Stranger Things 4 Perfectly Flipped A Season 1 Upside Down Scene
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4.
Stranger Things season 4 drew a subtle parallel to a scene all the way back from Stranger Things season 1, and it shows just how far the show has come. It is almost odd to think that Stranger Things was originally pitched by the Duffer Brothers as a limited series, as the Netflix original has gone on to dominate Netflix's productions. It has also been a masterclass in story progression and world building, expanding on its original 80s sci-fi inspiration in unthinkable ways, becoming a brand of its own.
Stranger Things has always been huge into intertextuality, paying homage to the works that inspired it in the first place. Season 1 alone contains references to Goonies, Alien, E.T., Firestarter, and Stand By Me, to name a few. The show has now come so far that it can even harken back to its own scenes, and one in season 4 demonstrates just how huge the show has become since it began in 2016.
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In Stranger Things season 1, Mike, Lucas, and Dustin seek scientific expertise from their teacher Mr. Clarke. They ask, ''hypothetically,'' about alternate dimensions and gates to them. Mr. Clarke demonstrates how this works and how gates can open by using a paper plate and a pencil. He folds the plate over itself, and pushes the pencil right through the middle, showing how this tear in time and space can make a doorway between dimensions. Then, in Stranger Things season 4, Brenner explains how Vecna is breaking down the barrier between the Upside Down and Hawkins of the Right Side Up by using a pencil. Brenner begins bending the pencil to demonstrate the strain on the barrier, before eventually
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