Stranger Things Series Finale Review: A Tragic Final Bow

The show’s decline in quality might be due to its shift from a dark, mysterious, small-town sci-fi vibe – similar to Twin Peaks – to a more mainstream, action-packed superhero style, despite still including strong language and violence. Another possibility is that the creators focused too much on showing what happened instead of telling the story, or that they simply ran out of interesting things to do with their characters, especially those from earlier seasons like Joyce Byers. However, while the finale isn’t terrible – it’s certainly better than some recent series endings – it doesn’t quite reach the level of a truly great conclusion.