From award-winning hits like Christopher Nolan's Interstellar to Netflix-crashing shows such as Stranger Things, wormholes have continued to be a common agenda among filmmakers. Until Season 5 of the Duffer Brothers drama, fans have been speculating on all sorts of horror angles to explain the "Upside Down" with only a considerable amount of science to deduce what exactly is going on.However, what we saw at the end of Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 5 totally changed the perspective and the portrayal of this subtle game of space and time. To quote the Duffer Brothers' defense of the wormhole:"I think, ultimately, we really wanted it to have that hourglass shape, because we thought that was the simplest way to communicate such a big idea to the audience."Was the wormhole depiction in Stranger Things Season 5 accurate? Details revealed View this post on Instagram Instagram PostStranger Things Season 5 Episode 5 revealed a mysterious hourglass-shaped wormhole - a bridge between the two worlds, which is basically the Upside Down. By the end of Episode 5 of the finale season, we witness Gaten Matarazzo's Dustin come across a diary in the Upside Down that holds the geometrical explanation of how a wormhole works.On the other hand, Nancy, accompanied by Jonathan, stumbles upon an enigmatic layer of spell (the exotic matter) above the lab, and the former wastes no time in firing a shot at it. Consequently, the shock wave that results clearly depicts what happens when the connecting thread between two different worlds almost collapses.From a scientific point of view, the exotic matter (according to Dustin's explanation) was what kept the wormhole stable. As Shawn Levy mentioned in a statement last month:"[The Duffers] literally drew that diagram at the season pitch out two years ago, because they understood, even then, that we would need visual aids."He further added:"I’m so grateful that they had Dustin draw that exact same diagram in the show that the Duffers had used to explain the show years before we shot Season 5."So, the accuracy of the wormhole depiction in Stranger Things Season 5 depended a lot on the extensive research the Duffer Brothers put in over the years. Matt Duffer even added that one of the writers on the show (Paul Dictor) had major input in detailing the sci-fi aspects of Stranger Things.Moreover, the mention of "The Abyss" in the final chapter (a different world to which Hawkins is connected through the 'Upside Down" sits quite right with the working principles of wormholes). The demogorgons and the other monsters are not from the "Upside Down" (which is just a bridge) - they belong to a whole other dimension (a world unknown to the residents of Hawkins), which also explains why the wormhole makes sense.Though CGI and visual effects played a major role in the scientific depiction in Stranger Things Season 5, factual narration also served a key purpose. Shifting gears from a supernatural element and dominating the plot with complex theories like that of wormholes deserves a lot of praise, especially when it's the final season, and the show is of this magnitude.Stay tuned to Soap Central for regular updates on daily soaps, TV shows, and movies.Also Read: Duffer Brothers had no ending for Stranger Things when they started shooting Season 5