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Stranger Things – Season 5, Episode 4 Chapter Four: Sorcerer

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Stranger Things – Season 5, Episode 4

Chapter Four: Sorcerer

Aired Nov 26, 2025

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The military tightens its grip on the town as Mike, Lucas and Robin orchestrate a daring escape; El confronts the enemy face to face.

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Maggie Fremont

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Dec 1

5/5

Sadie Sink does her best with the heap of exposition she has to impart, but it’s definitely the breather of a story line in this episode.

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Alan French

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Dec 31

8/10

The oner in the episode is actually rather well shot, even if there is some obvious stitching around the edges. It’s nice to actually see a jump in terms of the action filmmaking, because a lot of the CGI has gotten bland.

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Randy Dankievitch

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Dec 3

B-

"The Sorcerer" marks the beginning of the end for Stranger Things, with two big twists that lay bare the season's strongest and weakest elements.

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Lyra Hale

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Nov 28

A+

Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 4 "Sorcerer" was really out here proving that I was completely wrong about a lot of stuff. And I’m not even mad. I haven’t been this engaged in a show in years.

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Jonathon Wilson

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Nov 27

4/5

It’s the ending of Volume 1, which means it’s the ending of this initial climactic arc, including a surprising return and what may be talked about as one of the best "coming out" scenes in television history.

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Synopsis

The military tightens its grip on the town as Mike, Lucas and Robin orchestrate a daring escape; El confronts the enemy face to face.

Executive Producer: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 26, 2025

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