In this week's Trending Up, we look at widespread streaming gains for all the soundtrack songs (and several of the actors) involved in the 'Stranger Things' series-closer.

We're talking about the Hawkins High School graduation speech made by Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), who took over the ceremony with a rousing tirade against the system that had his fellow students cheering and Principal Higgins (Bill Winkler) scrambling for the mic.

Variety reports that “Purple Rain” has seen a 243% increase in global Spotify streams and a 577% increase in Gen-Z streams since the finale arrived. Meanwhile, "When Doves Cry," which also features in the episode, saw a 200% increase in global streams and a 128% boost in Gen-Z streams.

At the time, “The Rightside Up” hadn’t yet come out, so I didn’t know that the only characters that would die would be Vecna/Henry Creel, Kali and Eleven, who is presumed dead, but really her fate is up in the air. Here’s what Ross Duffer told us about killing characters:

The Stranger Things series finale briefly mentioned Montauk but why was that important to the show? During the show's conclusion, which aired on Wednesday, December 31, Hopper (David Harbour) told Joyce (Winona Ryder) about a job offer he received in Montauk,

The final episode of the hit Netflix series debuted simultaneously Dec. 31 on the streamer and in 600 theaters before holding encore performances throughout New Year's Day.

When deciding how to end one of the best Netflix shows after 10 years, Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer say they actually took a leaf out of Peter Jackson's book and used sci-fi fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as inspiration.