317 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 18, 2026 · last updated Oct 18, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 33 | 36 | 162 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| TMDB reviews * | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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Many viewers praise the show's acting, especially the young cast, and its nostalgic 80s atmosphere. [1][2][3] Some reviewers feel later seasons declined in quality, with pacing issues and forced agendas. [4][5][6] A few posters found the series finale satisfying, while others were disappointed. [7][8][9]
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Actuallly a rather poor series. It has a lot of very original thought and some great special efffects, but the stupidity of so much of it is just too hard to swallow - one simple example: at one point when the players are down in an undergorund lab with what they say are totally impenetrabal pollycarbinate windows that the creatures cannot possibly break through, well, they do break them, but a few scenes later, …
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Season 3 - SPOILER-FREE Review If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Stranger Things first appeared in our lives back in 2016 with its phenomenal first season, followed by a less amazing yet still entertaining Season 2. I was pretty excited for the third adventure with one of the best (if not the best) young ensemble casts ever. The acting in this show is …
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I have a classic saying: Every good thing comes to an end, and so does this one. Every scene was meticulously crafted from beginning to end; one of the best fantasy series I've ever seen. Every episode gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. A series can only be this beautiful. Even the opening music is captivating. I wanted Eleven to still be alive, and she is. Everyone moved on with their lives. Of …
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Give the production crew a raise, but please, PLEASE give the characters an action that isn’t just “pacing” whenever they’re stressed or thinking about something… LIKE: Sound editing is chef’s kisssss — every knock, every kettle boiling, every hand slamming on a table. Regular sounds being larger than life really added to the sense of suspense this show needed to keep it spooky and exciting. On the topic of sound, I …
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Intelligent and witty with a perfect seasoning of 80’s references.
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Critics, per Wikipedia
Netflix did not initially reveal subscriber viewership numbers for their original series, and Symphony Technology Group compiled data for the season based on people using software on their phones that measures television viewing by detecting a program's sound. According to Symphony, within the first 35 days of release, Stranger Things averaged ratings of around 14.07 million adults between the ages of 18 and 49 in the United States. This made it the third most-watched season of Netflix original content in the U.S. at the time behind the first season of Fuller House and fourth season of Orange Is the New Black. In a September 2016 analysis, Netflix found that Stranger Things "hooked" viewers…
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60 of 317 · most liked firstRewatching S1 of Stranger Things and the metamorphosis of Steve Harrington is one of the stranger things in the aptly named show.
positive · AI labelView post →The kids in season 5 of Stranger Things
neutral · AI labelView post →I've not watched any of Stranger Things, but I assume this is show accurate.
neutral · AI labelView post →Duffer Brothers Admit They Haven’t Watched ‘Stranger Things’ In Years
neutral · AI labelView post →If I made a children's/horror/commercial tv show set in the 80s about a bunch of kids dealing with an otherworldly evil entity I wouldn't have called it Stranger Things I would have called it The Adventures of the Outrageous Mister Reagan and His Magnificent Central Intelligence Agency
neutral · AI labelView post →Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show: What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
neutral · AI labelView post →I simply do not think Stranger Things is a good enough show to be doing this nonsense
negative · AI labelView post →Watched the last episode of Stranger Things 😭 Don’t have to be a fan of the show to appreciate David Harbour’s powerful acceptance speech at the 23rd annual SAG Awards🏆 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Pushing back against this regime—No notes…10/10
neutral · AI labelView post →Stranger Things finale was pretty good imo. A nice send off. I think Stranger Things has always been a show haunted by the idea of what people think it could have been. But the last season was a great cap to the show that it actually was, and had been since like season 2.
positive · AI labelView post →Our show Eerie, Indiana was Stranger Things 25 years early, sez here: dangerousminds.net/pop-culture/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The cast of 'Stranger Things' watching the series finale
neutral · AI labelView post →With "Stranger Things" finally over, can we finally get some '90s pastiches? In any medium? I don't even know what a '90s throwback show would look like
neutral · AI labelView post →Fans disappointed in the series' end to "Stranger Things” convinced themselves a secret, alternate finale was coming.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just finished Stranger Things and wasn’t prepared to feel so many emotions. What an incredible ending to an incredible show!
