Most people agree with you. I never finishes s5 and don’t plan on it. The show received too much hype
Just like with any other 'successful' or 'unsuccessful' shows it resonates differently with this and that group of people. But I have heard that the writing by the Duffers got worse from the previous seasons. (I somehow finished due to me wanting to know about what happened to Jane/Eleven.) And they focused too much on Promo tours and such.
Great finale. Everyone cheered when the evil gays died then were horrified when we learned that their sacrifice was to combine the Bottom-Up with the Earth to make everyone gay.
It was relevant but still felt forced because the writing and acting is so bad. Will was afraid of coming out. Normal, particularly for the 80s. Vecna used your fears to manipulate. He had to tell them so that fear couldn’t be used against him again. There are people who just hate anything “gaym in media. Then there are those that just hate poor writing/acting and storylines that feel like they’re checking boxes. And even though for some god forsaken reason I wanted Will’s haircut in the early 90s, it really pissed me off in the newer seasons because he looked like such a tool as an adult with that hair.
Absolutely nailed the landing for me. The finale came full circle for these characters and story and and it ended in a satisfying, bittersweet and heartbreaking way. And for a show that focused on loss and pain, grief and acceptance, friendships and family and love, the ending was fitting. It brings back memories of saying goodbye to your childhood, and having to move on a grow up and the uncertainty that comes with it. Season 5 wasn't perfect and there are still some question marks in the finale, but I can't think of a much better way to say goodbye this world.
Saw this today in the theater. Satisfying cap to the series. I always thought they were a little younger then class of 1989 but I looked it up and it’s on point with them being 12 in 83. Dustin, Lucas and Max were the standouts this season. Great acting and great characters. Meh roles/turns were the Holly actress and as always the boring Jonathan Byers. Nancy kicked ass. El’s trout pout was completely distracting. I never thought Steve would be the most likable guy on the show but he was in the end. Karen going toe to toe with a Demogorgon was a great scene (but her super faded scars 18 months later was a head shaker). Kaiju Mind Flater was dumb but didn’t show any of the intelligence from even earlier in the series or even the final episode. I know they’re making a cartoon set earlier in the series but aside from adopting the First Shadow/Vecna origin play I hope they just leave the series as done.
