00:00This is Gaten.
00:01Hey, guys.
00:03I remember being on the show when it first started
00:06and thinking, like, man, how long will this be?
00:09How long will I know these guys?
00:10Dude, you look so good in the camera.
00:14I was like, oh, this is great.
00:16We're going to make a beautiful show
00:18that, like, ten geeks are going to watch.
00:20We treated it like we weren't going to get any other season.
00:23So it was lovely that it had the kind of success that it had.
00:28We feel such gratitude that there are as many fans as there are,
00:32and it's very meaningful to us and the cast
00:35who pour so much into this every year.
00:39To walk around the street and see someone, like,
00:41just wearing a Hellfire T-shirt, that happens weekly.
00:43It's really surreal for sure.
00:45It's such a robust and enthusiastic fan base
00:49that very, very few pieces of art
00:51ever get to have at this scale.
00:58Thank you for following this show
01:01from when I was, gosh, 11 years old.
01:04It's an honor and something I will forever cherish
01:07for the rest of my life.
01:08I almost didn't go to the audition for this.
01:10That thought crosses my mind a lot.
01:13Life would have been totally different.
01:15I know all of them are so grateful to be on the show
01:19and what this show's done for them,
01:21but it's really the other way around,
01:23what you did for this show.
01:26They were so lucky to find you guys.
01:29And now, lights and cuts.
01:32We even set out to make a hit.
01:34So the fact that it has resonated for so many hundreds
01:38of millions of people, we never take that for granted.
01:41We devote ourselves to that audience connection.
01:44Fans have grown while watching this show,
01:46and they can connect to a moment in their life
01:48where this show has brought them joy and peace.
01:51The characters are just like a part of who people are.
01:55You're in their DNA now.
01:57That's what this show is.
01:59With fans, I grew up with these guys.
02:02People show me photos of when they met me when I was 13
02:05and they were 13 and now we're 23.
02:08And I'm like, we grew up together.
02:10You see these families and they love these characters
02:13and they're so invested and they're like,
02:15this is what bonded us.
02:17You're creating memories.
02:19I think that's really special.
02:20The cultural impact that it's had,
02:22but it's truly kind of a once in a lifetime opportunity.
02:24So try to just soak up every moment.
02:30This season kind of signifies the end of not just our childhood,
02:33but all the fans watching.
02:35We all went through this together.
02:37So that bond is just unbreakable.
02:41We have some of the most loving fans out there.
02:44Their loyalty to the show is so amazing.
02:47That's just such a beautiful aspect of Stranger Things.
02:50This is a huge part of so many people's lives.
02:54It makes them feel seen and gives them a community.
02:58I love that so much.
03:00Stranger Things fans, you are the best in the world.
03:04I'll say this now.
03:05I'll say this 10 years from now.
03:07Thank you for all of your love.
03:10If we didn't have your enthusiasm,
03:13we wouldn't get to do it like this.
03:15Everything we want to say about this show,
03:18we put into that final episode.
03:20So much was an ode to our childhood
03:24and how we felt growing up.
03:26And so for us, it really is about,
03:30yes, we're moving on,
03:32but we're never going to let go.
03:34If things are ever feeling hard,
03:36we can go back
03:37and we can find that feeling again in our hearts.
03:40And it's always going to be there.
03:42We'll see you next time.
03:43Bye.
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