The four episodes that comprise Volume 1 unsurprisingly walk back the Season 4 cliffhanger. Hawkins, Indiana, has not turned into a hellscape of Demogorgons and slimy vines. Instead, the town has been put under military quarantine, occupied by the same foolhardy industrial complex that started this whole mess in the first place. With Matthew Modine’s Dr. Brenner now dead, the deep state’s latest ambassador is Dr. Kay (Linda Hamilton), a scientist and officer who commands an entire base constructed within the Upside Down. Uncle Sam has stapled over most of Vecna’s rifts with crude metal plates, but left just enough open to use for his own ends.
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As it hurtles toward a final showdown with Vecna, “Stranger Things” is resetting the clock rather than riding its forward momentum.
That’s disappointing to hear. I was expecting a proper conclusion after season 4 ending, hoping it fully embraces the consequences of Vecna invading the human world.
in my opinion they’ve “Disney-fied” the upside down.
And while I dont want a mil-sim (military simulation) the military response is an absolute joke. By this point they know bullets don’t work but thats pretty much all they use. They also build a base directly on top of the rift - like come on at least build it off to the side.
That’s disappointing to hear. I was expecting a proper conclusion after season 4 ending, hoping it fully embraces the consequences of Vecna invading the human world.
Next parts are coming out on Christmas and new years so only a month to wait
It’s not done yet, more than half of this odd formatted season is coming.
The “conclusions” this article draws seem to have been made by AI or someone who read the blurbs of each episode
in my opinion they’ve “Disney-fied” the upside down.
And while I dont want a mil-sim (military simulation) the military response is an absolute joke. By this point they know bullets don’t work but thats pretty much all they use. They also build a base directly on top of the rift - like come on at least build it off to the side.