‘Stranger Things’, Season 5 review: Final series of Netflix blockbuster is at its strongest when depicting emotional pain

And so we arrive in 1987, where all an awful lot of the females in Hawkins have had their hair permed – and Steve has had highlights, in my opinion. And Karen, the lovely mommy, has really hit the drink. I’m writing this as someone who has seen only Series 1 – it was charming – so all this was something of a shock.