The Duffer Brothers defend making the 'Stranger Things' season 4 finale over 2 hours long

The Duffer Brothers explained why the final episode of season four of "Stranger Things" runs so long.

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The finale episode is two hours and 19 minutes long, the show's writers confirmed

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Ross Duffer said that there "wasn't a good spot to break" the episode.

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The Duffer Brothers explained the over two-hour runtime of the "Stranger Things" season four, part two finale

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with Ross Duffer telling Variety that "if someone wants to pause it, they can."

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The "Stranger Things" showrunners spoke about the show's fourth season,

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which is set to conclude with the release of its final two episodes on Friday on Netflix

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The first part of the season, which premiered on May 27 with a seven-episode drop

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Matt Duffer said. "Structurally we have this year, I think it was four major storylines.

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