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    <title>Normies Like Us - Episodes Tagged with “Season 5”</title>
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  <title>Episode 378: Stranger Things | Series Finale | Normies Like Us Podcast</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We return to Hawkins one last time to turn things right-side up... once and for all with the Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 2 and Finale Review on Normies Like Us!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Stranger Things Series Finale: Episode 378 - It all comes down to this. On this episode of Normies Like Us, we’re heading back to Hawkins one last time to talk about the final stretch of Season 5 and the series finale of Stranger Things. The bikes are parked, the gates are closing, and a show that defined a decade of genre TV has officially come to an end.
We dig into the biggest moments from the last part of the season, the emotional hits, the character send-offs, and whether the finale delivered on all those years of buildup. Who stuck the landing? Which arcs paid off? What surprised us, disappointed us, or completely wrecked us? We break down the themes, the nostalgia, the horror, and the spectacle—without pretending we aren’t a little sad to leave this world behind.
Did Stranger Things finish strong? Did it give the Party the ending they deserved? And where does the whole series land now that the Upside Down is (finally) behind us?
Light the Christmas lights one more time and join Normies Like Us as we say goodbye to Hawkins. 🎬✨
Leggo my Eggo.
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@jacob  https://www.instagram.com/jacob/
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    <![CDATA[<p>Stranger Things Series Finale: Episode 378 - It all comes down to this. On this episode of Normies Like Us, we’re heading back to Hawkins one last time to talk about the final stretch of Season 5 and the series finale of Stranger Things. The bikes are parked, the gates are closing, and a show that defined a decade of genre TV has officially come to an end.<br>
We dig into the biggest moments from the last part of the season, the emotional hits, the character send-offs, and whether the finale delivered on all those years of buildup. Who stuck the landing? Which arcs paid off? What surprised us, disappointed us, or completely wrecked us? We break down the themes, the nostalgia, the horror, and the spectacle—without pretending we aren’t a little sad to leave this world behind.<br>
Did Stranger Things finish strong? Did it give the Party the ending they deserved? And where does the whole series land now that the Upside Down is (finally) behind us?<br>
Light the Christmas lights one more time and join Normies Like Us as we say goodbye to Hawkins. 🎬✨<br>
Leggo my Eggo.</p>

<p>Insta:   @Normies_Like_Us  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Stranger Things Series Finale: Episode 378 - It all comes down to this. On this episode of Normies Like Us, we’re heading back to Hawkins one last time to talk about the final stretch of Season 5 and the series finale of Stranger Things. The bikes are parked, the gates are closing, and a show that defined a decade of genre TV has officially come to an end.<br>
We dig into the biggest moments from the last part of the season, the emotional hits, the character send-offs, and whether the finale delivered on all those years of buildup. Who stuck the landing? Which arcs paid off? What surprised us, disappointed us, or completely wrecked us? We break down the themes, the nostalgia, the horror, and the spectacle—without pretending we aren’t a little sad to leave this world behind.<br>
Did Stranger Things finish strong? Did it give the Party the ending they deserved? And where does the whole series land now that the Upside Down is (finally) behind us?<br>
Light the Christmas lights one more time and join Normies Like Us as we say goodbye to Hawkins. 🎬✨<br>
Leggo my Eggo.</p>

<p>Insta:   @Normies_Like_Us  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p>

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<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 373: Stranger Things | Season 5 | Volume 1 Review | Normies Like Us Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We head back to Hawkins Illinois and go upside down to review Volume 1 of Season 5 of Stranger Things on Normies Like Us!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1: Episode 373 - It’s all been building to this. 10 years. 5 seasons. The number 1 Netflix original is finally coming to an end! We open portals, run from Monsters, and fight for our lives as we talk the totally tubular 80’s classic Stranger Things! The 5th season has had its first few episodes released so we'll be hitting rewind to recap all the strange happenings on Normies Like Us!
Leggo my Eggo
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    <![CDATA[<p>Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1: Episode 373 - It’s all been building to this. 10 years. 5 seasons. The number 1 Netflix original is finally coming to an end! We open portals, run from Monsters, and fight for our lives as we talk the totally tubular 80’s classic Stranger Things! The 5th season has had its first few episodes released so we&#39;ll be hitting rewind to recap all the strange happenings on Normies Like Us!</p>

<p>Leggo my Eggo</p>

<p>Insta:   @Normies_Like_Us  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p>

<p>@<em>j</em><em>a</em><strong>c</strong><em>o</em><em>b</em>  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_j__a___c___o__b_/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/_j__a___c___o__b_/</a></p>

<p>@Mike_Has_Insta  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1: Episode 373 - It’s all been building to this. 10 years. 5 seasons. The number 1 Netflix original is finally coming to an end! We open portals, run from Monsters, and fight for our lives as we talk the totally tubular 80’s classic Stranger Things! The 5th season has had its first few episodes released so we&#39;ll be hitting rewind to recap all the strange happenings on Normies Like Us!</p>

<p>Leggo my Eggo</p>

<p>Insta:   @Normies_Like_Us  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p>

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<p>@Mike_Has_Insta  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/</a></p>

<p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/" rel="nofollow">https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 211: Cobra Kai | Season 5 Review | Normies Like Us Podcast</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Cobra Kai Season 5: we return to the valley and don our Miyagi Do Gis as we talk the latest season of the netflix Karate Kid spinoff on Normies Like Us</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:41:24</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Cobra Kai Season 5 - Episode 211  : Calling all Dojos. Calling all Dojos. There’s trouble in the Valley and you know its cause of KARATE! Terry Silver has taken control of the Cobra Kai dojo and its up to Normie-Do and our Chozen listeners to fight back against the quicksilver method. Has the Normies' favorite franchise dipped or is it still alive and kicking? Tune in to find out only on Normies Like Us!
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    <![CDATA[<p>Cobra Kai Season 5 - Episode 211  : Calling all Dojos. Calling all Dojos. There’s trouble in the Valley and you know its cause of KARATE! Terry Silver has taken control of the Cobra Kai dojo and its up to Normie-Do and our Chozen listeners to fight back against the quicksilver method. Has the Normies&#39; favorite franchise dipped or is it still alive and kicking? Tune in to find out only on Normies Like Us!</p>

<p>QUIET!</p>

<p>Insta   @Normies_Like_Us  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Cobra Kai Season 5 - Episode 211  : Calling all Dojos. Calling all Dojos. There’s trouble in the Valley and you know its cause of KARATE! Terry Silver has taken control of the Cobra Kai dojo and its up to Normie-Do and our Chozen listeners to fight back against the quicksilver method. Has the Normies&#39; favorite franchise dipped or is it still alive and kicking? Tune in to find out only on Normies Like Us!</p>

<p>QUIET!</p>

<p>Insta   @Normies_Like_Us  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p>

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<p>@JoeHasInsta  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joehasinsta/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/joehasinsta/</a> </p>

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