genuinely sorry but i need to say this before i go to sleep. yes, i do ship byler, but that’s not the only reason this ending disappointed me. this season was marketed as super bloody and gore-heavy with multiple deaths (5 confirmed kills), yet none of that really happened. they had the chance to make the supernatural arc dark, fun, and very dnd-coded, but instead chose the most basic ending possible.
the henry vs eleven fight in season 4 clears the finale fight by miles. the vecna fight felt unserious and fake, and the cgi in the last episode was on a whole different level. we were told most questions would be answered, yet so many are still unanswered. everything felt rushed and surface-level, and the plot armor was so bad even ted wheeler survived.
the dnd parallel at the end didn’t work at all. i couldn’t emotionally connect, but the steve/nancy/jonathan/robin conversation was way better. the only parts i genuinely liked were eleven finding her own path and hopper proposing to joyce.
still, i spent years with this show and i’ll never forget it, but this ending was a huge disappointment. also, the “everyone will be shocked” talk is funny, because this is the most basic supernatural ending imaginable.
thank you to bylertwt — it was a really fun 3 weeks.
love you all 💓💓💓