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'Stranger Things' Was a Casualty of the Franchise Machine (time.com)
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[–] dontsayaword@piefed.social 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I get it. Season 1 was a cool nostalgic 80s hit. The following seasons had some fun, and good characters. But as I started watching Season 5 I really struggled to care - its the same story again, except the novelty is wearing off and the kids aren't as cute anymore. The fact that the whole opening scene was AI-generated Will Byers really turned me off. I havent finished it, maybe I will, but I don't feel very motivated.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Season 1 wasnt just a cool nostalgic 80s hit. It was genuinely well written, shot and paced.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 months ago

they got too old, apparently they were suppose to be episodic type of series, much like heros was suppose to be.