When Hope Comes Full Circle: Why the Stranger Things Finale Was Everything We Needed It to Be

I have never seen, in my life, a better end to a series.

After nearly a decade of watching four kids on bikes become heroes who saved the world more times than they could count, Stranger Things ended exactly as it should have—with hope, with friendship, and with a perfect nod to the film that has always lived at the heart of this story.

For those who know…