After nearly a decade on the air, “Stranger Things” has become one of the rare series that viewers grew up alongside. Fans watched the cast age from children to adults as the story unfolded across historic political, cultural, and technological shifts.

The show that premiered in the summer of 2016 now concludes in a dramatically different world, with Donald Trump once again occupying the White House. That passage of time, and the emotional investment built over ten years, shaped expectations for the final season, making its reception more charged than any moment since the series began.

When the fifth season of “Stranger Things” premiered, many longtime viewers expected tension, spectacle, and a sense of culmination. Instead, a wave of disappointment swept across social platforms within h

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