The new trailer will likely have many fans counting down the days until the last two episodes drop on July 1. But if you are not caught up yet, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. If there’s one word that can describe “Stranger Things 4,” it would be “long.” The new season of the Duffer Brothers’ show has a running time that’s more than double that of any previous season, and it took two entire years to film (while working from nearly 800 pages of scripts). Much has been made of the extremely long episodes, many of which sport feature-length running times. But while the lengthy episodes have certainly provided a much-needed ratings boost for the streaming service, they have not necessarily been a hit with critics.
In his review of the new season, IndieWire’s Ben Travers wrote that “Season 4 feels like it’s been designed to produce good data rather than quality entertainment. The algorithm once heralded for so much of Netflix’s success and derided for ignoring the human factor certainly feels present here, as any remaining strangeness gets usurped by formula.” “Stranger Things 4” features returning stars Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, David Harbour, Joe Keery, Charlie Heaton, and Natalia Dyer, alongside new guest star Robert Englund (of “Nightmare on Elm Street” fame). The last two episodes of “Stranger Things 4” premiere on Netflix on Friday, July 1. You can watch the trailer for Volume 2 below:
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