Consistent charm of the main characters despite narrative flaws. Redundant and useless characters due to a bloated main cast. Strategic resolution of side plots to prepare for the series finale.

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Stranger Things” Season 5, Volume 2. There’s only one episode of “Stranger Things” left to go. And for the first time in nearly a decade, all of the characters ...

The anticipation for more Stranger Things is KILLING us… metaphorically. But we honestly don’t know how we’ll survive the wait between Stranger Things 5, Volume 1 and Stranger Things 5, Volume 2 after ...

Stranger Things 5, Volume 1 had so much plot—too much in this critic’s official opinion—it was reasonable to worry the show’s last few episodes might get bogged by having to address all of the new ...