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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 1H 1M

Stranger Things 5: Volume 1

from Mac & Gu Movie Club · host Mac & Gu

We discuss volume 1 for the fifth season of Stranger Things!   Did you like the first 4 episodes? How will the show end?  Are we dumb?   It’s November 1987 and the gang is trying to hunt down and kill Vecna after the Upside Down breaches Hawkins, leading to military lockdown and intensifying searches for Eleven. Meanwhile, Holly Wheeler has become a target, Henry Creel’s origins are revealed,  and Will's growing connection to the Upside Down becomes crucial. The volume focuses on the fractured group trying to unite to uncover Vecna's true, long-term plan involving Hawkins' children, with Will becoming key to understanding it. They’re facing heavy military resistance the whole way.   Stars:Winona Ryder as Joyce ByersDavid Harbour as Jim HopperFinn Wolfhard as Mike WheelerMillie Bobby Brown as Eleven/Jane HopperGaten Matarazzo as Dustin HendersonCaleb McLaughlin as Lucas SinclairNatalia Dyer as Nancy WheelerCharlie Heaton as Jonathan ByersJoe Keery as Steve HarringtonNoah Schnapp as Will Byers     Join the conversation... FacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubeRate/Review/Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We discuss volume 1 for the fifth season of Stranger Things!   Did you like the first 4 episodes? How will the show end?  Are we dumb?   It’s November 1987 and the gang is trying to hunt down and kill Vecna after the Upside Down breaches Hawkins,...

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