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The struggle of easing back to reality after the Thanksgiving break can be a mind trip. But at least “Stranger Things,” one of TV’s biggest phenomena, has kicked off its farewell tour to distract us? The relentless publicity blitz and social buzz is in full effect. Vol. 1 of the final season was released Nov. 26 and was so popular that Netflix crashed for a few minutes after the first four episodes dropped. And the sci-fi series is already breaking viewing records . A lot of the narrative arc has to do with that ol’ Vecna guy wreaking havoc — so, our Hawkins expert Kaitlyn Huamani spoke with Jamie Campbell Bower , the actor who plays him, to break down

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