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It’s Mrs. Strange here again.
On today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will go over a recent interview with the
Duffer Brothers, who talked about the runtimes for the episodes in Stranger Things 5!
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Prior to the release of Stranger Things 4, the Duffers said that the penultimate season
of the series was set to be the darkest one yet, and they certainly weren’t lying.
In Stranger Things season 4, audiences learned about the dark secrets of the Creel House,
the horrifying Massacre of Hawkins Lab, and of course, the show’s big bad himself, Vecna,
who proved to be a terrifying match for Eleven and her friends.
Gripped by the impending doom that season 4 brought, audiences immersed themselves in
9 episodes that ran almost 13 hours worth of runtime, with the finale clocking in at
a feature-length 2 hours and 19 minutes.
As a result, lots of fans were left curious to see whether or not they should expect a
super-sized season 5 as well, with most claiming that they want the final season to be even
longer than season 4.
The Duffer Brothers sat down with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week to discuss Stranger
Things 5.
Sadly enough, the brothers teased that season 5 is less likely to be as long as season 4,
with Matt Duffer sharing that they are interested in returning to a more focused narrative much
like season 1.
However, he does repeat the notion that the final episode of the series will still be
pretty massive.
“I don’t think the run times will be as extreme in season 5.
We’re trying to return to the simplicity of the structure in season 1, with bigger
scale and scope.
Except for the finale, which I’m expecting will be pretty massive.”
In the interview, the brothers revealed that the episode lengths of season 4 actually came
as a surprise to them, recalling how the scripts themselves weren’t actually that long.
It was recently confirmed that Stranger Things 5 has officially entered its writing stages,
with an exciting image having recently been shared from the Stranger Things writers room.
Though many fans were satisfied with how the brothers utilized the longer runtimes, the
news that Stranger Things season 5 will likely run shorter is sure to spark some mixed reactions
from certain viewers.
Perhaps the most intriguing thing about their comments in this interview is that they are
hoping to revert to a smaller scaled story like season 1, and though they are referring
here to the structure, it remains to be seen if any other elements will be implemented
in order to create a true full-circle moment in this highly anticipated final season.
With season 4 having left audiences in the midst of Vecna's destruction of Hawkins, there
is still a considerable wait ahead for those desperate to learn what comes next.
In the meantime, we’re hoping that Stranger Things season 5, whether it’s shorter or
longer, manages to stick the landing and solidifies the show as one of the best tv shows in the
21st Century.
Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today.
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