Chapter Nine: The Piggyback

To just summarize without going into too much detail this finale has some obvious flaws. But it is definitely entertaining as hell. The actors deliver outstanding performances (in my opinion). The production is off the charts. The music all fits together and I loved it. Definitely a fun ride. But when you start to think about what just happened there's a lot of that ... wait... how does that actually work? Or oh...I didn't know that was possible... moments.

There's also just a lot of feeling like ok we have to tie up this, finish that, bring this together. Its almost too neat. I was hoping for a sloppy mess of a finale. With characters dieing that make you wonder what the hell is going to happen in season 5? With things happening that you wouldn't be able to guess.

This finale episode is unfortunately both predictable and also somewhat unsatisfying, but still has a lot of that stranger things magic that makes it fun to watch.

Truly excellent conclusion to an epic wonderful season. The last few seasons of this show were hit and miss, this one was all hit all the time. Congrats to all involved on making some of the best TV in 2022. I was truly impressed with the heart, character development, acting, cinematography, the heroes and villain - the battles - the suspense - the comedy - just all around wonderful. Some really really great work in this season.

Just to quote Dio.

This. Was. Awesome. Please give us more!

Wasn't expecting an ending like this. Keep it up, and keep up the quality writing of this show. This show alone is the reason I keep Netflix.

Everything about this episode was awesome. The writing, the cinematography, the soundtrack, the acting, everything. Great and emotional final to a great season. Can't wait for season 5.

This was everything any fan of Stranger Things could ask for for a finale. Epic in scope, stellar in music, beautiful in cinematography, excellently acted; the list goes on. This is the finale for this season that everybody wanted, and it's the one we got. Spectacular. This is the best season of Stranger Things that we've ever gotten, and I'm so proud of everyone involved for making this season come to fruition. Passion and love went into this season, and it shows. Incredible.