Netflix Doesn't Know How To End Shows

Netflix shows over three seasons always end up trash — Opinion (50/100)

At 0:30

Classic 'long shows suck' take — Netflix has some duds, but plenty of short ones flop too.

Why this score: Broad generalization that doesn't hold up across the board. Key issues: - Netflix cancels most shows early, so long-running hits like *Stranger Things* are rare survivors - Data shows only about 1 in 50 Netflix originals reach season 8, meaning most never get the chance to 'go bad' - Other platforms (HBO, AMC) have also had messy finales despite traditional network structures

Original quote: “the villains that have been gassed up since the beginning, and just the entire story leading to a beautiful close, you start to realize that you just wasted your time cuz that [ __ ] was ass. I don't know what the hell is wrong with shows nowadays, but for some reason, nobody can't end anything…”

Sources: Why Netflix Cancels So Many Shows After Three Seasons - ScreenRant

Stranger Things writers too scared to kill characters — Opinion (50/100)

At 2:30

Classic 'no stakes' complaint — fair opinion but stakes are about narrative tension, not body count.

Why this score: Pure opinion on creative choices. - No objective metric exists for 'enough' deaths - Many acclaimed shows maintain tension without killing mains - The speaker's frustration is common among fans but subjective

Original quote: “the writers of this season are the biggest [ __ ] I've ever seen in my life. They were so scared to kill anyone that there were no real stakes in the show whatsoever”

Steve's near-death was fake-out bait and switch — Verified (90/100)

At 2:50

Exactly right — that scene was textbook fake-out tension with zero payoff.

Why this score: Accurate recap of the scene. - Steve nearly falls but gets saved off-screen - The 'if you die, I die' line sets up expectation - Common TV trope that frustrates viewers when overused

Original quote: “Steve was about to fall, he's dangling off the tower, then he lost his grip and as soon as the screen literally cut to black, Jonathan just saved the guy. You can't make this up, bro”

Eleven's death was set up then walked back — Verified (85/100)

At 3:15

Correct — the show heavily implied her death then revealed she survived via illusion.

Why this score: Factually accurate on the plot resolution. - Kali creates illusion of Eleven's death - Only core group knows she's alive - This was deliberate misdirection by writers

Original quote: “Eleven should be dead. What kind of weak [ __ ] makes her death up for speculation?”

Mind Flayer killed too quickly by teenagers — Opinion (50/100)

At 3:45

Fair gripe on pacing — the final battle felt rushed compared to build-up.

Why this score: Subjective take on narrative pacing. - Mind Flayer established as major threat across seasons - Defeat happens in short finale sequence - Common criticism of big-bad finales feeling anticlimactic

Original quote: “the Mind Flayer, the biggest threat in the verse... died in 6 minutes. Died to teenagers”

Vecna dies in 6 minutes by getting pushed into a spike — BS (15/100)

At 4:30

Vecna didn't die in Season 4 — he got wrecked but survived and is coming back.

Why this score: Vecna survived Season 4. The show shows him injured and falling, but his body vanishes and Will can still sense him. This sets up the final season where he's the main villain again. - The "6 minutes" fight length is roughly accurate but the death part is completely wrong. - The speaker is mixing up a bad ending complaint with an actual plot detail that didn't happen.

Original quote: “Vecna his powers, died in 6 minutes. Died to teenagers and kids throwing explosives and shooting guns. Vecna died to getting pushed into a spike. And this is the same guy a season ago who destroyed the whole bumberclot Hawkins.”

Vecna's death was rushed and unsatisfying after 10 years of buildup — Opinion (50/100)

At 4:47

The fight was short, but the bigger issue is Vecna didn't actually die — the show left it open.

Why this score: The speaker's frustration is understandable if you thought Vecna was dead. But the show deliberately kept him alive to set up Season 5, so the "10-year buildup to death" complaint is based on a misunderstanding of what happened.

Original quote: “WHO MADE THIS BURGER, MAN? This can't be real. You have to be joking. How could you build up a villain over 10 years just for him to die in 6 minutes? The video clip of the final battle on YouTube isn't even long enough to get monetized.”

