Happy Monday, my fellow strangers! It’s Mrs. Strange once again! On today’s episode
for Stranger Universe, I will talk about the Duffer Brothers going over the Stranger Things
franchise ending with season 5.
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After a nearly three-year hiatus due to pandemic-related delays, Netflix's iconic flagship series,
Stranger Things, is set to return this summer with a highly anticipated fourth season divided
in two volumes. With a total of 9 episodes, the first half will premiere on May 27, followed
by the second half on July 1. Written and directed principally by the Duffer Brothers,
season 4 will pick up six months after the Battle of Starcourt. The last time audiences
saw the Hawkins gang in the summer of 2019, Billy Hargrove had sacrificed himself to save
the kids from the Mind Flayer while Jim Hopper seemingly disintegrated after the Russians’
gate to the Upside Down was destroyed. Stranger Things 4 will pick in the aftermath as the
show's core friend group is separated for the first time and forced to navigate the
difficulties of high school while a new supernatural threat lurks in the Upside Down. The trailer,
which came out a few weeks ago now, introduced us to the show’s new main antagonist: Vecna,
who resides in the Creel House with a creepy grandfather clock. Hopper is stuck in Russia,
a powerless Eleven gets asked to go to war, and something weird is happening to Max Mayfield.
With a massive storyline, spanning different continents and a larger cast of characters,
the 270-million dollar budgeted Stranger Things season 4 teases the beginning of the end with
its ominous tagline; “Every Ending Has A Beginning.” However, this won't spell the
end of the show quite yet, as Stranger Things will be returning for a fifth and final season
sometime in the near future. During an interview with SFX magazine, the Duffers shared one
of the first substantial teases for Stranger Things season 5.
“Even with five it’s going to feel like it’s ending a little early. We’re going
to feel like we still have a lot more gas left in the tank. But I think that it’s
better to end there with us wanting more. That’s why ending at five felt like the
right move.”
While die-hard Stranger Things fans might be disappointed to hear the show will wrap
up with a lot of gas left in the tank, the Duffer Brothers' decision to end the show
after five seasons is completely justified and their argument is sound. It's always
better for a show to go out on a high note rather than overstaying its welcome, which
some of the most acclaimed series are even guilty of, such as The Office or Dexter for
example, as both arguably suffered declines in quality during their later seasons. Other
shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad wrapped up at just the right time, the latter ending
after 5 seasons, which is considered a sweet spot for dramas. As many shows have proven,
more is not always better. With a strong final season, the Duffer Brothers should be able to preserve
the show's legacy and leave fans wanting more, which they might even get. Stranger
Things will always have the opportunity to continue the franchise and explore additional
stories via Netflix spinoffs, which the Duffers are open to. Here’s hoping that we don’t
have to wait long to see Stranger Things 5. Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today. Do you support the Duffers’ decision to end
Stranger Things with 5 seasons?
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