'Strangers Things' latest episode one of the worst rated by fans

The most recent episode of Stranger Things has achieved one of the lowest fan ratings in the show’s history. Volume two of the final season of the hit Netflix show was released on Christmas Day, with episodes five to seven continuing the ultimate showdown between the people of Hawkins and the evil Vecna ( Jamie Campbell Bower ). The previous volume’s final episode, Chapter Four: Sorcerer, was among the highest rated episodes according to fan ratings on IMDb . However, volume two’s conclusion, Chapter Seven: The Bridge , is among the show’s worst received. The episode, which saw the heroic group of friends prepare for one last battle on the anniversary of Will Byers’ (Noah Schnapp) disappearance, has scored 6.7 out of 10 from 22,000 votes. At the time of writing, it is the second worst rated episode, above only 2017’s The Lost Sister (six out of 10). The highest rated episode is currently season four’s Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab . The series as a whole has also struggled for fan appreciation. It currently has a 67 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes , a sharp drop from the 89 per cent rating for season four. Critics have been kinder, with an 84 per cent “fresh” rating from journalists. NME’s review of volume one described it as “the big, bold beginning of the end.” “Perhaps inevitably, volume one feels a lot like an appetiser for the rest of the season” writes Nick Levine. “But even in piecemeal form, Stranger Things has a flair for epic and emotionally resonant storytelling. After all those years, this smart, big-hearted sci-fi show still has the power to turn your head upside down.” Recommended The two-hour final episode of Stranger Things arrives on December 31 on Netflix.

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