Stranger Things

January 6, 2026·22 min·2 clips

Ronald Young Jr. argues Stranger Things' final season was more about fan service than a satisfying story conclusion.

Linda Holmes hosts Eric Deggans and Ronald Young Jr. to review the final season of Stranger Things, critiquing its convoluted plot, overlong epilogue, and prioritization of fan service over cohesive storytelling. They discuss character mishandlings, wasted actors like Linda Hamilton, and draw parallels to streaming's evolution.

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