spectr.iq on Instagram: "The post features a 20-second clip from Stranger Things season 4, episode 9, depicting Max's hallucinatory battle with Vecna, where her friends scream "Max!" and "Run!" in a bid to save her from the curse. Posted on 29 December 2025, it criticises the scene's heightened screams as "one of the worst acting performances," amassing 1.3 million views and 10,000 likes amid divided replies—some hail it as the episode's emotional peak, others mock its over-the-top delivery. Sad