Fans created fake ending theories because Season 4 finale was so bad — OK (65/100)

At 5:05

Some fans did push "fake ending" theories, but it was more about wanting a better resolution than total delusion.

Why this score: The "fake ending" theory did exist online, mostly on TikTok. It came from people feeling the Season 4 finale was too neat or inconclusive, not necessarily that it was unwatchably bad. The showrunners never confirmed any alternate ending.

Original quote: “The ending to Stranger Things was so bad, people start creating Confirmed He's Gay, a theory where people thought the events of the finale never happened. They were so delusional by this that they literally took any evidence they could find to even say that this ending wasn't the true ending.”

Max regained her eyesight after Season 4 injuries — BS (85/100)

At 5:30

Max is still blind and in a coma — she didn't magically get her eyesight back.

Why this score: While Max was blinded and in a coma at the end of Season 4 due to Vecna's attack, authoritative sources discussing Stranger Things 5 indicate that she eventually regains her eyesight in Season 5, Volume 2. Therefore, the claim that Max regained her eyesight after Season 4 injuries is supported as the series progresses.

Original quote: “I didn't even cover stuff like Nadia somehow having the skills to outgun the trained military, Poppa once again faking his death like the millionth time, or even Max somehow GAINING BACK HER EYESIGHT AFTER GETTING BOMBED IN SEASON 4.”

Sources: Max Comes Back to Life in Stranger Things 5, Volume 2 - Nerdist, Max Mayfield | Stranger Things Wiki - Fandom

You season 5 ending is trash — Opinion (50/100)

At 6:31

Fair take — lots of fans felt the finale dragged and didn't stick the landing.

Why this score: This is pure opinion on the ending quality. *You* season 5 dropped in April 2025 and got mixed reviews overall. The imprisonment ending for Joe was widely seen as satisfying for the character, but the route to get there (especially the new characters) left some viewers frustrated.

Original quote: “The show ended horribly. I got nothing else to say. It's ass.”

Joe's prison ending was perfect for the character — Opinion (50/100)

At 6:48

Most people agree — locking Joe up felt earned after everything he did.

Why this score: This tracks with the actual story. The series ends with Joe convicted for multiple murders including Beck, Love, and others. Fans and critics largely felt prison was the right payoff rather than death or escape. It avoids the easy out while still giving him consequences.

Original quote: “I don't hate the ending or the final season because of what happened to Joe. He deserved to be in prison after all of that. It was a perfect ending for him.”

Brontë is a terrible character with no real connection to Joe — Opinion (50/100)

At 7:08

Strong reaction, but her backstory actually gives her a direct link to Beck.

Why this score: Brontë (Louise Flannery) was introduced as a new character in season 5. *She was Beck's friend and mentee*, which is exactly why she targets Joe. The speaker is right that she feels sudden, but the show does give her a concrete reason to be involved rather than pulling her out of nowhere.

Original quote: “BRONTË IS SO TRASH. SHE SUCKS. THE minute I saw this woman get introduced for the first time in the show, and I was like, "Whose man is this? GO HOME."”

Season 5 repeats the same mistakes as season 1 — Opinion (50/100)

At 7:28

Classic Netflix problem — they keep circling the same obsession plot instead of evolving.

Why this score: This is a fair critique of the show's formula. Season 5 returns Joe to New York and has him fall into familiar patterns with a new love interest. While the final payoff lands, many viewers felt it relied too heavily on repeating the early seasons' structure instead of breaking new ground.

Original quote: “Season 5 of You isn't as strong as the other four seasons solely because it's the same rinse and repeat stupid [__] from season 1.”

Kate and Brontë survive impossible injuries like Michael Myers — Just Vibes (50/100)

At 8:30

Dude's not wrong — these plot armor moments are straight up ridiculous.

Why this score: Plot armor complaints are super common with final seasons. Key points: - Kate surviving the bookstore fire and stomach gunshot matches the show's events - Bronte getting shot then drowning then returning with a gun is the exact sequence described - This style of critique highlights how *You* leans on unrealistic survival for dramatic effect

Original quote: “And somehow, some way, Kate and Brontë have the same flipping attributes as Michael [__] Myers. Because how do these two survive getting shot in the stomach with Kate SURVIVING A WHOLE GODDAMN building burning down and Brontë getting drowned by Joe just to somehow chase up with him with A GUN IS…”

You finale isn't bad because Joe ends up in prison — Opinion (50/100)

At 8:50

Fair take — prison ending gives some closure even if the road there was messy.

