SameTeem
Search titles only
By:
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
What's new
Featured content
Media
Resources
Free TeamSpeak Channel
TeamSpeak
TeamSpeak
Vote
Rank System
Make a Channel
Free Channel Information
Servers
Sourcebans
New posts
SameTeem
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Featured content
Media
Resources
Free TeamSpeak Channel
TeamSpeak
Vote
Rank System
Make a Channel
Free Channel Information
Servers
Sourcebans
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Download TeamSpeak Today
Proudly sponsored by TeamSpeak
Forums
News and Announcements
Gaming News
Stranger Things Star Admits 'Everyone Was Pretty Worried' About Wrapping Up the Show Well With Season 5, After Seeing Game of Thrones' Final Season 'T
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 68915" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/10/17/gettyimages-2195515005-1760697722201.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>The fear that <a href="https://www.ign.com/tv/stranger-things" target="_blank">Stranger Things</a> might tank its reputation with a dodgy finale was a concern for the show's cast, star Finn Wolfhard has admitted, after seeing Game of Thrones' final season brutally "torn to shreds."</p><p></p><p>Speaking to <a href="https://time.com/7324811/stranger-things-season-5/" target="_blank">Time</a>, Wolfhard mentioned the widespread reaction to Game of Thrones' final episodes as an example of how a long-running big-budget TV series can build up enormous expectations for its hotly anticipated climax — then spark enormous backlash after failing to deliver.</p><p></p><p>Negative reaction to Game of Thrones' final season still dominates discussion around the show, following widespread criticism of its plot, pacing and sudden character developments. Many fans blamed the uneven final season on the series' creators running out of book material to adapt, while others have suggested the series simply tried to do too much in too few episodes. Regardless, it has become a model that other series, clearly, do not want to follow.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"I think everyone was pretty worried, honestly," Wolfhard said. "The way that Game of Thrones got torn to shreds in that final season, we're all walking into this going, 'We hope to not have that kind of thing happen.'"</p><p></p><p>Not that Wolfhard is suggesting Stranger Things will wrap up its own run with a similarly polarizing finale — far from it.</p><p></p><p>"Then we read the scripts," Wolfhard continued, saying that the show's cast now felt reassured. "We knew that it was something special."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Stranger Things' fifth and final season will launch on Netflix with four episodes on November 26, before a further three episodes arrive on Christmas Day, December 25. The series' feature-length finale will then release on New Year's Eve, December 31, wrapping up the show's supernatural saga after almost a decade. No pressure.</p><p></p><p>After all that, will this really be the end of Stranger Things? Of course not. Netflix already has plans for animated series and at least one spinoff.</p><p></p><p>This week, fans learned that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/well-we-have-to-now-stranger-things-season-5-will-finally-explain-the-series-biggest-mystery-showrunners-confirm" target="_blank">Stranger Things' final episodes will wrap up one long-standing mystery</a> around the series — what the Upside Down actually <em>is</em>. So that's something.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Photo by Rich Polk/Variety via Getty Images.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at <a href="mailto:tom_phillips@ign.com">tom_phillips@ign.com</a> or find him on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social" target="_blank">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/stranger-things-star-admits-everyone-was-pretty-worried-about-wrapping-up-the-show-well-with-season-5-after-seeing-game-of-thrones-final-season-torn-to-shreds" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 68915, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/10/17/gettyimages-2195515005-1760697722201.jpg[/IMG] The fear that [URL='https://www.ign.com/tv/stranger-things']Stranger Things[/URL] might tank its reputation with a dodgy finale was a concern for the show's cast, star Finn Wolfhard has admitted, after seeing Game of Thrones' final season brutally "torn to shreds." Speaking to [URL='https://time.com/7324811/stranger-things-season-5/']Time[/URL], Wolfhard mentioned the widespread reaction to Game of Thrones' final episodes as an example of how a long-running big-budget TV series can build up enormous expectations for its hotly anticipated climax — then spark enormous backlash after failing to deliver. Negative reaction to Game of Thrones' final season still dominates discussion around the show, following widespread criticism of its plot, pacing and sudden character developments. Many fans blamed the uneven final season on the series' creators running out of book material to adapt, while others have suggested the series simply tried to do too much in too few episodes. Regardless, it has become a model that other series, clearly, do not want to follow. "I think everyone was pretty worried, honestly," Wolfhard said. "The way that Game of Thrones got torn to shreds in that final season, we're all walking into this going, 'We hope to not have that kind of thing happen.'" Not that Wolfhard is suggesting Stranger Things will wrap up its own run with a similarly polarizing finale — far from it. "Then we read the scripts," Wolfhard continued, saying that the show's cast now felt reassured. "We knew that it was something special." Stranger Things' fifth and final season will launch on Netflix with four episodes on November 26, before a further three episodes arrive on Christmas Day, December 25. The series' feature-length finale will then release on New Year's Eve, December 31, wrapping up the show's supernatural saga after almost a decade. No pressure. After all that, will this really be the end of Stranger Things? Of course not. Netflix already has plans for animated series and at least one spinoff. This week, fans learned that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/well-we-have-to-now-stranger-things-season-5-will-finally-explain-the-series-biggest-mystery-showrunners-confirm']Stranger Things' final episodes will wrap up one long-standing mystery[/URL] around the series — what the Upside Down actually [I]is[/I]. So that's something. [I]Photo by Rich Polk/Variety via Getty Images. Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email]tom_phillips@ign.com[/email] or find him on Bluesky [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/tomphillipseg.bsky.social']@tomphillipseg.bsky.social[/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/stranger-things-star-admits-everyone-was-pretty-worried-about-wrapping-up-the-show-well-with-season-5-after-seeing-game-of-thrones-final-season-torn-to-shreds"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
News and Announcements
Gaming News
Stranger Things Star Admits 'Everyone Was Pretty Worried' About Wrapping Up the Show Well With Season 5, After Seeing Game of Thrones' Final Season 'T
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
