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Am I the only one who didn't feel a thing for our favourite friendship in season 5 ?
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Am I the only one who didn't feel a thing for our favourite friendship in season 5 ?

Dustin and Steve is my most favourite friendship in every season of stranger things. Actually it is the main reason stranger things was enjoyable to me personally. But in season 5 , they felt so forced. I mean, the interactions between them felt really lacking of emotions. Just like those scenes were included just to fill a checklist . For example, lets make dustin and steve fight, so we can later add a moment where they share an emotional moment. The duo we know would never have fought like that. Steve definetely would have understood why dustin feel so sad and would have waited for dustin to recover rather than badmouthing his friend who died. To my sadness ,I didn't feel any emotion when steve was going to fall off the tower because at that point , i knew that no one is going to die because of how thick the plot armour was. Didn't feel any emotion when dustin said , if you die , i die too. Because every dialogue in season 5 felt so dry and artificial. Not the actor's fault. The fault is of the dialogues.

Am i the only one who felt nothing about this amazing duo in the last season even though they were my most favourite thing in previous seasons ? Or am i not alone.

All comments are welcome , even though you loved the dynamics. This is a safe space to discuss any view. Thanks.

u/switzerland_citizen — 1 day ago

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 8 - The Weirdo on Maple Street (S1 E2) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

  1. The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)

  2. The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)

  3. The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)

  4. Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)

  5. The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)

  6. The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)

  7. The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

  • The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
  • Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
  • The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
  • The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
  • The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
  • The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
  • The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
  • MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
  • Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
  • The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
  • Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
  • Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
  • The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
  • The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
  • The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
  • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
  • The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
  • The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
  • E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
  • The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
  • The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
  • The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
  • The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 2)
  • Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 3)
  • Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
  • The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
  • The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
  • The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
  • Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
  • The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
  • The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
  • The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
  • Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
  • Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
  • Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 23 hours ago

Should I continue watch stranger things after season 1?

People hyped the first 3 seasons of this show so much, so I decided to give it a try. But I'm hugely disappointed that this show is just mediocre. Like a kid went missing and three kids are searching for him, and the girl named Eleven is trying to communicate with them, and it's such a simple theme. There's no chemistry in this show. They didn't show much relation between the 4 kids, just a friend is missing and they are searching for it so hard, and the searching was also just not much interesting. That's the start. I can't say it's bad, I would give 5/10 for the cgi and direction and 80s feeling. So should I watch season 2? does it gett better?

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u/itsrealzypher — 2 days ago

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 7 - The Mall Rats (S3 E2) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

  1. The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)

  2. The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)

  3. Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)

  4. The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)

  5. The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)

  6. The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

  • The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
  • The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
  • Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
  • The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
  • The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
  • The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
  • The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
  • The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
  • MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
  • Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
  • The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
  • Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
  • Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
  • The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
  • The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
  • The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
  • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
  • The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
  • The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
  • E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
  • The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
  • The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
  • The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
  • The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 2)
  • Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 3)
  • Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
  • The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
  • The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
  • The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
  • Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
  • The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
  • The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
  • The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
  • Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
  • Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
  • Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with the most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 2 days ago

Join our new smaller, safer Mileven space - r/MilevenST 💙💜

Since the main Mileven sub has noticeably been becoming increasingly restrictive and toxic, me and u/Therian_alexis (Milevens who respect all ships) have decided to create a smaller and safer space for either all non-toxic Mileven fans, or even people who appreciate Mike and El/Jane as characters. The sub is r/MilevenST 🧇🖁!

This sub can be used for pretty much anything positive related to either Mike Wheeler and Jane "El" Hopper. We're all about being friendly, fun, and inclusive, and more than anything we value maintaining a safe, cozy environment for all fellow Paladin and Mage lovers 💙💜
The goal of us creating this sub for fellow Mileven (or) Mike and El appreciators is to be able to build a positive and respectful space so everyone feels comfortable sharing their thoughts and creativity, where we can freely discuss about our favourite characters without any toxic restrictions and parasocialism!

