They just increased the scale and scope of the show. It's much more epic now.

The only show that I have watch on that list is Stranger Things

So IDK

I will not say that the popularity, hurt or ruined the show. Yes, cringe videos and tictok have. But the main problem might be or is the extensive cast size. More than 15+ main characters. Its good but it takes a lot of screen time.

^ The big cast isn't a problem in universes where the plot is spreaded in various books, movies or series. It is a problem here, though, since they don't have that big amount of time.

@CT-75676 Yes i told that it takes a lot of screen time as there is hardly less than 8 hours of screentime left for S5.

I don't agree with it.

ST started getting popular when s1 came out and that was just the beginning, its gradually starting to get more and more dramatic and epic. Nothing lasts forever.