It's been over three years since "Stranger Things" Season 4 hit Netflix, leaving plenty of fans in need of refresher heading into Wednesday's release of Season 5. Namely, many are trying to remember what exactly happened to Sadie Sink's beloved character,

Sadie Sink's "Stranger Things" character Max Mayfield's fate is in limbo - and Season 5 gives us some answers.

After nearly dying at the hands of the villainous Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), the fan favorite Max ( Sadie Sink) has been lying in a coma since the end of " Stranger Things " Season 4. But the headstrong character returned in the final moments of Season 5, Episode 3, after the young Holly Wheeler ( Nell Fisher) was abducted by Vecna.

Here's what you need to remember from the end of Stranger Things Season 4, who lived, who died and where all the characters ended up.

It’s time to start running up that hill again. But since it’s been more than three years since “ Stranger Things ” aired its fourth season finale, the trek might be a little rough for those who haven’t re-binged the Duffer brothers’ hit Netflix series before it debuts Volume I of the fifth and final season Nov. 26 at 5pm PT.

The title of Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 4, Sorcerer, points to Will’s natural powers. A wizard learns magic, but a sorcerer is born with it. Mike first calls Will a wizard. Later, he realizes Will is a sorcerer because his powers come from within.

"Stranger Things" Season 5 revealed there might be one thing Vecna is afraid of – a mysterious cave. Here's what we know about it.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains major plot details from the first four episodes of Netflix’s Stranger Things 5. In the eighteen months since nearly succumbing to Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) is still in a coma.