The episode revolves around the town’s annual ‘Turkey Trot’ race

The kids growing up might have changed this show’s appeal, but they manage to go out in a flame-throwing, bullet-dodging blaze of glory – while still being more moving than ever before

Time’s up for Stranger Things. The fifth and last season arrives almost three-and-a-half years after a fourth run that felt like a finale, not least because it seemed the kids had grown up. Having originally aped beloved 1980s films where stubbornly brave children avert apocalypse, the franchise now starred young adults and had adjusted plotlines and dialogue accordingly. Life lessons had been learned. Selves had been found. Adolescent anxieties – as personified by Vecna, the narky telekinetic tree-man who rules a parallel dimension adjacent to the humdrum town of Hawkins, Indiana – had been put aside.

But Stranger Things now belatedly returns, with the cast all visibly in their 20s. This is a problem. The whole point is that it’s fun to watch kids outrun monsters by pedalling faster on their BMX bikes, or ignoring their mum calling them to dinner because they’re in the basement with their school pals, drawing up plans to bamboozle the US military using pencils, bubblegum and Dungeons & Dragons figurines. If everyone looks old enough to have a studio apartment and a stocks portfolio, none of the above really flies.

Netflix nous invite à vivre d'ultimes aventures aux côtés de Mike, Dustin, Steve, Will, Eleven, Robin, Max et les autres, le temps de 9 épisodes épiques. La saison 5 de Stranger Things, dont les 4 premiers chapitres sont enfin disponibles depuis 2h du matin, ce 27 novembre 2025, a ainsi commencé. Mais ce dernier voyage est-il à la hauteur de la série culte ? Voici notre avis, sans spoilers, sur le début de la fin.

A romantic-mystery debut novel, The Artist by Lucy Steeds, set against the sun-drenched backdrop of southern France, has been crowned the 2025 Waterstones Book of the Year.

Netflix’s mega hit is still fun and immersive. But can it stick the landing?

Netflix nous invite à vivre d'ultimes aventures aux côtés de Mike, Dustin, Steve, Will, Eleven, Robin, Max et les autres, le temps de 9 épisodes épiques. La saison 5 de Stranger Things, dont les 4 premiers chapitres sont enfin disponibles depuis 2h du matin, ce 27 novembre 2025, a ainsi commencé. Mais ce dernier voyage est-il à la hauteur de la série culte ? Voici notre avis, sans spoilers, sur le début de la fin.