Stranger Things [Netflix] [*** Spoilers ***]

Not a hope. I'd say it's more a combination of Netflix marketing the documentary and animated special between seasons more than anything else.

The idea of ending the show like that, outro music and all, only to say yeah we have one more episode is just wishful thinking at best from those unhappy with it.

Plus.....IG and TikTok shilling. 90% of it is bullshit for traffic.

He was probably told of their existence by someone, most likely 11.

They appeared a few times in the final season.

In the military base in the upside down, on a truck in the upside down, on a helicopter in the UD, then finally by the gate in MACZ in the final episode.

So he was surely aware of them by then.

A different point but thought it interesting, they made sure to show that there was a tunnel in the Radio Shack.

In the first episode Hopper used it and he used it again in the penultimate episode.

There was a scene where Dr Kay took the black soldier into the radio shack and he was accused of opening the gate for the others to enter the MACZ.

I wonder what was the point of this scene since we know Dr Clarke copied the signal to open the gate.

On another note there's footage online of El running from the truck towards the Radio Shack in her wetsuit.

The footage wasn't used in final episode. It doesn't really prove anything but I thought it interesting.

Maybe it's the woke in me but Fallon dressing up as Derek, in a skit led by Vecna doing an 80s fitness video no less, seems a bit mean spirited. I'm surprised that JCB would agree to that.

Derek was the MVP. He also hit Vecna with a "your mom" joke.

There are two in front of her and one to the side.

The army just letting them go or whatever happened once 11 was dead was just lazy. Hopper took out a whole platoon and should be dead or in Guantanamo.

Hopper knew too much.

They also saved the world although I guess they couldn't prove it.

I try not to overthink it and apply too much logic.

If you tried to explain the plot to someone who hadn't seen it, they'd think you were insane anyway.

One interesting thing I noticed rewatching S4 is that when they were talking to Eddie at Skull Rock they were discussing killing Veccna and they said they'd drive a stake through his heart and chop his head off, which is actually how he dies in the end.

Anyway I really enjoyed it and look forward to the animated series.

It really struck a wonderful balance between horror, suspense, adventure, mystery, comedy, emotional moments, 80s film references, good characters, good plotting and pacing etc...

Slightly off topic....but for anyone who is thinking of seeing the stage show, Stranger things the first shadow…go! it is genuinely absolutely bloody astounding.

SSo conspiracy gate wasnt real, who would have guessed

Agree, and I actually liked that they didn't do a cull of characters. Ever since GoT I think people have come to expect that in a show but there is nothing wrong with a happy ending.

I think a good end for Dr Kay would have been Ronnie Reagan or George Bush chewing her out in the oval office, maybe demoting her or kicking her out of the military and scrapping Poppa's program once and for all.