In case you didn’t catch these in #StrangerThings Vol. 2, here are facts confirmed by the Duffers & the cast:
♦️ Nancy and Jonathan didn’t get engaged, that scene at the lab is officially a breakup.
♦️ In Will’s coming out scene, Mike does understand who Will is talking about (it’s not meant to be “ambiguous”).
♦️ The Upside Down isn’t a full dimension, it’s a wormhole/bridge, held together by exotic matter, connecting Hawkins to the Abyss.
♦️ “Operation Beanstalk” is the real endgame plan: let the worlds draw close, use the radio tower as the reach point, then El goes in mentally to hit Vecna where he actually lives.
♦️ Meanwhile Eight’s “real” plan is the dangerous part: she wants them to stay behind when the bridge collapses (and Eleven appears to agree).