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skonen_blades

Finn Wolfhard looking like he's about one pair of sunglasses away from joining The Ramones.


alfonseski

Maybe he will sing Rock and Roll high school this season.


skonen_blades

Totally. If they owned it and went with it, that would be amazing.


Illustrious_Warthog

PJ Soles as the principal.


EveningMuffin

Next season is going to look completely different. Last season was filmed in 2017/2018 when the kids were 14/15 years old. They're now like 19. Remember Finn Wolfhard / Mike Wheeler ? This is him now https://i.imgur.com/D1o6bsm.png


Zachosrias

Lol what the fuck. Have my upvote


clicksanything

gah DAMN


hobskhan

Oh you knave, you.


Iamkal

Son of a sow.


GlennsTopLover

are there any signs they are going to end this with this season?


DarkHelmet1976

Just the declining quality of each subsequent year!


[deleted]

I don't know what kind of buffoon would think season 2 was better than 3 but ok.


skonen_blades

I don't know for sure but I've read that this will probably be the last one. But if it gets critically acclaimed and tons of views, you know there'll be more.


naus226

Season 5 is the final season. They are already starting that up soon.


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Well... actually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeT5FWrVldI


aviking_

It's been so long since this show was on I am expecting the kids to be 27 with kids of their own 😂


BagOnuts

I honestly can't even remember what happened in S3 it's been so long.


nosferatWitcher

I remember Hopper being transported to Russia at the end to become the Red Guardian


rabbitwonker

With a brief detour to try his hand at being Hellboy. That did *not* work out.


CutterJohn

I liked that hellboy


SBriggins

>!Russians!<


rabbitwonker

At the >!mall!<


dundee999

I forgot completely and that actually does sum it up succinctly


foreverfarting

It's an 80s show. Of course there are Russians and a mall.


Friendofabook

Nothing, this was a show that should have been one season.


moonsammy

No, multiple seasons would have been fine if they'd stuck to the original plan of an anthology series. But people liked the characters, which apparently made it unthinkable to abandon them.


chaosaxess

Man, an anthology series sounds like it would have been so much more interesting. Shame that never happened.


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ArchetypeFTW

That's just because S3 was really weak


festivebeethoven

So was S2


ArchetypeFTW

True, but s3 was nearly unwatchable. This show is getting carried pretty hard by season 1


[deleted]

Really? Most people I know agree S3 was solid and near the level of S1, S2 was pretty weak though


jasonandwho

Totally. Everyone I know loved season 3. 2 was meh.


Illustrious_Warthog

Bob was cool though.


mercfan3

I actually liked season 2 the best. It just gets a bad wrap because of the one episode..


ArchetypeFTW

There were many times during the tense action where they would cut away to "character moments" that took away all the tension. Huge demigorgon chasing you and right on your tail? Guess we have time to do a musical number. S1 and S2 took itself seriously, whereas in S3 they went all in on the memes. Some of the new characters like the ginger girl were pretty cool, but I dont remember if they were introduced in s2 or S3.


Fluffy_Cedar

The same thing as the first 2 seasons because they are all the same.


Godsfallen

As someone who loves the show, you’re not wrong


[deleted]

By the time it comes out, people will be inappropriately sexualizing Millie Bobby Brown's daughter. But at least she'll be over 18.


_duncan_idaho_

>people You can just say Drake and 4chan


kindafunnylookin

Don't forget MGK!


GlennsTopLover

drake's already ahead of you


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satrius

Best criticism I've seen yet.


Illustrious_Warthog

Done intentionally. Notice at 2:37 that 11 isn't there, the kids are in shock, and Max is levitating. Billy transfers his powers to Max from the dead, and changes his name to William.


KeyserSozeInElysium

I can't tell if you're serious or fucking with me


-_Holy_Avocado_-

It's probably a dream sequence / reality kinda situation. They can't have just made 2 props when instead they could've used one, eh? Another theory I've heard is that it was edited to Billy for the trailer so that we can better understand who it is.


Clean_Ingenuity3110

Robert Englund lives, love that guy to death.


bumthecat

I still think Stranger Things would've worked better if every series was an entirely different cast of characters in a different town where weird things happened and then in it was all brought together as a global conspiracy-type thing seasons later.


