‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Is Finally Here. Was It Worth the Wait? Plus, ‘Landman’ S2E3.

The Watch

The Ringer

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4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Chris is joined by Mallory Rubin to talk about the premiere of the first four episodes of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 and how the trajectory of the show has changed so drastically over the years (2:00). Later, they discuss ‘Landman’ S2E3 and whether it’s the most entertaining show on television (59:26). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! Host: Chris Ryan Guest: Mallory Rubin Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Additional Video Supervision: Donald LoBianco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I need sports to have to clear the room.
0:07.0	Stand up and walk now.
0:11.0	Hello and welcome to The Watch.
0:13.0	My name is Chris Ryan.
0:15.0	I am an editor at the ringer.com and joining me in the studio,
0:20.0	my sorcerer, it's Valerie Rubin!
0:23.6	I thought for sure you'd open with a Landman reference.
0:26.6	I really don't think that would be appropriate now.
0:29.6	Thank you so much for joining me in the studio today.
0:31.6	No Andy today, but we are going to be talking stranger things.
0:34.6	We are going to be talking our beloved land man.
0:37.8	It's so great to see you. I know that you guys always are really good about housekeeping on
0:42.5	House of Arr where we can find you. I will just say that you can email the watch at the watch
0:47.1	at Spotify.com and you can watch us on the ringer dash TV YouTube channel or on Spotify.
0:53.2	I hope you're listening to us and please follow us and DM us at the WatchPod underscore Instagram. I'm an admirer of the Instagram. Thanks. As you know, I'm a longtime fan and admirer of the pod. Yes, I think Andy's really working the reps on the Instagram stuff. We don't have to get into it. Interesting. Yeah. I think he's just setting himself up for a lot of success.
1:12.8	Okay. Do you think he understands the algorithm better than you do?
1:16.1	He might. I think he has a much more, a sublime experience on Instagram.
1:21.2	I think he doesn't get tempted by Ponzi schemes.
1:25.3	Unlike you.
1:26.0	Yeah, life extension techniques. Sure. Sure. Deadweight. Do you. Yeah, life extension techniques.
1:27.7	Sure.
1:28.6	Sure.
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