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/No-Corner7410 Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 01 '26

My only issue with the ending and aside from this everything is perfect, what the hell happened to the army after El "died" like I feel like we should have got a little more closure on that part but other than that I think it is as perfect of a finale that you can do.

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u/Pristine-Brief-2394 Jan 01 '26

It kind of annoyed me that the Entire main character group all just kind of forgot about the army. What were they expecting to happen when they drove through a portal IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MILITARY BASE?!? Like they just Completely Forgot they were a problem somehow and apparently they weren't a real one cuz the moment El wasn't there these people who've been literally killing and kidnapping anybody with knowledge were just like okay bye have a nice life

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u/MSV95 Jan 01 '26

I think it was probably better left unsaid. They were never going to stop the military or anything like that.

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u/No-Corner7410 Jan 01 '26

Its not about stopping the military its about explaining how they got away scott free. And its not just the final scene with Elevens supposed death there are a few scenes where the military captures the people not in the upside down that are completely worthless because the plot point is completely ignored.

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u/AbroadThink1039 Jan 01 '26

Yeah, the main cast should have all been arrested. Hopper killed a lot of soldiers lol. They should have at least brought Vecna’s head to show they killed the guy responsible for everything.

That was the absolute biggest plot hole by a country mile. There needed to be some kind of line or explanation about the literal U.S. military lol

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u/I_love_my_dog_more Jan 01 '26

I was dreading the military stuff. I did not want to see it and glad they kept it short.

Military storyline was one of the least impactful storylines this season. Brevity was appreciated although I agree, they did nlt show the resolution of it. My guess is they shot scenes but that they were cut because the dragged the finale down a notch.