I don’t know about you but I haven’t been the same since July 1st 2022. ‘What happened on July 1st?’ I hear you ask. The Duffer Brothers happened, that’s what.
Yes, July 1st was the day I logged off work, bought myself popcorn, a bottle of wine, and some Pods (Mars flavoured, of course) and sat my ass down in front of the TV for hours to consume the most recent volume of Stranger Things. I’ve been a Stranger Things fan since that July night in 2016. It feels like a lifetime ago now, but to have watched these kids grow up and fight demons and demogorgons on repeat for years, well, you tend to form a connection (read: parasocial relationship). While some of my friends bravely managed to tease out the final volume of season four over a week or so, I binged the whole thing in the course of an evening in order to avoid any spoilers. Namely, spoilers from those super-quick TikTok fandoms. Those kids are bloody brutal. Anyway, it’s been over a month now and I think I’ve recovered from the finale enough to look ahead to season five. What will happen? Will Max be blinded forever? Will Jonathan join Nancy at college? Will these poor children ever be able to attend school??? Sadly, we may have to wait a while before we find out for sure but in the meantime, streetwear brand Vans is releasing a Stranger Things sneaker collection on online and in-storelet’s go down the fan theory rabbit hole.
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