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You don’t hate Stranger Things Season 5…
but something definitely feels off.

In Part 1 of our Stranger Things Season 5 Random Review, we roll the dice and let chaos decide what we talk about—because that’s the only honest way to review a show this big.

We dig into:

• Why the Season 5 timeline is starting to strain credibility
• The Vecna Retcon and does it work
• The difference between bigger stakes and better storytelling

This isn’t a recap.
It’s not a hate-watch.
And it’s definitely not blind fandom.

It’s a Gen X–powered, dice-rolled breakdown of what’s working, what’s wobbling, and what Season 5 needs to land the plane.

🎲 This is Part 1 of our Random Review—Part 2 drops next.
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Welcome to Original Geek—the podcast for anyone who rolled their first d20 on shag carpet, waited hours for a comic book JPEG to load on dial-up, and wore the label “geek” back when it got you mocked, not monetized.

Hosted by stand-up comic Steve Scarfo and Forever DM Jeff Shaw, we dive deep into what it meant to be a geek in the '70s and '80s—and how that underground culture became the mainstream multiverse we live in today.

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