India, Dec. 27 -- As Stranger Things heads toward its final chapter, fans have been closely watching the fate of Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers. With Season 5, Volume 2 now streaming, Netflix Tudum and the creators have clarified where the couple stands and what that means for Nancy's future.

According to Netflix Tudum's Episode 7 ending explainer, unresolved tension between Nancy and Jonathan, first simmering in Season 4, comes to a head during a life-or-death moment.

After Nancy fires a shot that disrupts a mysterious sphere, the pair are trapped together in a room rapidly filling with gray sludge, forcing them into a brutally honest conversation.

Director Shawn Levy, who helmed Episodes 6 and 7, told Netflix Tudum that the charact...