Feeling gloomy after finale
Wife and I just finished the finale (Yes I know I’m late to the party, we had our youngest just days before Season 5 released and life got in the way), and I’m stuck with this weird feeling of emptiness. I thought the season was good, not necessarily amazing, but good. But what really hit me was the epilogue. The oldest 4’s plans to meet while on the roof and the kids putting away their DnD binders for the final time really sat with me.
I watched the first season at 20 by myself, and finished it married with kids at 30. The ending made me think back about my life when I started, and everything that’s happened since. I had a great group of friends growing up, and many of them I haven’t seen in 10 years despite us making promises to do so. Hell, some aren’t even alive anymore. It made me reflect on the simplicity of life back then, the unique relationships with childhood friends, and a weird nostalgia for the 80’s in a small town, a time I never actually lived in.
Again, I know I’m very late, but just wanted to see others thoughts on the ending, focusing less on Vecna and the fight and more so on the message the final 30 minutes gave us.