Even though there was an incredibly long wait between Seasons 3 and 4, “Stranger Things” returned this summer to record-breaking success on Netflix. Now, with Season 4 in the rearview, all the talk surrounds the upcoming fifth season, which is set to be the series’ last. And the Duffer Brothers, the creators of “Stranger Things,” are already teasing a finale that is going to be jam-packed with endings. 

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Even knowing that the final two episodes of “Stranger Things 4” would be downright epic in length, there was a sense that the Duffer Brothers had bitten off a bit more than they could chew this year, sending their characters on separate arcs that made this chapter feel more bloated than the previous three. How could they possibly wrap all of this up in two remaining episodes, dropping today on Netflix?

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Even though there was a huge delay between Seasons 3 and 4 of “Stranger Things,” the Duffer Brothers’ massively popular Netflix series returned in May and, once again, became a juggernaut for the streaming service. But the episodes that dropped several weeks ago aren’t the entire season, and two more, super-sized, episodes are on the way.

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As seen in the trailer for “Stranger Things 4: Volume 2,” the series picks up right where the end of ‘Volume 1’ left off.

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“Stranger Things” just really loves its pastiche nostalgia. Season one felt like Amblin, the best of Steven Spielberg or “Goonies” with a sci-fi twist. Over the years, it’s morphed, and in this most recent iteration, the hit Netflix show seems to be taking its cues from ‘80s horror movies like “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Hellraiser,” which makes sense given the entire cast is growing up.

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Another year, another season of TV, only this year, there are nearly half a dozen new streaming services that are all mostly in full swing, all at the same time, Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Peacock, and you could even consider AMC+. Summer 2022 is pretty jam-packed and while it’s full of blockbuster material too— more Marvel, more “Star Wars,” more “Game Of Thrones,” “The Boys” and even “Lord Of The Rings” at the end of the season—there’s still lots of what makes TV, TV, adult dramas and comedies too.

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Netflix‘s big event this weekend, TUDUM, has kicked off and has given us new looks at upcoming projects from the streaming giant. The kids from Hawkins, Indiana, have not commanded the spotlight in a while. Season Three of “Stranger Things” came and went as successfully as ever, but the Duffer Brothers left the gang in different spots. Hopper appeared to have died, and Eleven and the Byers’ family moved out of Hawkins.

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Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about the importance of established, iconic series on streaming platforms. “The Office,” “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” and “The Big Bang Theory” have all made nine-figure deals (the latter of which tops $1 billion) to be added to the library of their respective streamers. But for Netflix, not only is it important to have a series like that, there are soon-to-be-iconic, moneymaking franchises happening right now that the platform has to keep afloat.

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