Stranger Things season 5 is still in production and fans are anxiously awaiting the highly anticipated finale. The release date for the final season has not been announced yet, but the cast seems to have the finish line in sight and it sounds like an emotional roller coaster for everyone involved.

Recently, it was reported that the Stranger Things cast had read the script for the final episode. In a touching moment, they gathered at Gaten Matarazzo’s birthday celebration for the last table read.

Season 5 Finale Table Read Insights

David Harbour spoke about the emotional experience during an interview with Comic Book. Reflecting on the moment, the actor revealed that the final read-through was a pretty intimate experience.

“We just read we just did a read through of the last episode and the amount of crying… like the episode is very beautiful. But there’s also a deeper level of that, this was actually their childhood. They were 11 years old and grew up and fought this monster. And I’ve never seen so much heavy, heavy weeping from teenagers or young adults in my life.”

Harbour also revealed that Netflix has filmed the scene but he is unsure if it will be released to the public.

“No, the interesting thing is…there was some cameras there, but we didn’t do it for the publicists or the Instagram people. There was something intimate about the way they structured it that I’m hoping that you don’t see very much of that, because there was something profound in the sense that we are a family. There is the deeper level, it is about us as individuals who’ve worked together for nine years since they were kids, and that really came through. There was a real deep kind of honesty and heartbreak and bittersweet quality to all of it.”

Stranger Things Characters Reunion in Season 5

In season 5, all the characters are reunited in Hawkins to fight off Vecna. For Harbour, this final go around is a bit strange as so much has changed since they began production back in 2015.

“Getting back to the OG crew of this final season has been wild in a way because we have come so far and it is not the show that we started in Season 1. I think that’s a wild experience for all of us. I mean, those kids were 11 years old when we started, 12 years old. Now they’re 20 and they’re shaving and they aren’t kids anymore. Finn Wolfhard just directed a movie. I think to have it all come back full circle.”

Earlier Gaten Matrazzo also described the final table read as an intense yet beautiful moment.

Based on these heartfelt comments, it seems that Stranger Things is heading for a bittersweet ending.