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I'm liking it through the 3 eps i've watched. Idk what they were thinking with the lengths and the split though. 7 long eps (ep 7 is longer than some movies), then a month, then 2 eps is just weird, especially for a show folks love to marathon.

Episode 4 (Dear Billy) was the standout episode for me, the back story, the cameo and Sadie Sink really acting her heart out. Kinda guessed the big reveal in episode 7, but looking forward to the final two in July. Hope they do the storyline justice.

Season 4, I could not get into.  I stopped watching episode 404 I think, but gahhhhh, what drudgery.  Season 3 was great, but this season I just don't care what happens to them, it's like watching Degrassi.  Now I'm just hoping they all die, roll credits, thee end.

I liked it at my speed but the episodes were way too long. Can't imagine someone used to marathoning the seasons being as engaged as usual.
Side note I saw a googlestion this week saying that "Running Up That Hill" had hit #8 on the US charts, which is quite a bit higher than it ever was when it was a single. Glad to see Kate Bush is getting some well-deserved royalties

Finished s4. Feels like a weaker season but I'm not sure that's not just the episode lengths. It really is a different experience. In the finale when "Two Days Later" pops up it feels like a gross underestimation.

I really enjoyed it.  Bring on season 5.

Saw an interview with the brothers saying they expected S5 to have shorter episodes but another long movie finale. Then again they also said they didn't go into S4 intending to have the episodes that long.

Thought season 5 would have been released by now, found this info:

Wednesday, November 26 at 5pm PT (Los Angeles)   The earliest time it is available.  Other states are later.

Thursday, November 27 at 3am UTC / GMT(London)

Only 1 episode remains. I wonder if a single episode is enough to close all open ends of this series :

1. Vecna/Henry's underground mystery,
2. Saving the world and the kids,
3. El's suicide thingy,
4. Those pregnant women,
5. Government leaving Hawkins,
6. All character's closure

I don't think so. They are going to leave us very dry.

EDIT : I realized that last episode would be something like 2X longer than average. So maybe possible.

I'ma reply here because I feel it's more relevant to the show itself this time:

It makes sense here. This is, at its core, a show about the 80s, just with a bunch of monsters in it. They aren't just trying to show the nostalgic parts, but also some of the uncomfortable ones. That's why they included the Satanic Panic as a central element of season 4. The 80s were very much not a good time to be publically gay, especially with the AIDS crisis in full swing and the additional stigma that came with it. Having a plotline that at least partially touches on it (not even the AIDS part) was an obvious choice. Since this is about a villain that psychically preys on people's insecurities, it had to be addressed in that context somehow. The alternative would have been just what you say: Basically making the finale about it.