| 1 | !!''Series/StrangerThings'' |
| 2 | HilariousInHindsight in this series. |
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| 4 | * [[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS3E4PhoneHome The episode]] of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' that aired a few days after Season 2's release also features a kid befriending a small, cute creature that turns out to be a juvenile form of a dangerous race. |
| 5 | * 2019 now has ''two'' instances where a [[Film/AvengersEndgame major sci-fi franchise]], as directed by [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers two brothers]], [[spoiler:kills off[[note]]Or ''presumably'' kills off, in Hopper's case[[/note]] a beloved character, with their final words being a post-mortem message to their daughters]]. Both of them even utilize the number three in their goodbyes; [[spoiler:Tony says "I love you '''3'''000", while Hopper says "Keep the door open '''three''' inches"]]. |
| 6 | * Season 4 taking place in 1986 becomes this when, due to an odd circumstance of timing (both projects were heavily delayed by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic), Volume I launched the same day that ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' -- the long-awaited sequel to [[Film/TopGun 1986's biggest film]] -- opened in theaters. The fact that ''Stranger Things'' [[RevivalByCommercialization helped propel]] the 1986 song "Running Up That Hill" into the music charts while ''Top Gun'' dominated the box office led some to joke that they felt like they really were back in 1986. |
| 7 | * When ''Film/FearStreet'' came out, fans already noted the similarities involving the ''Stranger Things'' cast members - Maya Hawke being a DeadpanSnarker who works in mall retail, and Sadie Sink being a FieryRedhead who's a non-conformist. Then Season 4 came out and it ended up featuring several elements from ''Fear Street'' - such as Sadie Sink once again [[spoiler: being signalled for death by a DeadlyNosebleed, other characters trying to protect her from death and her being legally dead and then getting a supernatural RevivalLoophole]]. Superficially, Ziggy in ''Fear Street'' had an alcoholic mother and a DisappearedDad; Season 4 revealed Max's stepfather to have left after [[spoiler: Billy's death]] and her mother was now drinking. |
| 8 | * In "Chapter 2: Trick or Treat, Freak", the four boys dress as the Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}, with Mike dressing as Peter Venkman. Creator/FinnWolfhard would later star in ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' and ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'' as ''Egon Spengler'''s grandson, Trevor. |
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