The following contains spoilers for Season 4 of Stranger Things.Being the cultural touchstone that it is, Stranger Things constantly has to find ways to reinvent itself and ensure that the story and style of the show don't become stagnant. It would be easy for the show to fall into the same patterns because they are familiar and easy, and while this is something that the show does often do, it's also good about making each season feel distinct from the others. Season 4 was certainly no exception to this, as even comparing the characters and the overall tone to that of the first season reveals that Season 4 feels entirely different.