I am pretty sure that I also saw season 4, but I apparently forgot to review it. In any case, season 5 was announced big, so hard to miss. Eight more episodes.
Even though season 4 came out 3 years ago, you come in flying. Things basically pick up where they left off. The teenage friend group is still after the evil spirit and not even just in the real world, but also in the “down under”.
There are some old and new elements, the same characters, some of whom grew up a bit. The atmosphere is again decent, but the surprise is of course off. Season 5 makes a big spectacle with too much drama for my liking (especially in the 2+ hour final episode), but it does seem that the story is now all wrapped up.
Perhaps not a masterpiece, but “Stranger Things” is certainly one of the better series of recent times.
