# The Long Goodbye (Stranger Things)

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Podcast: [The Doctor Who Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-who-show-1100586)
Published: 2026-01-02T07:13:01+00:00
Episode link: https://theDWshow.podbean.com/e/the-long-goodbye-stranger-things/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dprar2znask44eu3/Alternate_Galaxies_033_-_Stranger_Things9wqwc.mp3
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## Resource

After nearly a decade in the Upside Down, Stranger Things is finally complete and on this episode of Alternate Galaxies, we sit down to take in the whole saga, from the very start to the closing moments of the final episode. With the full story now on the table, we look at how the show evolved, what it was building toward (if it even knew itself), and how it holds together when viewed as one complete narrative rather than 9 years of waiting on a story that lasted 4 years in-universe. We talk characters, themes, tonal shifts, nostalgia overload, ageing kids, big swings, weird choices, and whether the ending actually earned it. An affectionate but honest look at one of the defining genre TV shows of the last decade, now that we finally know how it all ends. Contact us: X / Twitter: @theDWshowBluesky: @thedwshow.netFacebook: facebook.com/theDWshowEmail: hello@theDWshow.net

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