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▲ 67 r/Stranger_Things

Who did u miss the most in the final season?

Honestly, where did he go?

u/FormerStorage3230 — 8 hours ago

▲ 13 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 40 - The Piggyback (S4 E9) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 2)
The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 3)
Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)
The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)
The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)
The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 13 hours ago

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Vote your least favourite character

u/Aitireyna — 1 day ago

▲ 25 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 39 - The Mind Flayer (S2 E8) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 2)
The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 3)
Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)
The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)
The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)
The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 1 day ago

▲ 24 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 38 - The Battle of Starcourt (S3 E8) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 2)
The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 3)
Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)
The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)
The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)
The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 2 days ago

▲ 11 r/Stranger_Things

The final season of _____ made me appreciate the final season of Stranger Things More

I hated ST5 when it came out. I was so pissed that they barely killed off any characters. But honestly? With how poorly the few characters they did kill off were handled (namely Eleven's "half" death) it was probably for the best. Besides, I've come to appreciate the real theme of it, where the real death was actually the death of childhood. And given how The Boys Season 5 was made worse by almost all of the deaths being underwhelming, I'd say ST5's lack of deaths was probably a good thing.

Maybe there is some bias, because I am more of a boys fan than a stranger things fan, so the boys final season annoyed me more, but even so, when watching st5, I remember being bummed that there was so few things about it that I liked, whether that be the performances from Nell, Jamie, Gaten, Caleb and Sadie, or the inclusion of Derek, or the fact that it only had one standout episode in Sorcerer. But, you know what? At least it had those things. The Boys on the other hand only had one good episode at the very beginning of the season and I wouldn't even consider that a standout. The actors are trying but unlike Stranger Things, pretty much every single character is given crappy material to work with in this season so they can only do so much.

The more I thought about it, the more I realised I only hated ST5 because of the last two episodes. The rest of the season had actually been pretty well built up until that point. Plus, Stranger Things 5 may not have had a very good story, but it at least felt like it had a story, and The Boys doesn't even have a good enough epilogue to save it. Now of course, I can't say what happens in The Boys here due to spoilers, but what I will say is that it is the most predictable ending imaginable.

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u/something69690 — 2 days ago

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Tales from ‘87 would be an awesome idea to follow up on the ending of Season 4.

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u/Resident_Badger_5405 — 2 days ago

▲ 27 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 37 - The Upside Down (S1 E8) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 2)
The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 3)
Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)
The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)
The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)
The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 3 days ago

▲ 38 r/Stranger_Things

Do You Think Everyone Stayed True to Their Character in Tales of ’85?

Do you think the characters in the series stayed consistent w/ in the original show, or do you think sum of their personalities/behaviors felt different?

u/Material-Loan-6966 — 4 days ago

▲ 30 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 36 - Sorcerer (S5 E4) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 2)
The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 3)
Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)
The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)
The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)
The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 5 days ago

▲ 84 r/Stranger_Things

You just know that they weren’t just acting. That all the tears and crying are real.

u/Optimal_Magician_98 — 5 days ago

▲ 8 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Tiebreaker - Vote to eliminate the next episode!

Another tiebreaker! I have a feeling we’ll be getting a lot of these in the final stretch haha!

Voting ends 12 hours from now at 6:32 AM (CDT)

View Poll

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u/QuipThwip — 5 days ago

▲ 0 r/Stranger_Things

Is it bad that I’m simping?

I really like Nikki! she’s adorable and I dont understand why she gets so much hate. I also love her voice and her eyes are just so expressive. she looks like Vi. I’m curious about whether or not we ever get to see her without the jacket on, because the size of her neck is insane for a teenager and we’ve seen how strong she is. I’m wondering if she’s built or something. She’s also really sweet and very smart. I don’t know. is this wrong?

please understand that i am not a creepy old man, I’m the same age as her.

u/PsychoNutBuffin — 5 days ago

▲ 79 r/Stranger_Things+1 crossposts

Season 5 Ultimate Fan Rewrite (9 Episodes Long)

Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a full 9-episode rewrite/reimagining of Stranger Things Season 5 just to explore my ideas on how I would've done it. I had made a post before about it but now it's completed.

I've made this rewrite available in 3 formats:

Tiktok
Ao3
Google drive

I'll post the ao3 link here. For those who wanna read it on tiktok, check my account in my bio. Dm for google drive.

Changes in this season:

No Dr Kay
Altered Military Subplot
Mike, Eleven and Will are the main characters
More elaboration on Henry's past and his connection with the Mind Flayer.
Will's connection with Vecna is much more important.
Modified Time Jump
Ep 1 is set directly after S4
Heartwarming but bittersweet different ending.
A new monster: The Retriever
Return of the Spider-Monster from S3 near the end.
Mind Flayer as the mastermind is more explained.
9 episodes instead of 8.
Some plot holes are resolved.
Owens is brought back
Eleven's fate
Exotic Matter has more importance
Sci-fi plot twist near the end.
More epic final battle
Less focused on the kids (Holly, Derek)

I also tried expanding ideas from the show and The First Shadow play while keeping the tone grounded and emotional. There’s a big focus on trauma, growing up, friendship, and moving on from the past.

Please note that it's not a full entire rewrite, it still has some ideas from the original S5 such as Crawls, Children getting kidnapped, the abyss, UD being a bridge. The aim of this rewrite was to solve the bad parts of this season and make it better.

I’d genuinely love feedback from other fans since this started as a small idea and slowly turned into a huge project.

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u/AggravatingMeaning29 — 6 days ago

▲ 21 r/Stranger_Things

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 35 -The Vanishing of Will Byers (S1 E1) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 2)
The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 3)
Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)
The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)
The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)
The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 6 days ago

▲ 22 r/Stranger_Things

Best season of stranger things?

I Think 1 & 4 & 2 are masterpiece. ( maybe 4 and 2 have some plot hole but still awesome )

3 and 5 is mid ( good vibes / define plot holes )

Whats your opinion

u/Accomplished-Mud8979 — 6 days ago

▲ 9 r/Stranger_Things

I LOVE STRANGER THINGS , SHOULD I WATCH THE NEW CARTOON

I started watching stranger things in 2016 when it first came out, and i really loved it.Now when season 5 came out i loved and i couldnt see why people were calling it bad.Should i watch the cartoon or not

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u/AuthorPrestigious890 — 6 days ago

▲ 33 r/Stranger_Things