‘We hope it doesn’t happen’: The Stranger Things star doesn’t want the show to end as critically acclaimed as Game of Thrones.

On December 31st, Netflix will reveal the final episode of Stranger Things. The end of its flagship series undoubtedly marks the beginning of a new era for the platform and the end of a nearly decade-long story. Kids, when they started filming the first season, the program’s performers are now young for its final season.

Even the stars of the series were afraid of disappointment with the ending

Just a few weeks before the first episode of this fifth season aired, Mike’s translator Finn Wolfhard talked about the expectations raised by this grand finale. The Canadian actor revealed Time magazine His fear that the ending of Stranger Things will be as critical by fans as that of Game of Thrones.

Many fans of the fantasy series found the ending disappointing and inferior to previous seasons. Often cited as one of the biggest television events of recent years, the Game of Thrones finale is also considered one of the most disappointing moments in American television history.

“I think everyone was worried, to be honest”– Finn Wolfhard told our colleagues. “The last season of Game of Thrones breaking down, we said, ‘Let’s hope the same thing doesn’t happen to us’. But then we read the scripts. Then we realized our ending would be really special.”

When is season 5 coming out on Netflix?

So it seems promising that the Stranger Things finale will definitely live up to expectations. The show’s creators, Ross and Matt Duffer, have repeatedly insisted that the end of the series had been in mind for several years and that it wasn’t something that came up at the last minute.

Season 5 will air on Netflix in three parts: the first on November 26th, the second on December 24th, and finally the final episode (about two hours long, the equivalent of a feature film) on December 31st. After that, it’s all over, especially since the departure of two creators can be seen on the good platform of Paramount+. daylight…

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