460: Stranger Things (Season 1)

I Hate It But I Love It

Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie

Discussion, Comedy, Ihibili, Film, Tv & Film, Ihateitbutiloveit, Tv, Lovehatepodcast

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

In anticipation of the release of Stranger Things 5, we're returning to where it all began-- and we were both surprised by how we felt! We put some respect on Winona Ryder's name, discuss how Joe Keery is the true breakout star of the show, shake our fists at the algorithm, and freak out over the ballooning budgets of streaming TV shows. Then, Jocelyn makes up a BUNCH of songs, all varying in quality from bad to worse.

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0:00.0	I hate it!
0:02.0	I hate it! but I love it.
0:26.0	I have my line one and all.
0:27.4	Welcome to I hate it, but I love it.
0:28.7	I'm Jocelyn Getty.
0:30.1	I am Kat Angus, and this is the podcast about all the pop culture you love and hate simultaneously.
0:34.8	Happy December, everybody.
0:36.3	This week we are talking about the first season of
0:38.7	Stranger Things, which we didn't do because we didn't have a podcast then. That's right.
0:43.8	That's right. Now, two quick caveats off the top. Number one, if the audio sounds a little bit
0:51.0	different, I am recording from home this week. If you are watching on our Patreon, you know that. And I'm in my beautiful home recording studio, which is
0:58.1	aka My Closet. So if you're watching this and wondering why I'm surrounded by clothes,
1:02.7	that's why. Number two, I have been thinking a little about this episode because of our Stranger Things 4 episode,
1:14.2	where my darling sister, Jillian, was like, you were pretty tough on Stranger Things.
1:20.1	And knowing that this is a beloved show, I guess I feel compelled to say that for various reasons, which I will get into in more depth,
1:31.6	I'm struggling a little bit with this concept. And while I will always try to be open-minded and
1:38.7	fair about everything we talk about, there are some things about this show from a TV production standpoint,
1:46.3	predominantly in terms of the amount of money being used to make it now and the way it's made
1:52.8	that are difficult for me to take. And then, of course, there's some additional world gossip
1:59.8	that is affecting what it's like to watch this show.
2:03.3	Yeah, we know too much.
2:04.9	We know too much.
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