With the final season of Stranger Things set to premiere on Netflix on New Year’s Eve, some viewers have expressed concerns about how it looks compared to previous seasons.
Viewers on Reddit have been sharing their disappointment with the visual style of the final season of Stranger Things. Many feel that the show, despite its large budget, looks surprisingly cheap due to overly dramatic lighting, blurry backgrounds, and noticeable green screen effects. Several commenters also pointed out a lack of real-world effects, noting that many scenes appear to be created entirely with digital technology when practical effects could have been used instead.
Many viewers criticized the dialogue in Stranger Things season 5, saying weak writing and a generally unpolished look detracted from the show’s quality. One Reddit user specifically pointed out that characters constantly explain their actions, which makes the show less engaging.
I’m really tired of how many movies and shows look these days. Everything is overly bright, the sets feel artificial, and directors constantly blur the background. They rarely use real effects when they could, and it all just looks sloppy. Plus, the dialogue is often clunky and full of unnecessary explanations – characters constantly tell you what’s happening instead of just showing it.
Some scenes in Stranger Things season 5, particularly the lab in the Upside Down during episode 5, have been heavily criticized. Viewers described the set design as looking cheap and unconvincing, and felt that Max’s cave appeared artificial. This negative reaction shows just how much fans were hoping for from the final season of the popular Netflix show, and suggests those expectations weren’t fully met.
One user commented that the wall decorations – the tentacles – looked poorly made and like a rushed, low-budget job. They felt it seemed as though someone had just quickly glued things to the walls without much care or skill, and the overall effect was very cheap-looking.
Image via Netflix
Another viewer in the Reddit discussion believed the problem wasn’t with Stranger Things itself, but with Netflix’s overall approach to production. They noted that other Netflix shows, like Emily in Paris, also have overly bright visuals and shallow dialogue, which makes them feel low-quality despite being expensive to produce.
The user also drew comparisons between Stranger Things and other shows like HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry and Apple TV+’s For All Mankind. They felt these shows had better visuals, writing, character development, and overall production quality than the Netflix series.
The Reddit thread was also filled with snarky comments about how disappointing the final season has been up to this point. One user sarcastically wrote, “Don’t be harsh. They only had four years to get it right,” taking a jab at how Netflix made fans wait for years only to disappoint them. Another questioned where the budget went as they did not spend money on the right things.
The final episodes of Stranger Things will arrive on Netflix on December 31, 2025, and will also be shown in some cinemas.
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2025-12-28 01:18