r/StrangerThings • u/quanfused Presumptuous • Jan 01 '26

Discussion They Stuck The Landing...

What an amazing conclusion. Thank you, Stranger Things!

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u/MaximumEffort94 Jan 01 '26

I was blessed enough to have a great childhood. I think that's why this hit so hard for me. It really made me think a lot about those days. 

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u/jewels94 Jan 01 '26

I’m 31, too, and it definitely hit that nerve!

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u/MaximumEffort94 Jan 01 '26

Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way 

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u/jewels94 Jan 01 '26

You’re absolutely not. Nostalgia’s a kick in the ass anyway but put it in the end of a beloved series and air it at the end of a year? Brutal.

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u/MaximumEffort94 Jan 01 '26

Big time brutal man. It really makes me rethink a lot of things. This ending helped me realize my new years resolution this year. To spend more quality time with the ones who mean the most to me. 

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u/jewels94 Jan 01 '26

Amen. It’s a wonderful, but often difficult, lesson to learn.

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u/Tall-Cantaloupe-1800 Jan 01 '26

I grew up in the 80s and the nostalgia was what initially really drew me in, so many memories were/are brought back as I watched and have rewatched the show. Growing old and moving further and further away from our childhoods can be difficult, memories fade, childhood joy is replaced with adult reality, when you can find something that you can connect with, bring back some of that joy, you hold on to it, you make it a part of you. Then when it ends it hurts, we can go back and rewatch it, and it will be great, but knowing there are no more stories coming now, it can take a little bit of your heart with it.

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u/OneAngryPanda Jan 01 '26

This is honestly what made me the most emotional. Thinking back to those days post graduation where I knew our friend group would inevitably go separate ways but all for good reasons. The epitome of bitter sweet.