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Okay so I might be going insane but I noticed this thing in stranger things that I haven’t seen anyone else talk about.

In season 3 we see Joyce ask Hopper on a date right before the climax. (Enzo’s on Friday) He says yes. Then, in that same episode we see Hopper ‘killed’ and then revived.

In season 4, we see Lucas ask Max on a date right before the climax. (The movies on Friday) Max says yes. In that episode we see Max ‘die’ and the revived.

Each time someone asks another character in a date (on Friday) before the climax, the character that agrees to go on it always ‘died’.

This is what I mean by the Duffers are formulaic.

what should've been

spoilers for stranger things season 4 vol. 2!!

here’s the thing: i am disappointed in the ending of stranger things. not because it was sad, not because im emotionally distraught (although it did not help), but because it didn’t really give the message of finale like it should have, and i think the reasoning for that is because of how many things were left just.. open ended. and forgotten.

my “theory” for this is that the duffer brothers had a lot planned until they realized they really couldn’t put it together without it looking sloppy. like how they left the storyline that is 008 from season 2. i bet that there is so much in that script we didn’t get to see all because they realized that a 2:30 episode is… quite a lot already.

but, either way, the ending is what has left me unsatisfied. it felt drawn out, there wasn’t enough closure, it felt rushed.

that being said, here is how i would have ended it.

eddie is dead. max is nearly dead. and most importantly, vecna is presumed dead. there are losses, but there is that last win. unfortunately, the winning trio doesn’t even know about eddie and max.

nancy, robin, and steve are all walking back, praying that everything went alright. then they eddie and dustin, and it’s clear on their faces that their hearts are breaking at the sight. no words are even exchanged. it’t just pure, raw emotion.

we cut to the paramedics arriving to the creel house. music overpowers their discussion as erica leads them through the house frantically, bursting into the room to find lucas sobbing over max, somehow having revived after a minute of her heart stopping.

we cut again now to the california crew. el is leaning on mike, the group walking out of the pizza store when they look up to see a plane/copter… thing?? they attempt to run, assuming it’s the government. but el knows. she knows it’s him.

the flying machine lands, the dust settling after the propeller is turned off, and out steps joyce and hopper and murray and then a random russian dude they don’t recognize.

el runs. she runs to hopper. she hugs him, crying into his chest. the camera circles them, transitioning to the gang in the upside down, crying and hugging.

next we see lucas running next to the paramedic table thing, clasping max’s hand. the paramedic tells him he needs to let go. he can’t.

erica grabs lucas, pulling him back. he cries. they hug.

all three groups are in pain. they are comforting each other. it is just emotion. and tears.

and then it all goes black. it’s silent. but somewhere, in the darkness, we hear “max…”

then more sounds flood in. beeping. the hospital. lucas reading a book. and we zoom out to the hospital room set up.

and then it’s done.

not only would this give closure on eddie’s death and max’s state of health, but it gives the cliffhanger we needed. it is the finale. it is final.

why are people assuming that Lucas ditched his friend just because he got popular? 😭💀

Are we talking about the same Lucas Sinclair? He’s literally the most loyal friend ever...it’s more likely that the others are a little jealous of his status or they don’t really care that much about basketball since they’re not into sports 🙄

And with Max well, I think they just drew apart because she’s mourning and processing her trauma I don’t think he cheated or that they had a big fight 🙃

in conclusion: stop attacking my boy Lucas for breathing

( Okay so , what I am about to say is probably so stupid and I'm sure that it was super clear to everyone from the start BUT I'll say it anyway lol )

"Running up that hill" is literally perfect as Max's favourite song.

Like when it says " If I only could I'd make a deal with God and I'd get him to swap our places" I just *know* that Max felt that in her bones because this poor girl has spent so much time imagining a different scenario where she pulls Billy out of the way and sacrifices herself, where the roles are swapped and she is gone while it is billy that's left with the soul crushing sadness that comes from losing a person that you didn't really know and now you'll never get to.

Also it is perfect for Lucas as well because I am 100% sure that if he only could he'd make a deal with God and take Max's place , so that she wouldn't have to deal with all of this pain anymore.