Jennifer Marshall, who played Max's mom in 'Stranger Things,' is sharing her thoughts on Susan Hargrove's absence from the series finale

With the Stranger Things Season 5 finale, Netflix has wrapped up its biggest show that spanned an entire decade.

Stranger Things had too many characters, meaning many, like Dr. Brenner in Season 1 and Hopper in Season 5, had the short end of the narrative stick.

The "Stranger Things" series finale failed to deliver the bloodbath that many fans expected. Instead, the show played it way too safe.

The cast from Finn Wolfhard to Maya Hawke and Millie Bobby Brown react to the "overwhelmingly beautiful" endings given to their characters, and what their final table read was like: "There was a stillness in the room.

A couple of the show’s lead characters have made the move to Massachusetts in the wake of their adventures in their fictional Indiana hometown.

Stranger Things has come to an end and it was satisfying for many characters in different ways, a few in particular getting the best ending possible.

In any case, Linda Hamilton deserved better from her time on Stranger Things. My only hope now is that if the live-action spinoff in development takes place after Season 5, Dr. Kay is brought back for it. She has the potential to be a good character, but the now-concluded flagship show failed to utilize her properly.

The last episode of "Stranger Things" Season 5, will release soon. Which "Stranger Things" character are you most like?

Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower had a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, during which he discussed Vecna's story arc, participated in multiple hilarious comedy sketches and revealed his opinion on the show's ambiguous ending.

According to People, Marshall was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in 2021, and last appeared in Stranger Things during the show’s fourth season, which aired in 2022. Marshall tells People that she isn’t sure why the character wasn’t included in season 5.