NOTE: Chill (non-hateful) Bbylers are welcome to appreciate Mike and El/Jane as characters here as well! We mods are very particular about anti-trolling and anti-homophobia in our sub, as we aim to create a safe internet space for all Mike or El appreciators!

Do be a part of the first wave if you love Mike and El/Jane, we would appreciate it 🪩🌟

u/TheCool579 — 2 days ago
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So did they recast everyone for tales of 85?

Like i can understand why they recast the kids but the why older character like Jonathan and steve?

u/TraditionalBonus188 — 2 days ago

Pretty "strange" that Karen survived in this situation. Same for Ted

I recently finished S5 and it's pretty "strange" how a Demogorgon could kill soldiers but not Karen and Ted and both are injured brutally instead. I know the Demos don't want to kill Holly accidentally since she's near with Karen but it's such a plot hole with "stranger things"

Also I can't believe other subs removed my post for "small image" which is bullshit

u/FormalAdvertising444 — 3 days ago
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I Thought That Max’s Coma Would Be More of a Driving Force and Unifier for the Party in Season 5.

I think the writers and producers wanted to pay homage to how the show started in Season 1 (The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler, El saying goodbye to Mike, etc.), and this could have been a way to bring the OGs together. I thought Max would be a priority not only for Lucas, but also for her best female friend El and it would have been cool to see them working together. I was so bummed about how they handled El and Max’s friendship in Season 5, especially after El restarted Max’s heart because she couldn’t bear to let her go. I thought the scene where Will finds Max when he enters the hive mind was so cool.

It would have been awesome if we had gotten more scenes with the OGs and/or the full party, including Max, in Season 5.

u/Zestyclose_Sky_4584 — 3 days ago

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 6 - The Crawl (S5 E1) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

  1. The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)

  2. Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)

  3. The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)

  4. The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)

  5. The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

  • The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
  • The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
  • Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
  • The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
  • The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
  • The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
  • The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
  • The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
  • MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
  • Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
  • The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
  • Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
  • Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
  • The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
  • The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
  • The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
  • The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
  • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
  • The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
  • The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
  • E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
  • The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
  • The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
  • The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
  • The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 2)
  • Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 3)
  • Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
  • The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
  • The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
  • The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
  • Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
  • The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
  • The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
  • The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
  • Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
  • Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
  • Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 3 days ago
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Brenner in season 4 was the defintion of "when the worst person you know makes a great point"

Seriously, Brenner was a monster and the world's better with him gone but I just KNEW he would be proven right that Eleven wasn't ready to face Henry and that she and Dr. Owens were massively underestimating him. And behold, Eleven was no match for him.

u/Sudden_Pop_2279 — 4 days ago

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 5 - Suzie, Do You Copy? (S3 E1) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

  1. Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)

  2. The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)

  3. The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)

  4. The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

  • The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
  • The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
  • Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
  • The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
  • The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
  • The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
  • The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
  • The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
  • MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
  • Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
  • The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
  • Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
  • Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
  • The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
  • The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
  • The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
  • The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
  • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
  • The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
  • The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
  • E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
  • The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
  • The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
  • The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
  • The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 2)
  • Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 3)
  • Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
  • The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
  • The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
  • The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
  • Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
  • The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
  • The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
  • The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
  • The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
  • Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
  • Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
  • Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)

Write in the comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The comment with most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 4 days ago

Stranger Things Elimination Game - Round 4 - The Rightside Up (S5 E8) has been eliminated!

