Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1: Highest-Rated Episode on IMDb

Stranger Things Season 5 Achieves New Milestone After Hitting All-Time Low Record Steve in Stranger Things season 2Image via Netflix By  Rianna de Bono-Smith Published 42 minutes ago Rianna is the Movie News Editor for ScreenRant. After earning her BA in Film Studies, she began her career as an entertainment writer, contributing to several publications before joining ScreenRant. Her dissertation on the impact of streaming on traditional cinema sharpened her focus on the ever-evolving world of film and media. With 6 years in the industry, Rianna continues to cover the stories she loves while also advocating for awareness and representation of rare disabilities, such as Moebius Syndrome, which she lives with. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 5, volume 1Stranger Things season 5, volume 1, has had mixed reviews so far as fans waited three years for the final season to surface, and the Netflix show is finally getting redemption.

The final episode of Volume 1, titled "Sorcerer," is now the highest-rated episode of the series so far with a 9.8/10 on IMDb. However, despite the high score on IMDb, the Rotten Tomatoes ranking has been on a steady decline since season 1, with the first season having a critical 97% rating and season 5 (so far) with a steady 87% rating.

The series has reportedly generated over $1 billion in revenue for Netflix and is constantly trending on the streaming service. Despite the mixed reviews, fans returned in spades, which even caused Netflix to crash temporarily upon the release of season 5, volume 1.

In ScreenRant’s review by Kara Hedash for Volume 1, she praised the series but stated, "The Duffer Brothers make several risky story decisions in the first four episodes of season 5 that will have serious consequences; it may even change the perception surrounding the entire series."

Since only four episodes of the final season have aired so far, it’ll be hard to gauge what the overall ratings of the final season will be. However, based on episode 4’s epic conclusion, it seems likely ratings will pick up as the story gets even crazier.

Episode 4 of Volume 1 saw Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) finally realize his full potential and harness Vecna’s powers, saving his friends from being mauled by demogorgans. The crazy development led to joyous fan reactions for the episode due to Will’s storyline being terribly tragic since he was taken during season 1.

Will using powers in Stranger Things season 5Image via Netflix

Will’s newfound powers have suddenly raised the stakes for the team of heroes in Hawkins, making Eleven (played by Millie Bobby Brown) not the only person capable of mind-bending powers. The pacing and tension leading up to the final moments engaged enough of the audience to reach such a big milestone and make it the highest-rated episode for the series so far.

Volume 1 of Stranger Things season 5 is now available on Netflix. Volume 2 is set to release on December 25, with the series finale coming to Netflix on December 31.

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