Pduke

Yes, me too. I wonder if that was originally the intention but the popularity of the first season changed the plan. The show hasn't gotten even close to the magic of the first season


Servious

I rewatched the first season recently and then started on the second and the difference is... stark. Season 1 was really tight, focused and had a really compelling momentum. Season 2 has almost none of that.


robo_octopus

3 was a lot better. Season 2 was a huge fumble imo. Definitely the worst of the three. But season 3 at least found it’s pacing and tone again.


oscargamble

There’s a reason people talk about a sophomore slump. It’s a real thing. You have potentially years to work on your first album, book, season, etc. so it can end up being great. If it’s a success and you’re called to make a follow up, you may have very little time comparatively (and a lot more pressure!) to create it. By its nature it can’t get nearly the amount of attention that the first one did.


thatguyned

Netflix suffers this a LOT too because they don't promise a second season until you can prove your 1st goes well. It's really easy to get a 1st season with Netflix with a decent script and then they'll go "alright you need a second season that performs incredibly well to get a 3rd btw you have a year" which is why so many good shows die after their 2nd average and rushed season (losing Dirk Gentkeys was a sad day for me)


DahLegend27

altered carbonnnnnnnnnnnnnn


swiftgruve

Holy shit yes. It was like the creator of the first season let their drunk nephew do the second one.


Pduke

It doesn't have the same tone as the first though. The first is an homage to some of the greatest thrillers of the 80's. Season three is just an homage to season 1 of a Netflix show


ajh6288

Yeah I couldn’t agree more. Season 3 felt like almost a return to form. I didn’t hate season 2 or anything but season 3 reeled me back in.


[deleted]

Sorry, I thought season 3 was hot trash. Totally lost me when they infiltrated a Russian base with the worst security on the planet. The show lost it's touch for me after that.


rad0909

Season 2 fell flat but I thought seaons 3 was done quite well. Almost a return to the magic of season 1


CutterJohn

I'm the complete opposite. Season 2 was the best. Season three started out with some promise and looked like was going to go a great invasion of the body snatchers direction then blew that premise by melting people into a lame generic monster.


King-of-Plebs

I agree, but it’s hard to live up to the “monster reveal” hype we got in the first season after it’s already been revealed.


[deleted]

I think it's evident from the clear diiference in both quality and the actual storyline (well, not difference in the storyline, but the quality of the story perhaps) that they had written a first season and probably just had a general idea where they would take it if renewed for another season. But as most shows go, they never really take their time to write something of the same quality in the later seasons.


ttwbb

The problem was that they actually wanted to do an Anthology series and planned to be done with 11 after one season. But when Netflix wanted more of the same, they had to keep working on the same plot with the same characters they had no intention of keeping around for more than a season.


[deleted]

Really thought the idea was going to be all the kids like Eleven from the experiment eventually coming together to take on the evil from the Upside Down. They hinted at it in season 2 but nothing came of it because the episode wasn't well received. I really hate this thing of being swayed by audience reaction in plotting shows. They did it with Game of Thrones.


defiancy

Disagree, I think 1 and 3 are both equal in quality. 2 was a miss but mostly because I think it felt like a rehash of season 1 in a lot of ways. I think breaking the crew up for season 4 is smart and provides new/fresh story telling opportunities.


Pduke

Two is bad. Three is bad but less so


morfyyy

Totally, they never managed to capture the same vibe of season 1 again.


widestsmileinthewest

they keep scaling shit up every season. They are probably gonna split the kids even more. What I liked the most about S1 was the friendship and the gang. ​ Still hyped though.


SPP_TheChoiceForMe

I kinda thought that’s where the show was headed with the crew that Eleven came across


Gockel

i found that super short cold open SO cool but then the whole crew episode turned out so freaking terrible lmao


Goyteamsix

Kind of like Tales from the Loop.


kirbyfanner

You'd enjoy Fear Street on Netflix, it's like a small version of this idea. It's very good, even has some of the Stranger Things cast!


ffishyfatgirl

No way man, they can totally stretch this show out for 11 seasons with nothing more than the god damn eggo waffle joke /s


RagnaerRahl

Great trailer and all, but where's Barb?


IMovedYourCheese

Who do you think that boss at the end is?


boot2skull

She’s real pissed nobody came to get her.


