Take, for example, the timeline of “Stranger Things.” While the show has consistently maintained its chronological setting, it’s hard to believe that only four years have passed since Will Byers, played by Noah Schnapp, was abducted in Season 1. Season 5 situates us in November 1987, four years after Will’s capture by Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in November 1983. Yet, given the significant character development over the seasons and the fact that a decade has elapsed since the show premiered, it feels like a much longer span of time has passed.

Another puzzling plot point is the combination of Cold War-era espionage with the Starcourt Mall storyline in Season 3. Why would the Soviet Union choose to establish an intelligence base beneath a suburban mall in America? Wouldn’t it have sufficed to simply open a gateway to the Upside Down within the mall? Our questions certainly don’t end there.

Numerous other curiosities surround “Stranger Things,” including the inconsistency in how deaths are portrayed and affect the characters. While certain deaths, like that of Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn), provoke extensive mourning, the violent demise of many Hawkins residents often goes unremarked. This is especially evident when the Mind Flayer absorbs numerous citizens in Season 3, yet life in Hawkins seemingly returns to normal.

Lastly, Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) is known for her love of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” from the album “Hounds of Love.” While the song is a striking musical moment in “Stranger Things,” it’s peculiar that Max and others don’t play any other tracks from the album. This likely stems from real-world licensing issues, but within the story, it feels inconsistent. For more in-depth exploration of these lingering “Stranger Things” mysteries, be sure to check out our video above and engage in some speculative fun.

Here’s something else that the show has never bothered to answer — what’s every character’s Dungeons and Dragons class? While it’s possible to speculate on what the characters would play based upon their Dungeons and Dragons alignments, the show has not been definitive on the topic outside of naming classes for the majority of the show’s main kids.

Finally, we all know Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) loves Kate Bush. Her favorite song is “Running Up that Hill” from Bush’s album “Hounds of Love.” While that song provides one of the best uses of music in “Stranger Things,” it’s hard not to notice that Max never listens to any other tunes on the album.  Even weirder, no one else in the show ever plays any other part of the tape, either. It’s obviously a real-world licensing issue, but in the body of the series it makes little sense. Want to delve even deeper into some dangling “Stranger Things” queries? Click our video above and do a little speculating of your own.