positive · AI labelView post →The Duffer Brothers confirm the ‘Stranger Things’ series finale is ~2 hours long It will also explain what the Upside Down is “This is a complete story. It’s done” (via Variety)
neutral · AI labelView post →There's no secret episode of 'Stranger Things' releasing tonight • Many fans were so underwhelmed with the series finale that they made up a theory around a 9th episode • Theory went viral amassing millions of views on social media • Variety says it's not happening
neutral · AI labelView post →Matthew Modine when asked if he liked the ‘STRANGER THINGS’ series finale: “Nope”
neutral · AI labelView post →Almost immediately after the Netflix horror series “Stranger Things” premiered in 2016, it exploded in popularity, becoming streaming TV’s first true megahit. The young stars — all adults now — looked back on the show and how it shaped them. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
neutral · AI labelView post →New poster for the ‘STRANGER THINGS’ series finale.
neutral · AI labelView post →I got SO UPSET in the STRANGER THINGS season where the girl is introduced as a mysterious person who posted a high-score on DIG-DUG with the name "MADMAX." I was like, "The leaderboards on Dig-Dug were THREE LETTERS! This is BULLSHIT. Fuck this show."
negative · AI labelView post →I watched the Stranger Things series finale and I'll give it this: Stranger Things sure had a pretty good first season.
neutral · AI labelView post →Details on the live-action 'Stranger Things' spinoff 📺 • Doesn't involve the Upside Down • Has a completely different story, location, characters, and actors • It's set in a different decade • Duffer Bros are heavily involved • A scene in the series finale hints at what it will be
neutral · AI labelView post →Stranger Things I love fog as you might know. And hunting the different fog phenomena like halos. Today I show you a Brocken Specter w multiple Fog Bows during a hike in the Alps. One of the most intense displays I've witnessed. #landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #fog
neutral · AI labelView post →So many complaints about Stranger Things season five. Was it perfect? No. Was it as bad as I’ve seen people say it is? Absolutely not. Watch it again. Put your phone on silent and in another room. This show isn’t a dick around on your phone while you watch show. It’s a watch the tv kind of show.
positive · AI labelView post →My new show, THE BOROUGHS, is out now on Netfilx! It’s produced by the Duffer Bros (Stranger Things) and stars Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, and Bill Pullman. Variety calls it: "delightful, heartbreaking, funny and endlessly fascinating." Please watch and smash the like button!
neutral · AI labelView post →The 'Stranger Things' cast would show up for each other on their final day of filming 🎥🥺
neutral · AI labelView post →The ‘STRANGER THINGS’ series finale will be 2 hours long. It will also explain what the Upside Down is. (Source: wp.me/pc8uak-1lGryT)
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're wondering how other parts of the internet are doing, they're also going crazy. A huge portion of the Stranger Things fandom thinks the series finale wasn't real and a secret real final episode will drop tomorrow. They're calling it "Conformity Gate".
neutral · AI labelView post →First look at ‘STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM ‘85’ The animated series follows the Hawkins group on an adventure set between Seasons 2 and 3 of the main show. Releasing in 2026 on Netflix.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Bluey’ overtakes ‘Stranger Things 5’ as the most streamed show of 2025. The children’s series logged over 45.2 billion minutes viewed on Disney+.
neutral · AI labelView post →The coming months will bring new seasons of Stranger Things and Slow Horses, a mysterious new science fiction series from Apple TV+, and a new Ken Burns documentary about the American Revolution.
neutral · AI labelView post →While Netflix pushes more Stranger Things on the world the series has been a graveyard of nostalgia and terrible writing. Now forever tarnished with actor abuse and the promotion of zionism from a network that won't let their workers unionize youtu.be/SkpnJmPTZdg?...
negative · AI labelView post →‘STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW’ stage show will be professionally filmed for a Netflix release. (Source: collider.com/stranger-thi...)
neutral · AI labelView post →“Stranger Things” should’ve been a one season mini-series. Or an anthology.
negative · AI labelView post →The animated ‘STRANGER THINGS’ spin-off series is titled ‘STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM '85’ “We’ve always dreamed of an animated Stranger Things in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving” — The Duffer Brothers
neutral · AI labelView post →People can criticize what they want, but I just think they could save a lot of time if they knew Stranger Things is a kids show
positive · AI labelView post →I *have* to think someone in the streaming services has noticed how easy it would be to sell an Animorphs show as "90s Stranger Things." Like that pitch writes itself.
