"It'd be nice to dive into the fifth and final season of Stranger Things like it was just another TV show, free of expectations. But that's not what Netflix wants, hence the company spreading out the release across all three major American holidays at the end of the year, the rest of the episodes premiering on Christmas and New Year's Eve. This is a goddamn TV event, if only by sheer force of will on the part of the massive streaming service. Thanksgiving, it's implied, ranks second."
"Season 5 begins in November 1987, a year and a half since the end of Season 4, when the right-side-up part of Hawkins, Indiana became infected by the Upside Down. Ever since, the town has been under quarantine, with the military containing the original crack in the earth with a "giant steel Bandaid" and occupying the town to study all the supernatural mishegoss at hand."
"Those military forces, led by the ruthless Dr. Kay (Linda Hamilton!), are also actively hunting for Eleven ( Millie Bobby Brown), who's been in hiding ever since her return to town in Season 4. But most Hawkins residents are doing their best to live as if they're allowed outside the heavily-policed borders: Parents go to work, kids go to school, and Robin (Maya Hawke) has taken over the local radio station as the new DJ - Steve (Joe Keery) of course serving as her helpful assistant."
Season 5 of Stranger Things begins in November 1987, eighteen months after the Upside Down infected Hawkins. The town remains quarantined and occupied by the military, which has sealed the original breach with a "giant steel Bandaid" while studying supernatural phenomena. Military forces led by Dr. Kay hunt for Eleven, who remains in hiding after Season 4. Most residents attempt normal life within a heavily policed town; Robin becomes a radio DJ with Steve as her assistant. The opening four episodes deliver large-scale action and some answers, embodying the show's charms, frustrations, and tendency toward excess length.
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