{"id":311886,"date":"2025-11-28T07:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/311886\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T07:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T07:46:08","slug":"why-stranger-things-needs-to-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/311886\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Stranger Things needs to end"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the biggest Netflix shows of all time is coming to an end. <\/p>\n

Stranger Things season five, volume one just dropped yesterday. Unlike previous seasons of the show about teens fighting supernatural forces, this one isn’t garnering the same rave reviews. <\/p>\n

Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with TV critics Alison Herman<\/a> and Hoai-Tran Bui<\/a> about their thoughts on season five, how the show became a cultural phenomenon, and why it needs to end.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WATCH | Today’s episode on YouTube:<\/p>\n

You can listen to the full discussion from today’s show on CBC Listen<\/a> or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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