neutral · AI labelView post →Me: If streaming services are gonna show u ads they might as well advertise their own shows The monkey's paw: *clenches so hard it trembles* Every ad: We are Stranger Things actors referencing Stranger Things in order to sell you products that have no possible connection to Stranger Things lol
negative · AI labelView post →'Stranger Things 5' had 59.6M views in its first 5 days 📺 Biggest premiere ever for an English language Netflix show
neutral · AI labelView post →The Musician series, Stand Up series, Star Trek art, Stranger Things art and various commissions you all haven't seen yet will be posted here for some time to come. Since Tess is off social media she's been able to get the files and backlog into a sense of order I could not. Stay tuned! -Chris
neutral · AI labelView post →Shawn Levy calls the ‘STRANGER THINGS’ series finale is a “masterpiece” He says the series will have outcomes that “are deeply satisfying, but many of which are completely surprising” (Source: people.com/stranger-thi...)
neutral · AI labelView post →You can really see over the course of Stranger Things how it gradually turns from a TV Show into Content
negative · AI labelView post →I’ve started watching Stranger Things in the leadup to the series finale and. man. you guys have been doing this for 10 years? ok
neutral · AI labelView post →The series finale of ‘STRANGER THINGS’ will actually be released in theaters. • Will happen on New Year’s Eve, same day as the Netflix release • Previously no plans to release in theaters but talks have evolved (Source: puck.news/newsletter_c...)
neutral · AI labelView post →Of course, as soon as I saw the new Time cover dedicated to Stranger Things, I thought it was in honor of the anti-fascist sci-fi TV show V (1983-1985). 😂
neutral · AI labelView post →Odessa A’zion has been cast in the ‘Stranger Things’ animated series ‘STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM '85’ Releasing April 23 on Netflix.
neutral · AI labelView post →In our heart of hearts we all know that Stranger Things had one good series ("season" for Americans) and its basically all been a bad idea ever since then.
negative · AI labelView post →The coming months will bring new seasons of Stranger Things and Slow Horses, a mysterious new science fiction series from Apple TV+, and a new Ken Burns documentary about the American Revolution.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Stranger Things Day! Here's to many more chases in the Hawkins Lab. Show us your favorite Stranger Things moments in Dead by Daylight!
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix crashes within minutes of releasing Stranger Things series five
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria says the ‘STRANGER THINGS’ series finale will not be released in theaters. “A lot of people have watched ‘Stranger Things’ on Netflix... I think releasing it on Netflix is giving the fans what they want” (Source: wp.me/pc8uak-1lGryT)
neutral · AI labelView post →Best thing about the last series of Stranger Things;
neutral · AI labelView post →9 years late to the party but i finally watched stranger things >< happy finale day, fingers crossed it's a good end to the show! 🤞 #strangerthings #byler
positive · AI labelView post →The upcoming Stranger Things cartoon inspired me to look back at the VERY weird history of animated spin-offs of live-action shows, and to suggest some new ones:
neutral · AI labelView post →Saturday Morning (well, afternoon) Cartoons AT THE MOVIE THEATER. On Sat, April 18th for ONE DAY ONLY you can see a 2-episode SNEAK PREVIEW of STRANGER THINGS: TALES OF 85 in AMC Theaters. Tix go on sale LATER TODAY-- www.amctheatres.com/movies/stran...
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what, the last 20 mins of Stranger Things pretty much rescued the whole of the last series. Bittersweet, generally really lovely writing on childhood and ageing.
positive · AI labelView post →congrats to everyone who bet the long odds on the Late Show ending with a singalong to a 50-year-old Elvis Costello demo in the void from Stranger Things
neutral · AI labelView post →Stranger Things: Tales From '86 (Series, 2026)
neutral · AI labelView post →Stranger Things was a generational event with almost impossible expectations surrounding its finale. The Duffer Brothers have evolved into successful blockbuster directors whose enduring legacy will be mostly doing right by their cast of characters. Our review: https://bit.ly/4aH39zL
neutral · AI labelView post →‘HEROES’ IN THE SERIES FINALE OF NETFLIX’S STRANGER THINGS STREAM SONG NOW: bowie.lnk.to/Heroes HD REMASTERED 'HEROES' VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgk... FULL PR: www.davidbowie.com/blog/2026/1/2/heroes-the-final-song-in-the-series-finale-of-netflixs-stranger-things #StrangerThings
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