TSTP 71- Listener Feedback for The Turnbow Trap
The Stranger Things Podcast
Golden Spiral Media
4.5 • 687 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
What happens when an episode is SO explosive that listener feedback takes over the entire show? "The Turnbow Trap" broke the internet—and our inbox—so hosts Darrell and Addi are dedicating this entire episode to YOUR voices, theories, and reactions. We received an overwhelming flood of listener contributions about every major moment: the kids' ingenious plan to take down the Turnbow family, the devastating weapon that shuts down Eleven's powers, the mystery of who's trapped at the lab, and that absolutely haunting final scene where Holly encounters a figure that left us all speechless. Your insights, wild theories, and detailed breakdowns were too good not to share.
From deep dives into Henry's true motives to speculation about Eleven's fate without her powers, from theories about Holly's mysterious encounter to predictions about what's really happening at the Upside Down lab—you brought the heat, and we're here to amplify your brilliance. Whether you're team "Holly is the key to everything" or convinced that Eleven will find a way to overcome this new threat, this listener-driven episode celebrates the passionate Stranger Things community that makes this show so special. Grab your Eggos and settle in—this one's all about YOU!
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| 0:00.0 | The Stranger Things Podcast episode number 71. |
| 0:04.8 | Listener feedback for Season 5, Chapter 3, The Turmbotrap. |
| 0:14.7 | Hello and welcome to the Stranger Things podcast, a fan podcast dedicated to the Netflix original series. |
| 0:25.9 | Stranger Things. |
| 0:28.3 | I'm Daryl. |
| 0:29.9 | And I'm Addie. |
| 0:31.0 | Hi, sweetheart. |
| 0:31.8 | How are you? |
| 0:32.4 | I was good. |
| 0:33.6 | Yeah, well, you know, it's part of the thing. |
| 0:35.8 | You got to be subjected to it. I had to hear you do that twice today. That's so true. Bonus episode here. As we thought would be the case, you guys, we had a lot to say and you had a lot to say. And so we thought best to break these into two episodes. And so we've got episode 71 here, your feedback for the Turnbow Trap. And so we'll get |
| 0:56.7 | right into it. Again, I wanted to just start by saying thank you for all of you putting |
| 1:01.2 | right at front, which episode you're sending in feedback for and those who are moderating |
| 1:05.8 | our Facebook group, helping keeping me and others spoiler-free. So we appreciate that. Keep that up. |
| 1:11.2 | That's really beneficial. |
| 1:13.0 | All right. |
| 1:13.2 | Let's get it kicked off with Beth. |
| 1:15.5 | Beth says, yes, we know Vecna sees through people's eyes. |
| 1:18.8 | That's why they have to blindfold Will in season two. |
| 1:22.1 | And they bring him to his house slash the shed and try to keep Vecna from finding him. |
| 1:28.1 | He was using Will to spy. |
| 1:29.8 | It's not new. |
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