“Stranger Things” Wraps up After Five Seasons Spanning Nine Years

“Stranger Things” wraps up after five seasons spanning nine years

Premiering in July of 2016 as a “Netflix Original Series,” “Stranger Things” is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s. The Duffer Brothers (Matt and

Strangely common: How Stranger Things’ finale repeats history 9 years later

Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. The fan reaction to Stranger Things’ finale is the least strange part of the ending. What’s strange is that it happened twice. Imagine something for me. The series finale of your favourite show is about to drop after a three-year break. So far, there are gaping plot holes, your ship isn’t canon, and why the hell are we focusing on new characters right now? None of it matters, however, because this finale will solve…

Why the ‘Stranger Things’ series finale failed its own story

By choosing emotional cues and nostalgia over narrative risk, the ‘Stranger Things’ finale fails to deliver meaningful resolution. By Hal Reed The Duffer brothers really fumbled the bag with this o…

Stranger Things Refuses to Let Its Characters Die

After nearly 10 years of investment from devoted audiences, the hit television series “Stranger Things” concluded with a two-hour finale released Dec. 31 to a global audience. I watched it. I hated it.  Frankly, I felt insulted as a viewer who had committed so much time to the show. But I should have expected as much. Since the lightning start of the first season, I’ve noticed a significant decline in the quality of the show, especially the writ…