'Stranger Things 4': Let These Incredible TikToks Tide You Over Until Vol. 2

'Stranger Things 4': Let These Incredible TikToks Tide You Over Until Vol. 2

The final episodes of Stranger Things, season 4 arrive tonight! It's been a couple of weeks between volumes and with the wait just about over, maybe some shorter content will help plug the gap. Noah Schnapp and more cast members from Stranger Things have been providing the content we need to tide us over to the new episodes.

In a video posted on May 29, two days after Stranger Things season 4 premiered, Schnapp appears in full Byers garb -- a plaid shirt and khaki-colored pants he wears on the show -- and does an understated dance to a hip-hop track. "Will Byers making a TikTok?," the caption reads. You can check it out below.

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If you've scrolled through TikTok over the past month, you've probably taken note of the Stranger Things chatter. Season 4 has inspired everything from a TikTok challenge where people reveal which song would save them from Vecna's curse, to an auto-tuned version of Eddie's plea to a possessed Chrissy in the first episode ("Chrissy wake up," the track starts off. "I don't like this…"). 

Seventeen-year-old Schnapp and his Tiktok-savvy co-star, 20-year-old Caleb McLaughlin, are adding their own entertaining videos to the mix, and it's exactly what I've needed during this gap between season 4 episodes. Neither actor is new to the platform -- McLaughlin has been on since at least 2021 and Schnapp since at least 2019 -- but they've both delivered for fans during the show's interim.

In his follow-up TikTok to the Will Byers dancing vid, Schnapp pokes fun at TikTok's adoption of Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill, the 1985 song that saw a resurgence after the release of season 4. "Me scrolling on my For You page after May 27," appears on-screen, while he scrolls through numerous normal and sped-up versions of the song. In addition to the TikTok recognition, the track charted around the world.

Meanwhile, McLaughlin, the actor who plays Lucas, has spent the season 4 pause lip-syncing to Pass the Dutchie, another song highlighted in season 4, and introducing Stranger Things music-lover Max to his own 2022 single, Soul Travel. (McLaughlin, like several actors in the Stranger Things cast, is also a musician.)

All of these videos have individually crossed a million likes. So chances are I'm just recapping TikToks you've already seen. But if not, it's a fun way to spend some more time in the realm of Stranger Things. Schnapp has posted behind the scenes photos and videos of the cast, including some throwback pics from when they were all younger. McLaughlin's other videos also reveal how much fun the gang has together when TV cameras aren't rolling. 

Netflix users watched 286.8 million hours of Stranger Things season 4 in its first three days -- more hours than the second season of Bridgerton. The second half of season 4 debuts in a little over a week, on July 1. If you want a mood boost while you wait, head to the accounts of these two creative cast members.

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'Stranger Things' clip celebrates Halloween and Ghostbusters

'Stranger Things' clip celebrates Halloween and Ghostbusters

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Netflix's next season of "Stranger Things" will tackle monsters, the Upside Down aftermath and more in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana. 

But in this video clip posted on Thursday, originally included in the "Stranger Things" mobile game, we see Will with his buddies Dustin, Lucas and Mike trick or treating around the neighborhood on Halloween.

It's the '80s, so of course the boys are dressed as Ghostbusters. 

Sadly, not everyone gets the pop culture reference and a neighbor compliments them on their exterminator costumes instead.

The bulk of the video shows our heroes debating the merits of the Three Musketeers chocolate bar as the runt of Halloween treats.

Who knew the chocolate would send our favorite lads into an angry tirade?

"It's just nougat!" Will yells.

We also get a glimpse at a new character called Max, played by Sadie Sink, who is dressed as the crazed killer Michael Myers from the classic horror film "Halloween." 

"Stranger Things" returns to Netflix on Oct. 27.

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'Stranger Things' 4 Review: The Darkest Season Yet

'Stranger Things' 4 Review: The Darkest Season Yet

Is there a goop-covered bank vault in the Upside Down? If so, time to empty it out and give all the money to the Duffer brothers. Season 4 of Stranger Things is the best one yet.

