Stranger Things: The Biggest Mistakes Season 4 Needs To Fix
As Stranger Things season 4’s release date finally looms large, there are a few major mistakes that the Netflix hit needs to fix in the long-awaited new season. Stranger Things has changed a lot since the series debuted in 2016. While Stranger Thing season 1 was a dark, slow-moving small-town mystery with sci-fi and horror elements, by 2019’s season 3, the series was a fast-paced coming-of-age comedy with gory action and a high body count.
The scope of Stranger Things changed with each passing season, as the show’s growing budget meant its creative team could afford to get gradually more ambitious. However, this ambition came at a cost to Stranger Things. Season 2 featured an infamous standalone episode that ground the show’s narrative momentum to a halt, while Stranger Things season 3 featured too many subplots, too many characters, and not enough heart.
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Now, there is a lot that the long-awaited Stranger Things season 4 needs to fix as the show finally returns. Stranger Things needs to tighten up the show’s focus and pick a villain to stick with, rather than bouncing between different antagonists. The news that Nightmare On Elm Street star Robert Englund will have a major role in Stranger Things season 4 is promising in this regard, but a solid choice of villain is only one of the elements that were missing from the show’s recent seasons. Stranger Things season 4 must also pick a tone and stick with it, whether the show is lighter and more action-forward than ever before or returns to season 1’s darker, more grounded atmosphere. Stranger Things season 4 also can’t keep introducing more new characters to the show’s already massive cast, a problem
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