I strongly agree that multiple narrative strands are a key convention of long form television dramas. Throughout the first episode of Stranger Things, they begin multiple narrative strands that are then developed on throughout. This includes things such as Will going missing, Eleven escaping and the alien escaping also. In terms of Will going missing, we reach a point where the characters have recognition of the event (classic Hollywood narrative structure). They don’t reach a point of resolution for this narrative (him being found) as this would then mean that there is no reason for the audience to continue watching the other episodes if everything has been resolved in the first one. This then means that the audience are intrigued into what will happen next thus meaning they carry on watching which is what makes the show successful. This in turn can lead to social interaction between people who watch it to try and figure out what will happen. As part of these narrative strands
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