‘Stranger Things’ Matt & Ross Duffer Dish Season Four Finale Death & Destruction & Epic Battles Ahead

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EXCLUSIVE, SPOILERS ABOUND! If you haven’t watched the final two episodes that wrap Season Four of Stranger Things on Netflix, you won’t want to read further until you’ve done so.

The battle between Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) claimed a few beloved characters, wrecked the town of Hawkins, Indiana, and nearly crashed Netflix servers when the final two installments — nearly four hours worth — premiered Thurdsday at midnight.

In a wide ranging chat, Stranger Things creators Matt & Ross Duffer break down the seismic bombshell storytelling reveals that concluded the season.

They also hint at where they’ll take viewers and their cast in the fifth and final season of the groundbreaking series, as they try to stick the landing on the finale of a show that in its way is as groundbreaking as Game of Thrones, True Detective and The Sopranos, all of which are as much touchstones to the possibilities of storytelling in the streaming age as are the ’80s horror film influences that crackle through the episodes.DEADLINE: Before we get into the Season Four plot bombshells, what were the biggest inconveniences the pandemic brought to Season Four?MATT DUFFER: We’re always racing against time with our younger actors, who got six months older than when we initially started.