Stranger Things Discussion With Spoilers
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I just finished the series last night, and I loved it as much as everyone else. But,
Was anybody else left feeling a little let down by the final episode? I’m not completely sure what it was, but I was not as satisfied as I expected to be, and I’m far from certain what caused it. Here are my potential reasons why:
· Episode 7 was so amazing anything that followed was destined to be a let down
· The story stayed so true to its sources and tropes that I was never surprised; I didn’t necessarily predict everything perfectly, but I did get a lot right and when I was off, it was still an expected alternative
· I thought Barbara deserved a little more by way of grief and remembrance
· It’s possible I really wanted the super-happy ending where El is adopted by Hopper
They certainly got a lot right. Nancy back with Steve but friends with Jonathan; all the human bad men gone but the supernatural evil still lurking; Lucas reuniting with the gang and bravely facing the monster with the slingshot; Dustin being right about everything; Mom Byers telling Matthew Modine to go to hell but Hopper making a deal to save her kid (which again proved Dustin right – Lando Calrissian).
Just lots and lots of right notes, yet when it was over I felt it could have been better. Anyway, wondering if anyone else had the same sense. I love the show, and recommend it unreservedly. I just wanted something else/more/different from the ending and I’m not sure what it was. It’s hard to find anything but complete gushing about the show.
Was anybody else left feeling a little let down by the final episode? I’m not completely sure what it was, but I was not as satisfied as I expected to be, and I’m far from certain what caused it. Here are my potential reasons why:
· Episode 7 was so amazing anything that followed was destined to be a let down
· The story stayed so true to its sources and tropes that I was never surprised; I didn’t necessarily predict everything perfectly, but I did get a lot right and when I was off, it was still an expected alternative
· I thought Barbara deserved a little more by way of grief and remembrance
· It’s possible I really wanted the super-happy ending where El is adopted by Hopper
They certainly got a lot right. Nancy back with Steve but friends with Jonathan; all the human bad men gone but the supernatural evil still lurking; Lucas reuniting with the gang and bravely facing the monster with the slingshot; Dustin being right about everything; Mom Byers telling Matthew Modine to go to hell but Hopper making a deal to save her kid (which again proved Dustin right – Lando Calrissian).
Just lots and lots of right notes, yet when it was over I felt it could have been better. Anyway, wondering if anyone else had the same sense. I love the show, and recommend it unreservedly. I just wanted something else/more/different from the ending and I’m not sure what it was. It’s hard to find anything but complete gushing about the show.
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