Full list of the “all over the shirt” influences I used in the video:

- Stephen King
- Sam Raimi
- Steven Spielberg
- George Lucas
- John Carpenter
- The X-Files
- The Goonies
- Twin Peaks
- JJ Abrams
- James Cameron
- David Cronenberg
- Wes Craven
- John Hughes

Let me know which ones I missed

"HOURS, DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS, DECADES!"🗣🔥🔥🔥

I just realised that Vecna gave that monologue to a 7 year old. Thats the craziest part of it

Damn bro. vecna is rapping on the beat

Nostalgia has changed meaning but the root is an old wound that hasn't healed/closed. So take BTTF, Marty goes back and actually closes an old wound by taking the hit of the car for his father, there's an Oedipus Rex effect created, but Marty corrects it (why relevant, BTTF has been foreshadowed in S3 and this one) by allowing his father to gain confidence which improves his own future. The entire series is based around CIA and playing secret games, D&D literally, meanwhile consumerism covers it up (Metric - Lost Kitten), which really stands out in S3 with the American Dream Mall on top of the secret Russian base re-opening the Upside Down (re-opening an old wound), not progress but covering up the truth (ignorance is bliss). There is also a "survivor" sense in this, those that have to live with what was done to them. We'll see where the writers take it.

Brings to mind a discussion I was having the other night: the tension  between the fact that everyone watching the show, and likely most characters, know that Will is gay, and yet it's treated as a major driver of suspense. This is true, of course, unless you imagine Stranger Things to actually be an 80s movie. In this case, Will being out and gay is completely inconceivable.

I’ve never looked at Stranger Things with that meta-narrative lens but it makes a lot of sense. Amazing video sir

That's such a cool concept, and it goes to show you stranger things isn't just your usual popular TV, but rather a deep story that is very aware of itself. It's the reason it became so popular to begin with, and it's also why it stayed so good for almost a decade now. I love this show.
Awesome video man! ❤

I've been a fan of stranger things for so long, and I've never picked up on this before. It makes me see this show differently now and like it even more!

Vecna’s got sick beats.  

But also, wow!  This is such an interesting take on Vecna’s role outside of the narrative.  Going to go browse your back catalogue.

I don’t even watch stranger things, but this is excellent and makes me wish I didn’t stop watching. Thanks as always for the great vids!

There is so much clickbaity trash about stranger things right now that this video was absolutly refreshing!

This was a well thought out discussion.

The idea of moving on and leaving the past behind is something all of the main characters need to do in one way or another. Will seems to be the first and it worked out big time for him.

The thing I don't understand is why the Duffer Brothers are so obsessed with the 80's. They were born in 1984 which would have made them almost 6 when the decade ended. Being that young in the 80's would have made it next to impossible to actually remember the pop culture of the decade.

1:46 Glad to see someone else thinks Stranger Things gives massive Twin Peaks vibes!

Great video. I argue that now that we know the ending, despite how controversial it may be, you hit the nail on the head. The much detested comment of the duffer brothers equating the character of eleven to the spirit of childhood magic also aligns with your ideas. Relationships not staying the same and the meta-knowledge these characters have they’ll probably never be in the same room again. But time continues to go forward, and the empty spaces we left will eventually be filled again, with new people making new memories.

Awesome video as always bro

This video is excellent. Well done 🔥🔥

Love this interpretation dude!

1:39 Lol yeah.
Really well made video. I really hope your interpretation comes true as that would be a hopeful but also satisfying way to conclude a series that's built on living in the past.