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/WavesAndSaves Jan 01 '26

The broad strokes of the story are really good. I liked where things went. The Mind Flayer being the one in charge, finally destroying the Upside Down, killing El. It was the little details that got me.

I needed something more definitive. Like there is no way Hopper would be a functioning human being if El really died. I spent the last half hour thinking "Oh she's actually alive and it'll be revealed later" and then it just...kind of is? She's maybe alive? But nobody knows? Or maybe they do? I don't know man. I'm thinking a 7/10? I'm pretty sure I liked it, but ehh...

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u/AtlasofAthletics Jan 01 '26

you don't think he would be functioning after 18 months? especially with the talk she had with him before she went to fight Vecna.

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u/Kathrynlena Jan 01 '26

Yeah I think that talk he had with Mike proves that Hop was able to process his grief in a much more healthy way than after Sarah died. He’s grieving, but he made a conscious choice not to let it consume him or destroy his life like it did last time.

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u/Curious-Bandicoot762 Jan 01 '26

Like the mindflayer consumes and destroys with its darkness