Normies Like Us - Episodes Tagged with “Stranger Things”

Episode 378: Stranger Things | Series Finale | Normies Like Us Podcast

Normies Like Us — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800

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?
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Leggo my Eggo.

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Episode 373: Stranger Things | Season 5 | Volume 1 Review | Normies Like Us Podcast

Normies Like Us — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800

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!

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Episode 201: The Finale(s)! | Strange New Worlds, The Boys, Strange Things | Normies Like Us Podcast

Normies Like Us — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Normies Like Us 201 Finale Recaps: On a very special episode your hosts wrap things up when they talk the Finale’s of the Biggest Hits on Television. We head for new horizons with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, spend a little time at Herogasm with The Boys, and finally wrap up the upside down when we dive back into the 80’s with Stranger Things 4 on Normies Like Us!

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Episode 200: 200th Episode Special | Star Trek, Obi-wan, The Boys, Stanger Things and More!

Normies Like Us — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Normies Like Us 200 Episode Celebration: We’ll… honestly even your hosts are surprised by this one. Two Hundred episodes! Doubters said there would never be enough pop culture to critique for Two Hundred episodes but the content gods have provided and your hosts have been so happy to break it all down along the way. On a very special episode they reflect back on the four years that lead them here while talking a Whatcha of what they’re watching now.

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Episode 196: Stranger Things Season 4 Review | Normies Like Us

Normies Like Us — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Stranger Things 4 - Ep 196: Stranger Things are afoot as your hosts head back to the 80’s, run up that hill, play a quick game with the Hellfire Club and crawl our way through the Upside Down. Is season 4 of the hit Netflix series, like, totally bitchin? Tune in to find out on Normies Like Us!

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Episode 55: STRANGER THINGS | Review and Reactions | Normies Like Us Podcast

Normies Like Us — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0700

Stranger Things: Get ready for a cruel summer at the Starcourt Mall where some Stranger Things are bound to occur. On this episode your hosts scarf down some eggos, fill the pool with as much salt as we can find, and bust out the Farah Fawcett hair spray.

Is Stranger Things the new must see t.v.? Could Hellboy and Hopper have coexisted? Can Millie Bobbie Brown act?

Special Guest: Cassie Ryan.