With just over a week to go until the final episode of Stranger Things season 5 hits Netflix (and select theaters ), series co-creator Ross Duffer has officially confirmed the runtimes of all four remaining episodes. And, let's just say all those snacks lying around the house for Christmas are going to come in handy.

Netflix is employing a synchronized release method for Volume 2, signifying that the episodes are released globally at the very same instant in absolute time, however, local calendar dates and clocks vary because of different time zones.

Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5 answers many questions viewers have had about the Upside Down for ages, but we still need other answers.

Review: The explanations get complicated as the Hawkins campaign figures out a plan against Vecna in Stranger Things: Season 5, Vol. 2.