Eduardo Franco as Argyle, a cheerful California pizza-delivery dude and new friend of Jonathan.The biggest casting question was answered early: A scene in the third-season finale mentioning an imprisoned American all but gave away the fact that Hopper survived the bleak events of that episode. Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of Stranger Things, have signed a multi-series deal with Netflix. But then you're going to have to get a kind friend with Netflix to let you watch the fifth season, whenever that comes around.
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The service offers a free one-month trial, so if you wait to sign up until after the entire fourth season is uploaded on July 1, you can soak it up with previous years' seasons, then cancel your membership without cost. "The show continues to demand patience from its audience after a three-freaking-year wait." "Volume 1's finale is almost 100 minutes long," writes Saloni Gajjar. The AV Club critic likes the new season, but felt some episodes were bloated.
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"Fresh locales, appealing new characters and a rewarding expansion of the mythology give the new season of Stranger Things a jolt of joyful energy, just when the series needed it most," writes critic Kristen Baldwin.
"You'll have to hit the pause button for any needed bathroom or snack breaks, because once this season starts rolling, it doesn't let up." Jolt of joyful energyĮntertainment Weekly's review echoes ours. "Though the show ping-pongs between California, Hawkins, Russia and Eleven's laboratory days, not one of those settings drags," the review says.
And the Duffers have revealed that the season finale is more than two hours long, so prep for it like you would a feature film. There are still two more episodes coming, on July 1. (If you just can't wait, our spoiler-free review of season 4 is here.) Before the pandemic hit, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer signed a multiyear film and series deal with Netflix, and have promised two more seasons of the show. Season 3 ended in 2019, in those pre-pandemic days that now seem hard to recall. The fourth season of Stranger Things is finally here - mostly - and fans have literally waited years to see what happens to Eleven, Hopper, Joyce and the rest. Warning: Spoilers for previous seasons of Stranger Things ahead.