[This story contains major spoilers from Stranger Things season five, episodes one through four.]

Within the first four episodes of their final season, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer have already turned things upside down .

The first batch of the Netflix hit’s final season has arrived , with four more episodes still to come (three arriving on Dec. 25, and the grand finale hitting Dec. 31). Already, the wait for the second half feels agonizing, thanks to the Duffers putting the Hawkins gang through their paces and then some. Thus far, some long percolating twists have already unfurled, such as Will (Noah Schnapp) finally channeling the Upside Down and gaining some sorcerous powers of his own. In the Upside Down itself, a familiar face resurfaced, though it’s o

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