Henry Creel’s Origin, Vecna & the Mind Flayer Explained After Stranger Things’ Finale (& It Was the Wrong Choice)

It’s not surprising that not everyone survives in Stranger Things. Eleven and her sister, Kali, both make heroic sacrifices, but Vecna meets a much more brutal end – he’s severely injured and ultimately beheaded. While Vecna certainly deserves his fate as a world-destroying monster, the show’s attempt to explain his origins – as Henry Creel – feels forced and doesn’t quite succeed.








