As Netflix's critically-acclaimed sci-fi saga reached its long-awaited conclusion with Stranger Things Season 5, the Duffer Brothers finally pulled back the curtain on one of the show’s most haunting questions: was Henry Creel ever capable of redemption? Throughout the series, Vecna’s story has been framed as a tragedy as much as a tale of pure evil, a gifted child shaped by isolation and fear.The Stranger Things Season 5 finale puts that debate to rest. Henry’s final choice, revealed in the closing chapter of the series, confirms where his loyalties truly lie and what ultimately defines him. While Will, who discovered his shocking connection to Vecna's hive mind in Volume 1, offered Vecna a chance at redemption, the monster sided with the Mind Flayer in the end.In an interview with Netflix Tudum, the Duffer Brothers breaks down Vecna's final choice, confirming that his history and connection with the evil monster were too strong to let go:“Even though he is shaken by seeing this memory, he’s too far gone at this point to turn against the Mind Flayer.''More on the Stranger Things Season 5 finale in our story.The Stranger Things Season 5 finale came close to offering Vecna a redemption arc View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Stranger Things Season 5 finale featured a pivotal scene for Vecna when he decided to resist the voice inside him and face his fears by finally entering the caves after Holly and the other children retreated into the only haven in Camazotz. The previous two volumes in the final season hinted at Vecna's fear of caves, which developed from a traumatic memory. A young Henry Creel was exposed to the Mind Flayer particles after discovering a scientist with a briefcase. After Henry killed the scientist, he opened his suitcase, which contained a portal to The Abyss (Dimension X).After Vecna enters the cave and is confronted by his harrowing memory in the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, Will takes control of the monster's mind and learns about Vecna's tragic origin story, which mimics his from the debut season. After Will learned that Henry was just a curious boy taken into another realm by a powerful force, he tried to jolt him out of his trance and encouraged him to join the gang in defeating the Mind Flayer. This is the moment where Stranger Things Season 5 almost gave a redemption arc to Vecna, as he contemplates Will's offer.As Henry remembers his first brush with the Mind Flayer, which transformed him into Vecna in the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, he is finally given a choice to right his wrongs. In an interview with Netflix Tudum, Jamie Campbell Bower breaks down this pivotal moment for his antagonist, which made him feel human for the first time:“It was the first moment in Season 5 [where] I truly felt human again and understood him. I felt like I’ve been wanting to protect him all this time, because I felt like all the people just hate him. And it was at that moment that I was like, ‘Now you see why I am [the way I am].’ ”After witnessing the heartbreaking tragedy that turned a young boy into the red, veiny monster before his eyes, Will feels a deep sense of empathy for him and offers a chance at redemption. But Vecna makes his final choice by siding with the Mind Flayer, setting the stage for his death at Joyce's hands. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn a pivotal moment, Vecna announces to Will:‘No, it showed me that this world is broken, that man is broken,’ ”While fans were speculating that the Stranger Things Season 5 finale would redeem Vecna and establish him as one of the most misunderstood villains in pop culture, the Duffer Brothers set him up for an ambiguous fate.The Duffer Brothers concluded Vecna's chapter and left his fate in the audience's hands:“We wanted to leave it up to the audience in terms of whether young Henry did choose this or whether it was simply the Mind Flayer controlling him from beginning to end. But ultimately, in terms of where Henry goes, it doesn’t matter because he chooses the side of the Mind Flayer at the end of the day.”For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.