Post-poll: Is Season 5 of OSD a failure or a finale that we deserve? (spoilers)

Hello, cherries! It's been a long time since we've seen each other, and since that moment, a lot of changes have taken place in my life. One of them is that I finally watched one of my favorite and currently popular TV series, Stranger Things. As you know, the fifth and final season has recently been released. I think it's time to discuss it (as they say, better later than never).

Let's briefly recall what we are talking about:
This season is set in November 1987. Hawkins remains under quarantine after the portals open inside out. Will Byers, infected with Vecna in the first season, begins to see through the eyes of demogorgons and feel connected to the collective mind. 
Vecna, formerly known as Henry Creel, uses his child victims, including Holly Wheeler, to strengthen his powers and connect our world with the Abyss, the true source of the threat. Odie, Hopper, and other heroes team up to stop him. In the course of events, it turns out that Vecna was manipulated by the Torturer of the Mind (we met with him in season 3). The group develops a plan: to use a radio tower and a sensor tank to enter Vecna's consciousness. Max, who is in a coma, plays a key role in helping save Holly from Vecna's memories.
In the final battle, Odie fights Vecna inside the Mind Torturer, and Joyce kills his physical body. To permanently close the portal, Odie sacrifices herself by destroying exotic matter. After 18 months, Hawkins returns to normal life: friends graduate from school, build a future, and a new generation continues to play Dungeons & Dragons, remembering past exploits.

I will highlight the advantages of the series, which seemed important to me.:
1) The plot of the fifth season was mostly developing dynamically, something was constantly happening. Of course, there were many protracted moments, but you can't do without them.2) I really liked that in the last episodes one character was able to tell (or rather, he suggested) how everything was arranged. It was shown what the underside is and how it was connected to the real Hawkins, what exactly connects them, and how all this can be destroyed. Finally, the audience will be able to see this incredible building. Also this season, it was possible to visually see the Vecna plan.
3) No matter what anyone says, I personally liked the special effects this season, as well as the camera work. It is necessary to understand that the actions of the series take place in a parallel reality, where everything is arranged differently, where there are monsters. A lot of work had to be done to ensure that the audience liked everything and did not disappoint them.4) It's also good that the directors have devoted some time to the relationship between Nancy, Jonathan and Steve. I think a lot of people are still wondering why Nancy and Steve aren't together. This season you will get a detailed answer to this question.
5) There was a funny fight between the two main characters this season, I didn't even expect to see it. Someone says the fight is out of place, but in my opinion it makes a lot of sense.
6) There were a lot of kids involved in the fifth season, and the actors who played them did a great job. I especially liked the character Derek. He looks like a nasty boy, but he also plays an important role.

Well, now we can move on to the cons.:
1) I think many people have noticed that the Duffer brothers don't like to say goodbye to their characters. In the fourth season, Eddie died, so in the fifth season, in almost every episode, the audience was reminded of this. But for 4 seasons, the series has gathered too many actors, already more than twenty people. And by the end of the season, even more. Viewers who haven't been paying attention to the series can easily get confused. I think too many people know the little secret of the city.
2) The break between the fourth and fifth seasons was more than 3 years. Unfortunately, some characters have changed too much. The actress who played Audie, Millie Bobby Brown, is already 21 years old. Audie had a rather mature face, for example, her lips were enlarged. Robin, played by Maya Hawke, has also changed a lot. Robin has matured too much, the look of the girl who sold ice cream has disappeared. Thus, it is better not to delay the release of the new season.3) The most important disappointment I had was about Will. His confession did not affect the plot in any way, and Vecna did not weaken from this confession. Although there were already non-traditional sexual relationships in this series, I would like this trend to end in European and American films. everyone has already understood this tolerance on the part of the directors.

The ending of the series
On the one hand, I liked the ending of the series. In principle, the series can be completed, all the points are set. But then the creators decided to ruin everything. The last episode of the fifth season lasted more than two hours, and about 40 minutes the audience was shown some nonsense. It seemed that the directors didn't want to say goodbye. During this time, the audience was shown only one important thought that concerns Audie. I think many people expected to see the final battle between Vecna and Odi this season. Such a battle was already in the fourth season. She was there in season five, but I expected to see more.

In general, considering all the advantages and disadvantages of this season, I can fairly rate it at 7/10.

This concludes my post. I will be looking forward to your comments about season 5 of the series :) See you soon for new cherry meetings!!