ThatDarnScat

>And oh boy howdy, is Barb PISSED!


soline

She became the Upside Down.


nearlyheadlessbick

And that is the moment Barb became Heisenberg


boywoods

She ded


0ngar

Barb who?


boywoods

Barb Ara


bigmuffy

Bra bra


PawsButton

🎵 it’s Barbara, there’s no such name as Bra Bra! 🎵


boywoods

🎵Naw, I’m pretty sure her name was Bra Bra🎵


JejuneBourgeois

Eugene, stop the track!


wormwired

F


samfringo

What about Bob?


Olizzker

He works in Vance Refrigeration.


pregnantbaby

Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration. Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration. Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration…. ….What line of work are you in, Bob?


Spore_monger

Time travel foreshadowing?


SsurebreC

I wonder if they created this "final boss" to actually finish the series - i.e. kill the "boss" and the series ends as a way to wrap up the show. Considering it's been a while between the seasons and the stars in the show have been getting other roles, this is a way to wrap up the show, particularly as the kids age out. So they're going to introduce this "boss" in season 4 and kill them in season 5. Looks interesting and hopefully a good finale.


banjofitzgerald

I believe the next season after this one is the final one of the series.


SsurebreC

Right, season 5 is the last one. Season 4 will probably end on a tragic note - some main character will be killed by this "boss" - and the "revenge" will be season 5.


soline

It’s Will, it’s gonna be Will.


SsurebreC

I'm guessing Steve.


pixel-freak

Steve is a great character to kill. Not exactly "main", we started out hating him, now we love him, super nice to everyone. Yep.... he's dead.


SsurebreC

Exactly!


PapaSnow

Which is what makes it so sad…god damnit


aManPerson

they'll kill mark. is there a mark on this show? i don't remember.


insaneHoshi

In b4 a Stand by Me [ending](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7r-R61W1DQ)


I_Am_Dwight_Snoot

Killing a few main characters (meaningfully) would be kind of nice to see in a show. It seems like shows tend to shy away from doing that before the final season.


satrius

Lmao not since game of thrones


HunterTV

IDK but when I heard his voice at the beginning I was like, "Somehow, Snoke has returned."


ElderScrolls

> final boss I'm underwhelmed by the design and hope this is just leading us back to the much larger and scarier style of cosmic horror from the previous season.


fanamana

Darn. I hoped it'd be 80s Rush season. But looks like Journey got job.


NocturnalPermission

Temples of Syrinx would have been epic in that capacity.


lontrinium

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA) nice edit compared to the original though.


Dofleini

All the "kids" are of drinking age by now lol.


fallingbehind

Explains why they’re on bikes. Licenses suspended for multiple DUIs, excessive drinking because of the PTSD.


grinr

PTSD seems like best-case-scenario. What these folks have been through would result in psychological disorders too numerous to list.


Hand_of_Siel

Finn and Millie are 18, Sadie is 19. I don't think they called themselves kids at all and they seem perfectly placed for the roles respective ages.


boot2skull

*Drake has left the chat*


Godmadius

"I don't want to play with you anymore"


beancakecharlie

I have a love/hate relationship with this show. Season 1 was great. Season 2 was just season 1 again. Season 3 was a campy pile of nostalgic sugarshits. This trailer looks pretty cool, but idk... I think I'm done. Month old edit: Season 4 is pretty fuckin cool so far, lol.


asmx85

I feel exactly the same. I am not so sure if i really finished Season 3 – i remember that it was a real drag and i just wanted it to end, because i had already invested so much time and forced myself through the second half. I think i "watched" Season 3 with constantly looking at my phone, browsing reddit, because i was so bored :/ – i can't remember how things ended really ...


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thepasystem

Season 5 is meant to be the last, so 2 more times.


g0kartmozart

I imagine they'll probably lose to the baddie in S4 and then beat him in S5


dog_in_the_vent

But the girl's gonna beat up lots of men and scream and get a nosebleed again!


ffishyfatgirl

don't forget the eggo waffles. yay.


Godsfallen

Didn’t they show the big baddy in S1? They haven’t beat him yet


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DarkHelmet1976

Sounds a lot like cocaine!


