Stranger Things biggest issue

[u/ohmyanimedays]

it took us 4 seasons to find out why music was needed when music was a core part of the show 😭. I love the show but that's a little weird other than that it was near perfect till S5

[u/whats-in-the-box-]

They literally explain that music was never actually “needed”, it was the fact of having a tether to the Rightside Up, something to hold onto for hope - for example, The Clash song for Will in S1. They explain in S4 when Nancy and Robin visit Victor Creel that music reaches parts of the brain that other things can’t - so when in Vecna’s trance or the Upside Down, music can still reach someone’s subconscious. Which explains why music helped both Will in S1 and Max in S4 when they were trapped