The kids from Hawkins are finally back with the release of Stranger Things : Season 5 , and the first reviews are online and very positive. Only the first half of this fifth and final season has been made available on Netflix until Christmas, but the four episodes are enough to satisfy fans after three years of waiting. The show remains a nostalgic thrill with plenty of scares, but it’s the character moments that really make it worth sticking with to the end.
Here’s what critics are saying about Stranger Things : Season 5:
Is it worth the wait?
For a series that’s been MIA since 2022, it hasn’t lost a step in terms of vibrant personality and PG-13 horror spectacle.
— Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
It’s a welcome but bittersweet reunion for fans of the show who’ve spent the las

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