500: Wouldn't It Be Nice

About this episode

The episode celebrates the 500th installment by discussing the finale of Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 and its various elements.

Stranger Things 5: Volume 2. They say that all good things must come to an end and after ten years since it began, Stranger Things closed the door on Hawkins, finishing the storylines for all the characters fans grew to love. In this episode of The 602 Club Hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris celebrated the 500th episode of the show by talking about Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 (including the finale of course). We discuss the release schedule, answering question, it's odd, Max, a different structure, breaking up is hard, the final showdown, Kali's meaning, music, the epilogue and our ratings. Chapters Release Schedule (00:05:09) Answering Questions (00:12:55) It's Odd (00:20:47) The Return of Max (00:24:10) A Different Structure? (00:28:32) Being Up is Hard to Do (00:29:53) The Final Showdown (00:35:25) Kali Has Meaning (00:44:28) The Pivotal Role of Music (00:52:23) The Epilogue (00:55:10) The Final Verdict and Ratings (01:01:44) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm Letterboxd: the602club

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Rushing

Topics covered

• Stranger Things
• finale
• character storylines
• release schedule
• music
• ratings

Keywords

• Stranger Things
• finale
• Hawkins
• character arcs
• music
• ratings
• Max
• Kali

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stranger Things 5: Volume 2

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