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DAMAGE CONTROL in the upside down..
Millie Bobby Brown says how lucky she is to have David Harbour.. MORE.. despite rumors of ongoing tension on the set and complaints about behavior, the TUDUM may have revealed a new fonder relationship between the two STRANGER THINGS stars? She said .. “It’s been amazing. We’re so lucky to have each other,” Brown told Extra. “The show means so much to the both of us, and to everyone here. This has been the last 10 years of our lives.”
Variety is among the outlets detailing how the Netflix etc team done damage control in the aftermath..

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“Obviously, you understand I can’t get into personal on-set matters, but I will say we’ve been doing this for 10 years with this cast, and at this point they’re family and we deeply care about them. So, you know, nothing matters more than just having a set where everyone feels safe and happy,” Ross Duffer told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet at the Stranger Things premiere…

When you consider all things, the damage control is going pretty decently.. most media has already enriched themselves in product placements .. corporations own the media.. it’s all going according to plan..

Well, it’s that time — finally. The trailer has been released again. Remember, Netflix accidentally took the gate down earlier this morning and quickly deleted the trailer. But now, the official Stranger Things account has uploaded and released it for real this time.

Social media apps spent the day taking down the “pirated” versions floating around — although, let’s be honest, it didn’t really leak. Netflix basically opened the door to the Upside Down themselves. But now you can watch the official trailer here, in the official way it was supposed to arrive.

And yes — this is the same exact trailer that showed up hours ago that many of us already saw. But that’s okay. It’s still exciting. Now that we’ve gotten a taste of what Season 5 is bringing, it definitely looks epic.

So go ahead — enjoy it. Watch it again. Break it down frame by frame if you want.

Because the next several weeks are going to be a full-on barrage of all things Stranger Things — from TV spots to grocery store displays to every cross-marketing campaign imaginable. Get ready for an inundation of the Upside Down in your daily life.

It’s happening.

Fans must have been shocked when the new Stranger Things trailer dropped last night… and probably even more shocked when Netflix immediately deleted it from X.

Apparently, it wasn’t supposed to be released — at least not quite yet ..

For days, fans have been buzzing because it was rumored the trailer would arrive today, earlier than expected. So when it suddenly appeared a few hours ago, the hype exploded across all realms.. . People shared it. Downloaded it. Screen-recorded it. It was everywhere for a few moments.. sure to go viral.

Then it vanished.

Netflix pulled it down so fast you’d think it never happened. Word is that some kind of technical glitch or accidental scheduling error occurred — surprising, considering how carefully choreographed Stranger Things promotional drops usually are.

Of course, there are always theories. Some people are insisting that the “accidental leak” was intentional, part of a larger marketing stunt to create buzz. But honestly? That doesn’t really track. Stranger Things promotions are historically precise and times perfectly without chaos and sloppiness.

It’s far more believable that this really wasn’t supposed to be out yet .. and the fans who saw it just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Either way… the cat’s out of the bag now. The trailer is circulating through reuploads, retweets, and grainy screen-grabs faster than anyone can control. And what was supposed to be a huge, dramatic “drop day” might have just turned into something stranger .. a scramble, a glitch, a moment of digital luck for whoever caught it first.

Today just got interesting.

Waiting on the OFFICIAL trailer. (and what if it is different!?)

https://twitter.com/metal13YNWA/status/1983808045735145803?t=j25WH-hIJBaTi_bUsODvOg&s=19

So, it’s been a long time since I actually picked up a magazine, but today I spotted a Time magazine on the newsstand and thought, “All right, it’s time to grab this periodical.” Why? Because Stranger Things is right there on the cover, and that’s a pretty big deal. Usually, you don’t see a sci-fi horror series gracing Time like that, but it just shows how much of a cultural phenomenon the show has become

Since 2016, Stranger Things has dominated conversations, pulled in fans like us for the long haul, and now we’re all eagerly waiting for that season finale. And hey, the idea that we might get to see it on the big screen in 2026? That’s definitely worth a little extra excitement.

But here’s my take: I’m not just telling you I bought a magazine for the nostalgia of it. The cover itself might be dropping a little hint. Now, I have zero spoilers, no inside scoop, and I haven’t peeked at any scripts. But it’s interesting that Mike—Finn Wolfhard’s character—is front and center on that cover. Not Eleven, not Will, but Mike. And that makes me wonder if it’s a subtle hint that Mike’s going to have a particularly intense storyline—maybe even one that doesn’t end well for him.

Again, I hope I’m wrong. I’d love to see all those kids make it through and get back to playing D&D together. But something about Mike’s placement on that cover feels like a bit of a foreboding hint. We’ll see how it all plays out!

Oh and one last thing? If TIME wanted to be really cool, instead of just putting their headline upside down they would have done the whole magazine that way.. Just sayin..