Has Stranger Things Become a Heartless Action Spectacle?
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the fifth season of the Stranger things saga is coming to an end. After a three-year break, fans saw the first four episodes in late november, with three more arriving at Christmas and the finale set for release just before the end of the year. But has one of Netflix’s biggest series hits maintained its narrative momentum, or has it devolved into a heartless action spectacle? Film columnist Jindřiška Bláhová discusses this in the 5:59 podcast.
It was a moment eagerly anticipated by tens of millions of loyal fans and curious viewers. On November 27th, after a three-year hiatus, the heroes of one of the most popular – and most expensive – television projects in history returned to screens. Netflix released the first four episodes of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things that day.
More episodes followed on December 26th,with the creators saving the series finale for the last day of the year. This concludes Netflix’s ten-year run with one of its most successful projects, following a group of teenagers as they defy Cold war conspiracies and creatures from other dimensions.
However, film columnist for Respekt weekly, Jindřiška Bláhová, describes in the 5:59 podcast how the series has lost its way over the years. She points out that Stranger Things originally stood in opposition to large-scale action spectacles from franchises like Marvel,but has now become one itself. “In a bad way, you can see the money in it for me,” says the critic.
What you will also hear in today’s episode at 5:59:
* Why film columnist Jindřiška Bláhová is not impressed by the fifth series of Stranger Things.
* Her view that one of Netflix’s biggest hits has begun to resemble the type of production it once opposed.
* And why Stranger Things symbolizes an era in which streaming services learned how to navigate series creation on their platforms.
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