Netflix’s biggest TV series, Stranger Things came to an end a few months ago. With the show being so popular and beloved, there was a lot of pressure on the Duffer Brothers to stick the landing. Since the series finale hit the streaming service, fans have been pretty divided on how they feel about how the show ended. 

I finally got around to finishing up the last season of Stranger Things, so I wanted to weigh in on the story’s finale, as well as the more debated topics that have come up.

Overall, I thought it was a pretty emotional and satisfying finale that felt fitting for the series. We got to see where the characters ended up in the relatively near future. They went their separate ways but were able to stay in contact and see each other when they could. Their lives went on in realistic and mostly-happy ways even if the events of the show came to an end. Good triumphed over evil. It was bitter sweet as everyone said their goodbyes while hoping for a happy future. While it’s not as strong as a series finale as something like Boy Meets World, it’s still solid.

Sure, there are some things left ambiguous, and more concrete answers would provide a little more satisfaction, but I don’t think that makes it an outright bad finale by any means. There are some things that do take away from it reaching the heights that it could, though. For starters, after seeing Demogorgons used as a major threat in every single season of the show, and being used heavily in the show’s marketing, it felt empty to not include them whatsoever. The core group taking on one last batch of Demos could have been epic.

Something else is that the characters wait until weird times to dish out their drama. They need to understand the phrase “time and a place.” I love that Will finally came out about his sexuality, and that he had the support of his loved ones. Doing so while preparing to fight an apocalypse may not be the time for it. He could have done so sooner in the season or during an epilogue scene. The same can be said for some other drama.

Speaking of other drama, spending the series with the Nancy/Steve/Jonathan love triangle to have her not end up with either of them may be realistic, but it’s not satisfying storytelling. It makes that five-season subplot feel like it wasted some time.

Still, I don’t think those imperfections make the finale bad by any means. I’ve seen some naysayers online list off plot holes, and I was expecting to see them when I finally finished the show, but there aren’t any. “What about pregnant women?” They’re dead. They were in a place that was destroyed, so they’re gone. “What happened to the military?” They left. They were after Eleven and the upside down. We saw both of those things go away, so there’s no need for them to stick around. Robin even says on her radio show that they’re no longer in quarantine. This ragtag group was never trying to take down the US government. “How did Erika and Mr. Clarke get away from the military?” They were let go. Again, the military has no reason to keep everyone locked up, and they left. A lot of these “plot hole” complaints seemed to be made by people who either weren’t paying attention or have no comprehension skills whatsoever.

Was the Stranger Things series finale perfect? No. Was it one of the greatest series finales in television history? Also no. But it was an emotional and satisfying send off. It was still suspenseful and entertaining. It’s a good finale to the show while also keeping things open if they ever choose to revisit this world in any way. I overall like it a lot as an ending.

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