Chapter five explores how Stranger Things deviates from 1980s film. The chapter highlights what has happened to Gen X since the dataset was released, including their involvement in three key social media movements: the Occupy Wall Street Movement, the Me Too Movement, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Gen X’s midlife experiences, just as the experiences of their youth, are both generated and articulated in popular culture, including Stranger Things. While Stranger Things reflects characteristics often assigned to Gen X youth, it also reflects Gen X’s growth and evolving thoughts on family, the economy, and the government.