Inarguably Netflix’s biggest series, Stranger Things was always going to get an outsized farewell. The Stranger Things finale was way too focused on the past than the future. After five seasons of boundary pushing, Stranger Things ended things by playing it safe. The problem here, apart from the mind-numbing tedium, is that Stranger Things doesn’t give that same attention to its future. Despite a 40-minute epilogue, the Stranger Things finale is way too keen to ignore loose threads in favor of more pats on the back.