And that's saying something. Season 3 was an exceptional return to form after a polarizing season 2. The pitch-perfect Starcourt Mall, Lucas' sassy little sis Erica, Slurpee-chugging Alexei -- the settings and the friendships all wove perfectly around the season's central plot.

Season 4 feels like a Stranger Things greatest hits compilation, including a return to its bleak, sometimes squirm-inducing horror roots. The touching friendships are still there, as is the comic relief. But a clear theme runs through this season -- that of facing past trauma and not so metaphorical demons.

There's a sense Stranger Things is building toward its endgame, mining the biggest evils yet from the depths of the Upside Down to push its young, nerdy heroes. Season 4 is an ambitious feast, one that runs the risk of being overstuffed. Yet ultimately it hits the sweet spot of '80s nostalgia, the most charismatic cast you could ask for, harsh moments rooted in real-life suffering and the Stephen King-influenced CGI machinations.

Season 4 kicks off with the core Stranger Things crew scattered across the globe. Hopper, thought to have died saving the world, is being held captive by Russians. Joyce, Will, Jonathan and El have moved to California.

Meanwhile, back in Hawkins, Indiana, a new set of threats emerge, centered on the Creels, a Hawkins-based family murdered in their home back in the 1950s. The Creels' spooky mansion is tied in to the show's central mystery in a number of satisfying ways. By the end of episode 7, it all makes sense.

But Stranger Things wouldn't be half the show it is without the personalities and relationships we've come to love. I worried that splitting the show among three fronts -- Russia, Hawkins and California -- would scatter the friends and wreck the camaraderie, but in Duffer we trust, because damn if they didn't pull it off.

The California crew gets a spring break visit from Mike (Finn Wolfhard), who discovers poor, power-less El (Millie Bobby Brown) isn't fitting in in the Golden West any more than she did in the Hoosier State. There's a snotty blonde named Angela who's gunning for the new kid, and her storyline is infuriating, with a roller-rink confrontation that's as hard to watch as it is necessary. El's modern-day struggles blend with a look at her past that deepens and explains a lot of the show's main mystery.

The Hawkins crew, meanwhile, is just as busy, as creepy murders continue to haunt the town. Their Nancy Drew-esque attempts at solving the mystery are solid, but not at the expense of comedy. The Steve-Dustin friendship remains one of the best in current TV. (This 1980s kid loved a scene with the two crammed in the wayback of a wood-paneled station wagon.)

Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) acquires a pizza-delivering stoner pal, Argyle, who's just a delight. Robin (Mia Hawke) is as witty and dependable hawking video rentals as she was scooping rocky road. Max gets her own heart-pounding storyline, and Sadie Sink shows she's up to the task. And what even remains to be said about Lucas' little sis Erica (Priah Ferguson), who steals every scene she shows up in?

Mike and El are California dreamin', but not everything is golden in the Golden State.

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Hopper, meanwhile, is truly suffering in his snow-swept Russian prison, but never fear -- Joyce and Murray are on the case. Winona Ryder and Brett Gelman make for an inspired pair as they bumble and bicker, yet still somehow manage to concoct the weirdest rescue plan ever. (It involves peanut butter jars and a shave for Murray, among other things.)

Though the show ping-pongs between California, Hawkins, Russia and Eleven's laboratory days, not one of those settings drags. You'll have to hit the pause button for any needed bathroom or snack breaks, because once this season starts rolling, it doesn't let up. And episode seven ends in dramatic fashion, making fans count the days until July 1, when the season's final two episodes are set for release.

Stranger Things aired its third season way back in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic. Its return lands in a very different world where viewers, like the Hawkins kids, have been forced to battle a deadly enemy no one completely understands. Like Tiger King, bread baking and dalgona coffee in those early pandemic days, the show is a balm, a distraction and a comfort. It's heartening that it's still so rich and well-done four seasons in. We needed this.

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