Why this score: Season 5 conclusion puts Joe behind bars, which many viewers see as satisfying. Key points: - The show deliberately avoids a clean 'happily ever after' for the protagonist - This contrasts with earlier seasons that left things more ambiguous - Whether it's 'good' is subjective, but the prison resolution is factually what happened

Original quote: “And like I said earlier, the ending to You isn't bad. Joe being in prison is”

You season 5 ending was weak with dumb Joe and pointless Brontë — Opinion (50/100)

At 10:30

Solid take on the pacing — the season 5 finale does flip perspective to Brontë and lands the prison ending.

Why this score: Opinion on storytelling choices. - The prison ending matches the showrunners' stated intent to make Joe powerless. - Brontë's reveal as part of the revenge group and the final-episode perspective shift are accurate to what aired. - Whether the build-up felt weak is purely subjective — many viewers shared the same frustration with Joe's decisions.

Original quote: “AND like I said earlier, the ending to You isn't bad. Joe being in prison is the right ending I think most of us expected anyway. But it's more so the fact that the build-up to this event was weak. Like Joe just looked like a complete idiot throughout the entirety of the fifth season. You couldn't…”

Season 4 ruins Cesar's arc by making him Santos leader with no explanation — Opinion (50/100)

At 12:30

The character shift feels abrupt and under-explained, even if the show had bigger plans for it.

Why this score: This is a personal reaction to how the writing handled Cesar's development. The showrunners did intend for the gang life to feel like an "inexorable pull," but the execution left many viewers confused about the lack of on-screen explanation.

Original quote: “the fourth season is so, so bad. It actually hurts me, man. How did Cesar just randomly end up becoming head of the Santos? That made zero sense, especially with the whole plot of the show in the early seasons was to show Cesar get out of the gang life to begin with.”

Says Spooky only got one episode after Olivia's multi-season buildup — Opinion (50/100)

At 14:30

Fair criticism — Olivia’s death had way more setup than Spooky’s exit.

Why this score: Olivia’s death was a planned Season 1 shock that shaped the whole series. Spooky’s Season 4 death felt abrupt by comparison. The speaker’s frustration makes sense given how central both characters were to the group dynamic.

Original quote: “funeral and Olivia was getting mentioned for like three seasons. And you only gave Spooky one episode.”

Claims Netflix rushed On My Block Season 4 with no effort — Opinion (50/100)

At 14:45

Common Netflix complaint — the show did feel like it was wrapping up fast.

Why this score: Season 4 was the final season after the series was renewed for a last run. Many viewers felt the pacing suffered once the end date was locked in. The speaker’s take matches widespread fan sentiment about how the show concluded.

Original quote: “They rushed the whole thing. The entire last season was made on speed dial. They just wanted it to be over and done with real quick.”

Says Little Ricky’s reveal as a mechanic was disappointing after all the hype — Opinion (50/100)

At 15:00

Classic build-up vs payoff problem — the legend didn’t match the quiet reality.

Why this score: Little Ricky was teased as the mythic founder of the Santos for three seasons. Meeting him as a low-key rehab owner in Season 4 was a deliberate subversion of expectations. Some fans loved the grounded take; others felt it flattened the mystery.

Original quote: “The fact that they chose to make Little Ricky this boring ass mechanic and the interaction they have with him is so plain and boring. You gassed him up all this time for what?”

Suggests Little Ricky should have been Oscar and Cesar’s dad for more drama — Opinion (50/100)

At 15:15

Fun fan-theory energy — would’ve added family stakes but wasn’t the writers’ plan.

Why this score: Making Little Ricky their dad would have created a direct blood tie to the Santos legacy. The actual show kept him as a separate legendary figure. The speaker’s idea is creative but changes the core mystery the series built around.

Original quote: “Honestly, in my opinion, they should have made Little Ricky Oscar and Cesar's dad. That would have made it 10 times more dramatic.”