\u201cStranger Things 5 Volume 2 had its moments but that finale better stick the landing because a lot of this volume was \u2026\u201d said user @SammyJReacts.<\/p>\n
Fans praised several of the show\u2019s key performers, including Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin. In particular, a moment shared between the two performers after Sink\u2019s Max Mayfield wakes up at the beginning of the series\u2019 penultimate episode drew strong emotional reactions from viewers.<\/p>\n \u201cBest couple on the show,\u201d said @girlsindelusion on X.<\/p>\n Sink was also praised for her chemistry with Nell Fisher, who joined the show\u2019s final season as Mike and Nancy Wheeler\u2019s younger sister, Holly. Another duo that received praise was Gaten Matarazzo and Joe Kerry, whose characters Dustin and Steve got back on the same page with an emotional breakthrough after being divided for most of \u201cStranger Things 5.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019M NEVER RECOVERING FROM THIS SCENE MY HEART BROKE FOR DUSTIN \ud83d\ude2d\u201d said @Davebarrerita on X.<\/p>\n While these performers got largely positive reactions, some of the show\u2019s writing and pacing did not. Social media users criticized the massive cast of \u201cStranger Things 5,\u201d pointing to scenes like Will\u2019s emotional coming out as being too crowded for beats to fully land.<\/p>\n \u201cStranger Things really having scenes with FIFTEEN PEOPLE standing around,\u201d said user @josh_snares on X.<\/p>\n Other fans criticized the amount of buildup and exposition in some of the show\u2019s final episodes, with \u201cStranger Things 5\u201d Volume 2 containing numerous lengthy scenes of characters coming up with plans and talking about them in a circle.<\/p>\n \u201cmost of stranger things season 5 is someone explaining a plan in a quippy manner and everyone calling it insane,\u201d said user @DarkOfTheMovie on X.<\/p>\n You can check out more reactions for \u201cStranger Things 5\u201d Volume 2 below.<\/p>\n \t\t new Stranger Things has some good moments but the vast majority of it is either a) characters having redundant heart to hearts, or b) characters explaining their \u201ctheory\u201d or their \u201ccrazy plan that just might work\u201d<\/p>\n \t\u2014 H. Coley (@artwithinpod) December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n you\u2019ll be watching stranger things thinking \u201cdamn this show is a lot dumber than i remember\u201d then gaten matarazzo and joe keery will have a scene together and it\u2019ll be the best piece of television youve ever witnessed<\/p>\n \u2014 izzy (@01NCUBUS) December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Stranger Things just has too many characters that they\u2019re scared to kill off and it\u2019s detracting from their best characters at times<\/p>\n \u2014 Sammy J Jonah Jameson (@SammyJReacts) December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n most of stranger things season 5 is someone explaining a plan in a quippy manner and everyone calling it insane<\/p>\n \u2014 Alex Coleman (@DarkOfTheMovie) December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The issue with Stranger Things 5 is that the Duffers bit off more than they could chew. Character arcs and relationships are not being meaningfully developed anymore because the supernatural plot is so convoluted, leaving scenes between characters to be too short or rushed<\/p>\n \u2014 paige \ud83e\ude7b | st5 spoilers (@elmikewill) December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766794744_739_Component-112.png\")
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