Stranger Tropes: The Real Tragedy of Edward "Eddie" Munson [043]

Season 4 of the spooky, nostalgia driven Netflix series, Stranger Things has achieved huge success in terms of widespread popularity. Although the season may have some good lessons to be gleaned, I felt that it served more to follow common tropes found in media and propagate the negative messages which go along with them. In this episode I take a look at a few of these messages that I saw while asking how Season 5 of Stranger Things and beyond might do better to encourage reflection and contemplation and how we as an audience might prompt studio writers and executives to put as much care into this area of production as they do into creating impressive feats of visual effects. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at [email protected] Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support⁠ Mentions & Other References From This Episode: Stranger Things, Belligerent Romance, and the Danger of Nostalgia Boys Don't Cry (Except When They Do) Everyone Everywhere Needs Waymond Wang