Seasons Four and Five were written concurrently. That is a fact. Because of Covid they were able to finish the season 4 scripts completely and had a season 5 outline done that they, supposedly shared with Netflix executives, who teared up and loved the ending. The point is, we have two endings.
Much like the movie Little Shop of Horrors, the 1986 film features two distinct endings.
After finding the plant, he choose to name it "Audrey II", after his coworker and secret crush, Audrey. As Audrey II, the plant, grows, it begins to talk and sing, demanding more human blood. In exchange, it brings massive success to the shop and makes Seymour a local celebrity. When Seymour's fresh blood is no longer enough. The plant demands whole bodies, forcing Seymour to choose between his morality and his dreams of escaping poverty with Audrey.
By the pressure of the company and the reaction of test audiences, the director made a happier and more commercially successful ending, made and distributed as the final cut.
The theatrical release ends with Seymour defeating Audrey II and marrying Audrey, while the Director’s Cut stays true to the original stage musical, where both leads are eaten and the plant takes over the world. A dark twist that people back then rejected.
In the end of the day, I dont think it matters cause we eventually got the two anyways.
With Stranger Things is no diferent. The ending we saw, commercially viable, safe, but not emotionally honest, works as the theatrical release. It is an option they create to satisfy the major audience. But are we sure the finale ended like the original intention?
Because it honestly sucks. Everything feels flat and plastic, a non inspired collection of ideas thrown away from the industry typical manners. It's awful. And feels terribly wrong. Cozy, but, that's something just off about it, you know? Like, like if it wasnt real, but rather a nightmare?
How do we get out of this mess? Thats nothing we can do, you know?! It's the ending, it is full of plot holes. Let's move on. It's over. No it's not. Just because the whole ST crew said conformity gate is fake we shouldn't believe every word blindly. There’s more coming soon. All roads leads to this, and the true error is to deny conformity.
Look. This season they often promoted two colours. Blue and red, inside and outside the screen. Everywhere. I know red and blue being morfed together was already a thing earlier on, but now, the mix is much less subtle.
Matrix, a movie that inspired a lot of artists, mentioning the Duffers too. In the movie, we are show how small choices can modify life substantly. The red pill and blue pill are iconic choices offered to Neo. Taking the red pill wakes a person up to the harsh truth of reality, while the blue pill allows them to remain comfortably ignorant in an illusion. Living a lie. A play. Being played by the system. Vecna. Mind Flayer. Society.
Its not only the UD environment. It's present in a lot in the human world. The other side.
Speaking of sides. We need to imagine the whole season as a standard vinyl record. It doesn't matter which one. Records have two sides, typically labeled as Side A and Side B. Each side contains a separate continuous set of music that is played on a turntable. We have two things, but we only got one precisely. One ending, one side of music. But there is more to uncover.
We have two sides, and we were fooled by the system this whole time, just like the fictional characters we have accompanied for 10 years. One ending, is living a lie, lying to yourself, and not being open to break free and proud. Fly.
Are Holly and the kids plot also part of the illusion, which means, they are a distraction from the real story they're willing to tell?
There is too much evidence that proves CG is true. And honestly, between believing what I saw was illusion, and there is a better ending ahead, I dare to believe the latter. Why not? A show destined for freaks and outcasts ending in such a low note. Completely screwed. Too easy. It makes no sense.
We are living in Netflix's meta-experience. We'll have to decide which ending we're going to watch, like in 80s movies. Let's choose a better ending for our own story.
I havent seen any Dark Christmas. An emotional New Year's Eve. The epilogue corresponded to 3% of the whole thing. That doesnt justify calling the ending emotional and uplifting. Which side of your heart do you choose?
Please be kind, rewind. Back to the good old days of friends and Dnd.
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