#If you're researching 'comics stuff from the 80's' which. when writing nerds in the 80s feels likely... COIE would ABSOLUTELY come up

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I don't have fully formed thoughts on the matter but my brain has just been rotating these two images around next to each other for days. interpret that as you will

(Crisis on Infinite Earths #12, published December 1985/cover date March 1986)

(Stranger Things S4E9, takes place in March 1986)

#something something the anti-matter universe=the upside down. #im not suuuuper up to date on/aware of the numerous -gates and theories people have about the show BUT #ive def seen talk abt alternate timelines/universes and well. tht could line up with the positive matter multiverse #things from one earth bleeding into another as the earths start to overlap... #its also the fact that this comic would still be on shelves at the time of S4. it was a very current thing. tht timing stands out to me #our characters are nerds who talk abt comics in the actual show more than once! Crisis on Infinite Earths was a big deal! #it is very likely at least *some* of them read this. and i'd find it hard to believe showrunners are unaware of it #If you're researching 'comics stuff from the 80's' which. when writing nerds in the 80s feels likely... COIE would ABSOLUTELY come up #+ the multiple references to the idea of a 'superhero' this season + specifically Superman & Supergirl—both relevant to this event... #idk. idk where im going with this but i guess my tldr is i would NOT be surprised if a character namedropped this event in s5 #stranger things #grandpa max is god? i go to church now