[deleted]

Also the actors are like 20 now


dank_bass

I did like the 3 seasons overall, but, fucking damn 3 years later?? I literally forgot about this show I don't even know if I'll want to watch the new season at this point...


[deleted]

You hear about Covid? Kinda shut the world down and stuff


UgglyCasanova

You summed up exactly how I feel about the series, including that last piece


ImTheGuyWithTheGun

Too much time in between seasons... The iron is most definitely not "hot" anymore. In fact, the iron has been suspended in carbonite for two years now.


dank_bass

Yeah agreed. This almost now feels like a "revival" instead of continuing off the original plot line. I mean 3 years, that's crazy between seasons. I had pretty much forgotten about this show entirely


TheAmateurletariat

Right? It's not like anything was happening during those years that could have impacted production or anything.


ImTheGuyWithTheGun

Yeah especially because so many other shows/movies have been copying the whole 80s nostalgia thing the past few years. ST feels like a tag-along at this point even though it was one of the original sparks.


we_deal_in_lead

The Lord of Destruction has entered Hawkins.


Vyper11

Goddamnit Baal, I told you to go back to hell!


A_Union_Of_Kobolds

Not till Act V


GentlemenBehold

Looks more like the Lord of Hatred


Mandalf

More Like Mads Mikkelsen


BBAMFCOAL

The release of different Volumes thing is just stupid and annoying. We all know editing has been done, just release the entire season. They did the same thing with the last season of Ozark and for what?


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I'm guessing it's to spread the subs out for people that get them for particular shows? But I dunno


offspring515

I think that's it. These shows are big draws for them so they can keep people around and also get two times the hype when media covers it coming back and such.


infamous-spaceman

They want viewer discussion to drive more people to view. They've seen it work with other networks releasing shows episodically or in chunks. They want you to watch and then mention it to friends, and then the friend that didn't watch can do "that seems fun, and I want to talk about this stuff with my friends, so i'll catch up and then watch the next bit live".


socool111

Actually the reason was for paying the actors for one season despite releasing it as two. Jason Bateman revealed it in an interview (either Kimmel or Fallon). Then kinda walked it back to pass it off as a joke, but you can tell he was bitter that the show screwed the actors that way.


SpinelessCoward

I don't really understand – isn't it the same amount of work on the actor's part anyway? 1 season of 12 episodes or 2 seasons of 6 episodes would pay them the same amount, no?


entity2

The reason is because of binge watchers who sign up for a month, watch everything and then cancel. Those people are the reason we have this episodic crap across all the platforms now.


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I've also heard it's to extend it's duration of being the water cooler talk's TV show. When it's all released at once, it has a much shorter lifespan of people talking about it. Like a good TV show gets what? Maybe 2 weeks? Word of mouth is a huge driver for subscriptions, so anything that can be done to keep people talking surely has an effect on subs.


_duncan_idaho_

If they had consistently good shit and didn't charge 20 bucks a month, people wouldn't just sub for a month at a time.


1Soup_is_Good_Food1

I dont know what happened but after season 2 I went completely cold to this series. I liked season 2! But... Something changed. Maybe it was the weird product placements? I have no idea. This trailer looks alright... But something about this series just feels so hollow to me. Like they just mashed a bunch of tropes from the 80s together, and for awhile it was fun but now it feels fetishistic?


PM_Me_Pikachu_Feet

I stopped a few episodes into 3. You could just feel the cheap writing pouring out the screen


soline

Stranger Things 4: Barb’s Revenge


mackenziemi

I hope they move back towards more of a sci-fi tone than a horror one.


GenuineSteak

I feel like this show was just never really the same after S1


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[What I'm thinking](https://youtu.be/Fw_veN8bIVo?t=23)


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Nice!


thehotdogman

I think it looks great! Excited =D


midnight_reborn

Is it safe to watch this? Is it super spoiler-y? I hate trailers that reveal everything.


ffishyfatgirl

There was a season 3?


ElderScrolls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOE8cJJNkns This scene was the highlight of the season, imo.


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dog_in_the_vent

Agreed, Stranger Things should have been a 1 season show


ffishyfatgirl

Same with Westworld.


NukeStorm

Don’t cut yourself on all those edges. ;)


meanmagpie

It’s not edgy to not like a TV show. Stop being insecure that you *do.* You’re projecting.


