yet, her gratitude is immense for Lucas, the friend who never left her side.

They also mentioned how having one emotional scene was impactful in itself, but this later scene was brilliant. He said,

"To have two of them is unique"

Another moment that impacted the duo very much was Steve and Dustin's scene. They mentioned,

"Another moment that gets me though..is small but I just love the way they performed it..which is Gaten and Joe (Dustin and Steve)."

He further explained why the scene from Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 affected him the way it did,

Steve and Dustin’s conflict begins as a sharp, ugly argument, the kind that only happens between people who care deeply and are scared of losing each other. Dustin lashes out, frustrated and angry, accusing Steve of not understanding what he’s been carrying since Eddie’s death.

Steve fires back, defensive and hurt, until the tension finally cracks. Dustin breaks down and admits the truth. He doesn’t want to lose Steve the way he lost Eddie. He can’t survive another person disappearing from his life.

Stranger Things Season 5 is streaming on Netflix.