Stranger Things 4 Ruins Season 3's Perfect Ending
The new trailer for Stranger Things season 4 sent a ripple of excitement across the internet when it was released, but it also seems to completely undercut the emotional impact of the previous season’s perfect finale. Audiences are clearly excited for Stranger Things season 4, but the ongoing popularity of Stranger Things hurts its own storytelling. Stranger Things season 3 told a messier story than the show’s original season, but it had a strong finish, with some emotional moments that seemingly closed the final chapter of the story—at least for the kids of Hawkins. Unfortunately, it seems like every meaningful moment from that finale is now being undone.
Following its premiere in the summer of 2016, Stranger Things became an instant classic. It was lightning in a bottle, with a combination of striking cinematography, emotive acting, and carefully crafted storytelling, and the show has remained popular ever since. The plot in the first season of Stranger Things is so carefully woven that critics and essayists have spent hours unraveling all the ways in which it works so well. With prominent homages and references to the styles of famous 1980s movies and storytellers, Stranger Things wedged itself firmly into its audience's imaginations. Since then, no show has managed to capture the same magic found in the first season of Stranger Things—not even the later seasons of Stranger Things.
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Debatably, Stranger Things' main problem is that it has become too popular for its own good. The ending of each season has felt climactic enough to almost conclusively end the entire series. In Stranger Things season 3, however, there was a finality to the
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