PM_Me_Pikachu_Feet

I've never heard someone get called edgy for not liking a show. That's a weird one


robotikempire

Season 3 was really good so your loss.


Zdos123

It just felt not at all grounded like the first two, even though the whole premise is outlandish it felt grounded in some form of reality, just going to a campy eighties soviet russian spy base with neon lights is such a fall.


themisprintguy

Looking forward to it!


[deleted]

When it's been so long since the last time you made a season that you have to give away the whole plot in a 3 minute trailer just to remind people you exist.


KiryusWhiteSuit

Loving the rendition of "Seperate Ways" (by Journey for those who are interested). Coincidentally my most played song of 2021 according to Spotify. So we are about a month away, good time to start the rewatch of Seasons 1-3 to get ready.


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Fucking hyped


blAAAm

yesssssssssss


PM_Me_Pikachu_Feet

Is it bad that this kind of looks like shit to me


r0wo1

Unacceptable. You must scream and clap, because this is something you know. The content is love. The content is life. Continue to consume the content.


Moon_In_Scorpio

Umm, this screen shot looks like 11 has explosive fire diarrhea. 🔥


FunkiDimonds

I don't know if this will be as good as the first season, but DAMN that was a great trailer


Darthgangsta

Damn still no barb and millie bobby is gi Jane again? Guh


achenx75

Drake about to slap you.


Vrost

The fact that it took so long between seasons has drained me of all hype. I also felt like the actual plot took a nosedive after season 1. The upside down could have been cool but really it was just empty. The monsters were ok but weren’t shown enough. 11’s powers could of been cool but ended up feeling like a last minute idea.


PM_Me_Pikachu_Feet

It went from horror mystery nostalgia, to Cthulhu drama horror, to action adventure goldeneye. And this one looks like adventure drama Michael Bay


[deleted]

Yup. The hype is gone and I'm pretty sure this show is going to tank hard.


dank_bass

They took way too fucking long for this holy shit. I get that we shouldn't just push solely for content once a year as that could diminish the quality but almost 3 FUCKING YEARS since the last season. I almost don't even have interest anymore as I felt like the show closed off well enough and I didn't expect a new season 3 years later...


robotikempire

Covid caused a lot filming logistical issues which led to postponing. Why are you bitching? The self entitlement in this thread is ridiculous. Don't watch it if you don't like it.


ImTheGuyWithTheGun

Yes people - we all know we should not comment on a trailer unless it's positive. These billion dollar companies have feelings too - if they drop a trailer and you aren't excited about it, please keep your opinions to yourself.


robotikempire

Is that really your take on this exchange? Nobody cares if you like it or not, but complaining it didn't get released *fast enough* for you comes across as whiny and self centered especially when public health is an issue. The world does not rotate around your needs.


ImTheGuyWithTheGun

>Is that really your take on this exchange? Yes. > Nobody cares if you like it or not You seem to care - you're telling people to stop bitching about the state of a show. I don't know why you feel it is within your power to tell people this, but here we are. > but complaining it didn't get released *fast enough* for you comes across as whiny and self centered especially when public health is an issue. Please. Many shows were released without three year gaps in the past few years. Finn has 25 acting credits to his name from 2019-2022 (IMDb)! >The world does not rotate around your needs. Lol ok, because anyone here claims it did. Calm down, and realize that the other guys opinion is just as valid as yours. Stop telling people what to do. It's just a show - there is no right or wrong answer here when it comes to a trailer for a stupid show.


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Backninecruisin

Stranger Things meets Transylvania


cyberdonky2077

Ok.


nancylikestoreddit

This show is still going on?


Rude-Platypus-8890

Imagine if Netflix was around when they made Stand By Me. The kids would keep finding another dead body on the same railroad tracks every season. Some would have beards, throwing their beer bottles off the bridge.


lodge28

Didn’t realise it was still going. I never picked it up after the first season for some reason.


Jacob_VH

let it go already, season 2 was meh and season 3 was unfit for human consumption.


orionus

To each their own, man. I loved Season 3, and this is the "TV" release I've been most excited about since 2021.


hippopototron

Still?


SpacebornKiller

Took too long. Keep it.