Millie Bobby Brown says only three know Eleven’s fate
Actress Millie Bobby Brown has revealed that only she and the creators of Stranger Things know the definitive fate of her character, Eleven, following the show's ambiguous finale. Brown made the disclosure during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, explaining she is bound by a secrecy pact with series co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer.
The final episode of the Netflix series, which concluded on New Year's Day, left viewers divided over whether Eleven survived or died heroically. Brown confirmed that the Duffer brothers personally told her the character's true ending and immediately swore her to silence. "They were like, 'Do not tell anyone. Because we made it a secret kind of pledge,'" Brown said. "No one else knows. It's just us three. And what we do with that information, it'll be up to them."
The actress joked that her castmates are among those speculating, with a common theory being that Eleven did not survive. "The whole cast thinks I'm dead," she said. "It's so rude of them... You guys are projecting!" During the podcast recording, host Josh Horowitz polled the live audience on their belief, with a large majority indicating they thought Eleven was alive. Brown...