When "Stranger Things" first arrived all the way back in 2016, it was on seemingly no one's radar. I recall that Netflix made screeners available rather early, before a trailer had even dropped, and I started watching them on a whim without knowing much about the series. I was immediately charmed by the show's "Stephen King meets Steven Spielberg" atmosphere, and I obviously wasn't alone: "Stranger Things" became a mega-hit; a full-blown cultural phenomenon. But has it overstayed its welcome? I guess that depends on who you ask. But it probably doesn't help matters that long stretches of time have passed between seasons, and the actors, who are primarily supposed to be kids, all seem to have aged out of their roles.

"Stranger Things" season 4 dropped in 2022, which feels like a lifetime

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