At some point throughout its five-season, nine-year run, Stranger Things decided it didn't really want to be a TV show anymore.

The shift began as early as Season 2, when the show dropped the word "season" from its marketing. Stranger Things Season 2 simply became Stranger Things 2, the change positioning the new season less as a TV continuation and more as a tentpole sequel in the vein of a Marvel movie. The shift continued in the three-year wait between Seasons 2 and 3, a ludicrous timeline that has now unfortunately become a norm for a medium where the standard was once one season per year.

By the time Season 4 rolled around, the de-TV-ification of Stranger Things was complete. Creators the Duffer Brothers delivered a blockbuster season chock-full of epic battles, new Upside Down myth

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