Like many of you, I was left with complicated feelings after the long-awaited finale of Stranger Things. Not only is it the end of an era, a decade-long series that helped usher many of us through difficult moments in our lives, but there’s also something about that finale that was not satisfactory. I’ve thought about it consistently since watching the finale, and there are a few elements my thoughts boil down to: playing it safe (plot armor), too much death-teasing, and a ru
