#The fact Chrissy died in episode one feels like a summary for this season

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MA is watching the Stranger Things season 4 finale and we are just ranting about the stuff this season. The problematic shit, the poor writing, the pacing, how it could be better.

I feel like the season presents itself well, the acting and cinematography are on point, but the writing is so wishy washy. As my friend said, it started strong and then just lost it. Not to mention the fact they fucking filmed in a Nazi prison. That is SO disrespectful and probably the worst thing about the season along with the ableism and putting in the attacks on Lucas and Erica which were way too real and shocking and for no point. And I'm gonna keep mentioning this shit because it's important to know!

I was so hyped for it, but ending with me disliking the season just feels so off and weird.

Also what they did to Eddie just felt like they wanted something emotional to happen. Like sure it made plot sense, but it also felt like they just put it in there to get an emotional reaction and write off a character. Which just feels SO lazy to me. It feels like how Heavy Rain put in traumatic stuff just to make it seem emotional. Like I cry like a baby at that game cause kids especially going through stuff is a trigger for me, but it's such poor writing and not really that great. That's how Stranger Things 4 feels to me. Or like the Harry Potter games on PS1 and PS2. Like there's some semblance of a cohesive story, but it loses itself, the pacing, and often is confusing or makes no sense. So from a writing stand point, it's frustrating. The El memory things had too much focus despite how well they were done at points, it felt like a build up and took up way too much time of the show. And the ships, oh my god. We didn't need the sexual tension with Hopper and Joyce. We didn't need all the drama between Mike and El since it just falls off and was better done when they broke up last season. Will was done well I think and made sense especially since he probably is still dealing with the trauma from being taken to the upside down and all that so he feels already out of it. Jonathan and Nancy's drama was entirely forgotten that I barely remember why they are upset and it feels like they only put that in so they could push towards a break up eventually to get Nancy and Steve together. And Nancy and Robin COULD have had a friendship, they could be such good friends, but then Robin just became an extra or a prop to help push their relationship.

I just. This season was exhausting and it feels as if it presents itself well, but any critical thinking will just...ruin it. Not to mention, the problematic shit that I've discussed before and already mentioned in this post. It feels so anticlimactic and I barely paid attention through the finale.

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