As the dust settled on the Upside Down for the final time, the Stranger Things Season 5 finale titled The Rightside Up concluded on a rare note for a global phenomenon. The final entry did not conclude with tragic deaths (to increase the shock value for the fans) but with emotional payoffs, granted after years of pain and loss.While the lack of bloodbath and excessive plot armor in the Stranger Things Season 5 finale has disappointed many long-time fans, a majority of the audience is calling the final entry beautiful. A Reddit user had a befitting reaction to the final entry:''Not every show/movie needs a blood bath. LOTR kept their main characters alive, and it’s still the most beloved stories out there.''More fan reactions in our story.Stranger Things Season 5 finale fan reactions View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Duffer Brothers flipped the script in the Stranger Things Season 5 finale by concluding the final entry in their sci-fi saga with no significant character deaths, except Kali, who found her redemption after potentially helping Eleven fake her death and escaping the clutches of the military and Dr. Kay. While seasoned fans were anticipating a bloodbath and the tragic deaths of their favorite characters, the finale concluded on a hopeful note for all the characters, freeing Hawkins from the evil clutches of the Mind Flayer and Vecna.While many fans are underwhelmed with the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, discussing how it did not pay off the high-stakes set in the previous volumes and used excessive use of plot armour, others are calling it 'beautiful'. However, longtime Stranger Things fans would attest that bloodbaths and brutal deaths have never been the Duffer Brothers' style, who have not killed any major character across the five seasons of the show.A Reddit user perfectly captured what every longtime fan was feeling after watching the final chapter:''Season 5 had me scared, but the finale was beautiful and I loved it. After everyone spent weeks anticipating a blood bath, Im so pleasantly surprised that everyone lived and got their happy ending.''Another fan joined the conversation and called out those anticipating tragic character deaths in the Stranger Things Season 5 finale. The Duffer Brothers certainly pulled off a bold move by concluding their sci-fi saga not with brutal and shocking deaths or explosions but with emotional payoffs for the characters. This satisfying ending felt equally nostalgic and deserving for longtime fans. The Reddit user pointed out:''I REALLY don't and have never understood the obsession with characters dying. I get it from a certain point with plot armor regarding the demogorgons straight up refusing to kill main characters and etc. But the idea that people NEEDED to die has always been a total mystery to me.'' View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAnother user chimed in, defending the Duffer Brothers' choice to give a traditional happy ending to all main characters:''I don't know why people expect major deaths every season of this show when it's never been the Duffer's style. It's always new character introduced who dies. Or in this case, returning character.''As fans debate that the Stranger Things Season 5 finale lacked high-stakes payoffs and nail-biting moments, a Reddit user rightly pointed out how the series finale was also a 'goodbye' for longtime fans. Dissecting the 2-hour runtime of The Rightside Up, the user rightly highlights how the finale was perfectly divided into two parts, the action-filled first and the emotionally satisfying second. The pacing and format allowed seasoned Stranger Things fans to bid goodbye to each of their favorite characters, who were finally given the happy endings they deserved.The Reddit user summarized this thought as:''I'm so glad they let the last half just breathe... Really felt like the Duffer brothers wanted/needed us to say goodbye to characters and a show we've a watched for 10 years now. Nothing felt rushed and let all the emotions just release. The first half was an hour of anxiety and the action/building/conclusion to Vecna/Mind Flayer was pure blockbuster. Really satisfying finale. So damn good.''The Stranger Things Season 5 ending didn’t pretend that trauma disappears or that the past can be erased but it allowed space for healing, something that feels increasingly rare in genre television.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.