The Conformity Gate theory has fans convinced a secret Stranger Things Season 5 finale hits Netflix on January 7 after a Vecna skit.

Well, Stranger Things fans: As of publishing this, it's Jan. 7. Thanks to the theory now known as Conformity Gate -- in which die-hards have found Easter eggs galore -- it's the date on which a supposed Episode 9 is supposed to drop, revealing that the last few Season 5 eps were all a lie.

Conformity Gate' was a quickly spreading conspiracy that posited the idea that the finale wasn't the true ending to this tale. These people believed that the concluding episodes were so bad, so staggering in their failure to finish the story,