Ranking:

  1. The Rightside Up (Season 5 Episode 8)

  2. The Bridge (Season 5 Episode 7)

  3. The Lost Sister (Season 2 Episode 7)

Remaining Episodes:

  • The Vanishing of Will Byers (Season 1 Episode 1)
  • The Weirdo on Maple Street (Season 1 Episode 2)
  • Holly, Jolly (Season 1 Episode 3)
  • The Body (Season 1 Episode 4)
  • The Flea and the Acrobat (Season 1 Episode 5)
  • The Monster (Season 1 Episode 6)
  • The Bathtub (Season 1 Episode 7)
  • The Upside Down (Season 1 Episode 8)
  • MADMAX (Season 2 Episode 1)
  • Trick or Treat, Freak (Season 2 Episode 2)
  • The Pollywog (Season 2 Episode 3)
  • Will the Wise (Season 2 Episode 4)
  • Dig Dug (Season 2 Episode 5)
  • The Spy (Season 2 Episode 6)
  • The Mind Flayer (Season 2 Episode 8)
  • The Gate (Season 2 Episode 9)
  • Suzie, Do You Copy? (Season 3 Episode 1)
  • The Mall Rats (Season 3 Episode 2)
  • The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (Season 3 Episode 3)
  • The Sauna Test (Season 3 Episode 4)
  • The Flayed (Season 3 Episode 5)
  • E Pluribus Unum (Season 3 Episode 6)
  • The Bite (Season 3 Episode 7)
  • The Battle of Starcourt (Season 3 Episode 8)
  • The Hellfire Club (Season 4 Episode 1)
  • The Monster and the Superhero (Season 4 Episode 2)
  • Vecna's Curse (Season 4 Episode 3)
  • Dear Billy (Season 4 Episode 4)
  • The Nina Project (Season 4 Episode 5)
  • The Dive (Season 4 Episode 6)
  • The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (Season 4 Episode 7)
  • Papa (Season 4 Episode 8)
  • The Piggyback (Season 4 Episode 9)
  • The Crawl (Season 5 Episode 1)
  • The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler (Season 5 Episode 2)
  • The Turnbow Trap (Season 5 Episode 3)
  • Sorcerer (Season 5 Episode 4)
  • Shock Jock (Season 5 Episode 5)
  • Escape from Camazotz (Season 5 Episode 6)

Write in comment section which episode you want to be eliminated next. Basically, your least favorite of the episodes remaining!

The episode with most upvotes will be eliminated next.

Round will last 24 hours!

u/QuipThwip — 5 days ago

Thoughts on if stranger things should’ve ended at season 4?

Spoilers ahead:

I was thinking about this after i rewatched the final scene of stranger things season 4. It would have been really interesting if the show ended at season 4 due to how dark the ending was.

El, Mike, Will, Hopper, Joyce, and Jonathan were the only ones not in Hawkins during the earthquake and when the 4 gates opened. It would’ve been interesting to show that they were the only survivors at the end. As for Nancy, that is debatable since she was there when the earthquake happened, but was with Jonathan and the rest of the group in the final scene. But with how the ending scene played out, it would’ve been interesting to see that she was the only survivor after the earthquake and the rest of the group found her.

I only bring this up because with how dark the ending of season 4 was and how it was a literal apocalypse happening, season 5 made no sense after they covered that up completely and did the 20 month time jump.

What do you guys think?

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u/Infamous_You_3281 — 5 days ago

The True Ending of Stranger Things (not Comformitygate)

This is about Stranger Things 5. DO NOT READ THIS if you haven’t seen the series…and want to stay gold. You’ve been warned, Pony Boy.

The characters in Stranger Things died. It was horrible and sad…so the Duffer Bros hid the deaths, and The Shadow/Mind Flayer/Vecna knew how to kill people, make them feel like they weren’t dying, and then give everyone a fake happy ending.

Remember, many 80’s horror films were total party kills. THE THING. ALIEN. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. PRINCE OF DARKNESS. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET films are usually total party kills, with fake endings.

Next, people who are killed can be copied by The Shadow, in The Upside Down. The Shadow can also control people, possess them, and send out illusions through living characters.

People who are killed 1) feel guilt 2) see an illusion 3) their eyes roll up white 4) they bleed from their eyes.

Copies of people (replicants like BLADE RUNNER and copies like THE THING) do not show emotion when they hug real people. They are happy and show great emotion, when copies made by The Shadow reunite.

People who are killed and copied will delay the rest of the party, allowing The Shadow to accomplish its only two goals: 1) open the portal to merge with our dimension and 2) reunite Eleven with The Shadow, so it can possess her power.

