"And lemme tell you something else: if the antichrist was openly tearing down the fabric of reality-hey, just like America 2026!-I wouldn't waste half an hour arguing with my buddy Steve about how awesome my dead friend Eddie was. Every script for ST 5 was overwritten into gibberish. And whenever the characters weren't giving each other a daily affirmation, they were setting aside hours at a time to explain every single plot machination to one another."
"In fact, I thought the penultimate season of Stranger Things was arguably its best. But quality control fell apart in this final season. Every scene that should have taken a minute lasted 10 minutes instead. Every actor got to give not one, but at least three tearful Emmy clip monologues, often while the world was in the midst of ending. I watched Millie Bobbie Brown cry so many times, it felt like child abuse by the end."
Stranger Things Season 5 delivers a disappointing finale after a largely strong run and a notably excellent penultimate season. The final season suffers from fallen quality control, bloated scenes that take ten minutes instead of a minute, and overwritten scripts. Actors are given repeated, tearful monologues that stall the plot, with Millie Bobbie Brown's character crying excessively. Characters spend long stretches giving affirmations, reciting exposition, and engaging in contrived side conversations that undermine urgency. Emotional beats feel manufactured and scenes that should be brief are overstretched, producing frustration instead of payoff for viewers who had invested in the characters.
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