Despite its plucky young heroes, this gargantuan monster of a series can, at times, seem faintly ridiculous
Stranger Things 5 Vol 1 trailer.
The plucky young heroes of Hawkins, Indiana, have done many extraordinary things. One thing they can’t do in Stranger Things 5 (Netflix, episodes 1-4 now streaming), though, is halt the hands of time.
It’s been nine years since the Duffer Brothers’ series began and three-and-a-half years since the insanely bloated, self-indulgent Season 4. It shows, too.