When people die, other characters mention they should be dead. That’s another clue.

Dead people’s memories get confused by The Shadow. People absorbed share their memories equally, so The Shadow will screw up and have characters remember the wrong things, like getting malt shakes at Melville’s.

Max died in ST4. That’s why here red hair looks like Vecna. That’s why she delays Holly. Notice the golden abyss light streaming out as she transmits illusions to Holly.

Lucas died when The Demogorgon slashed him unconscious.

Will died when Vecna possessed him at the military base one last time. It’s why his coming out speech felt so odd…The Shadow is delaying the characters.

The 12 children all die when their heads tilt back, revealing white. They transmit the mental blast to the 12 main characters, causing them to believe the fake ending.

Kali was a dead copy. All she did was convince Eleven to travel back to The Abyss to get captured and killed.

Murray died when he blew up the helicopter.

Jonathan and Nancy died in the molten battleship. Did you notice the melting goo should have submerged him?

Hopper was killed after he felt guilty, saw an illusion, and shot Eleven to death when Vecna appears. Eleven also died, but her copy kept going on as an illusion in The Upside Down. It’s why her nose doesn’t bleed and she can’t leave.

Robin was killed in the truck crash. The bruise on her face is massive. She should be dead.

Steve Harrington dies when he falls. That’s why there’s that black screen.

Robin was killed when her truck crashed. She should be dead.

At the end, notice Dustin has a THE THING poster behind him a lot. He’s also wearing a t shirt with red orange veins, like Vecna.

Again, look for those clues. Notice the pattern, and how copies made by The Shadow act to delay, confuse and lure Eleven back.

That’s the secret of Comformitygate. The characters died. Mike was the last to get mental blasted.

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u/JasenTDavis — 4 days ago

How I’d fix one of the biggest plot holes in ST5

One of the biggest plot holes at the end of stranger things 5 was when the military just decide to let everyone go after eleven and the upside down vanishes.

How’d I change this to make sense is by utilising 2 characters 1 being sergeant ramierz (the military dude who’s face is impaled by Vecna in ep4) and Dr Owen’s who was not in S5.

I’d have Sullivan die in ep 4 the way ramierz died in Sorceror (impaled face by Vecna.) Dr Kay dies in ep 7 by a demogorgon attack which occurs when the main party tries to enter upside down. Lieutenant Akers could die the same way he dies. Leaving ramierz the only major military character left, he survives the attacks in ep 4 but is injured.

Then in ep 8 when the party comes back from the upside down to MAC Z sergeant ramierz and the military still capture them however I’d have eleven die (through kali illusions) by preventing the mind flayer particles from getting out of the upside down. Ramierz wants to arrest and punish the party for them killing several military soldiers and damaging military property and bases. Along with this he also doesn’t want the military reputation to be harmed by Dr Kay’s experiments so he also doesn’t want the party to get out and reveal this to Hawkins.

However then Dr Owen’s appears, he makes a deal with ramierz. They agree that if monetary compensation is given for the loss of military soldiers and that Dr Owen’s and the party Dont reveal what Dr Kay was doing ramierz would let the party go. Which they agree to then the epilogue plays as usual.

Thoughts?

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u/Tommy5696 — 5 days ago

The Ending of the Show is both Beautiful and Infuriating - Video Essay

This is self-promo post, which might be kind of cringe, but I wanted to share a video essay that I decided to make because I've been thinking about the series finale so much. It's specifically about what happened with Eleven in the finale and the merits of the choices the Duffer brothers made regarding her fate. I really wanted to summarize all of my thoughts into something more artistic, and I honestly really enjoyed the process and hope that others can get enjoyment out of the essay as well.

It's my first attempt at this type of work, and there are definitely rough edges, but I figured I would share it here. I know we're a couple of months out from the finale, but I'd still love to discuss anyone's thoughts on the ending and what I put together here.

Thanks!

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u/Altruistic-Fun7431 — 5 days ago