One final trip for you people before the Duffer Brothers end Stranger Things today. Let's go Upside Down with the show's season 1 ending. Fans were captivated by the first season, which premiered nine years ago, and concluded with a mix of mystery and sadness.The Stranger Things season 1 finale brought all the protagonists closer to dangerous fights in Hawkins and the Upside Down. Will Byers was freed at last, and it did not come without a price since something evil stayed within him. Eleven had moved forward with her great powers to save her friends, but this huge vacuum was painful because she sacrificed to help them.Joyce and Hopper fought to bring Will home while Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve faced the terrying Demogorgon. The story closed with a surprising one-month jump that answered some questions but opened new ones. Viewers were left wondering about Eleven's date and what her disappearance meant for the future of Hawkins.Continue reading.Did Eleven survive her power usage? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe school confrontation in Stranger Things led to the final dramatic struggle with the Demogorgon and Eleven. She stood alone to protect her friends, already drained from fighting Brener and his agents. She destroyed the monster, breaking it into fragments of matter with her last burst of power.After that moment, her nose started to bleed because she pushed herself beyond her limits. The scene showed the heavy toll of Eleven's abilities. The moment of her disappearance was left uncertain. She might have died, crossed into another dimension, or vanished with the creature. It was evident that Mike and his group were devastated and lost by Eleven's departure.What happened to Will after the rescue?In Stranger Things, Hopper and Joyce had gone into the Upside Down in protective attire to rescue Will among the lairs of the monster. On their way through the broken world that resembled Hawkins, they learnt that Will was asleep and trapped in bizarre vines. After being saved, he was taken to the hospital. There he was progressively improved.However, Will covertly saw horrifying glimpses of the Upside Down during a Christmas meal one month later. He concealed the fact from his family while coughing up a slug-like thing in the restroom.The Duffer Brothers demonstrated that their experience of the dark dimension had left them scarred. His relation to the Upside Down was very close. It signaled to spectators that his ordeal was only beginning.How did friends defeat the monster?Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve united against the Demogorgon in the Byers' home in Stranger Things. They would do anything to lure the monster using their own blood and prepare the house with weapons and traps. Steve initially appeared unwilling to help, but he soon saw the danger, and Linda joined Jonathan and Nancy in the cause.This strategy was effective since the animal was harmed and had to escape. Joyce and Hopper entered the Upside Down to save Will in the meantime. After Will was rescued and the Demogorgon was defeated, Steve and Nancy made amends, and Jonathan received a camera, a symbol of optimism.Follow Soap Central for more updates on Stranger Things!