But it’s hard to argue that anything had a bigger impact on pop culture than the young cast, and fans got to watch them rise to fame through social media accounts and the random places they would appear elsewhere on the small screen.
Certainly part of Stranger Things’ immediate big buzz came from fans’ enjoyment of the horror/sci-fi aspects, the weirdness of The Upside Down and the rise of Winona Ryder’s episodic strengths.
And we’ve seen them together behind the scenes for Season 2, such as when the Super Bowl trailer dropped, but perhaps their constant companionship will soon be short-lived.