I watched Heated Rivalry and Stranger Things' coming out scenes in the same week, and I can't stop thinking about what it means for young queer folks

Representation does, in fact, matter.
Variety

Why Will’s ‘Stranger Things’ Coming Out Speech Strikes an Emotional Chord

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 2 of “Stranger Things, now streaming on Netflix. The biggest show of the streaming era is turning out to be, in large part, about one ...
New York Post

‘Stranger Things’ gets review bombed as fans bash ‘woke’ and ‘cringey’ penultimate episode: ‘Comically bad’

Welcome to the Upside Down. “Stranger Things” is getting review-bombed online following the negative fan reaction to the Season 5, Volume 2 episodes that dropped on Christmas. Heading into the series ...
Soap Central

Ethan Hawke has great advice for daughter as Stranger Things as finally comes to an end

The final season of Stranger Things had a very special meaning for many, particularly for Maya Hawke, who plays Robin from season 3.