@beyondthescreencast: The finale of Stranger Things is a huge event, and arguably one of the biggest finales in recent television history. As the cast began the series as young children, audiences quite literally watched them grow up on screen, and many of the show’s most vocal viewers grew up alongside them. As a result, Stranger Things’ end feels like something deeply personal and its unprecedented appearance in cinemas underlines the burden to get it right. One of the strongest reasons Volume 2 fell flat is that the gap between releases gave audiences more time to theorize, speculate, and come up with their own ideal resolutions. Criticism was largely due to characters not being taken in the directions audiences had hoped for during the gap. A major example of this is Will’s coming out scene. The struggle with his identity has been present since Season 1, from bullies calling him slurs to Vecna using his shame as a way to control him. This arc has been building for years and expectations for its resolve were extremely high. Episode 7 of Volume 2 finally showed Will sharing his “secret” with, uncharacteristically, the entire group in a 15 minute window of opportunity before their next plan commenced. The moment felt out of place and tacked on at the end of the volume, rather than intimate or special. Audiences didn’t get the emotional pay off they had been longing for and were left questioning, why was Murray (Brett Gelman) there?! - via. Greer Riddell @colliderdotcom 🔗 You can read in full on Collider dot com. #StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #DufferBrothers @strangerthingstv @netflix @netflixuk @rossduffer @slevydirect

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