A website that reviews cannibas has broken down the fictional Purple Palm Tree Delight, a strain that is featured in Season 4 of Stranger Things.
Popular marijuana review site Leafly goes into depth on the history and side effects of the strain, which was most commonly smoked by Season 4's main stoner Argyle, played by Eduardo Franco. The site explains Purple Palm Tree Delight's history, explaining that "in the late 1970s, the Soviet Union experimented with the high-THC cannabis extracts for their own 'MK Ultra'-type program," clearly referring to the importance of Russia to Season 4's plot.
Leafly also reports that "Medical marijuana patients choose Purple Palm Tree Delight to help relieve symptoms associated with running up that road, running up that hill," cleverly referencing Kate Bush's hit song "Running Up That Hill," which is heavily featured in Season 4 of Stranger Things.
The write-up also makes reference to the Demogorgon, Eleven and pineapple pizza. It notes that Purple Palm Tree Delight doesn't actually exist yet, but similar strains are suggested.
While Purple Palm Tree Delight isn't available in the real world, Season 5 of Stranger Things might be soon. According to David Harbour, who has played Jim Hopper since the show premiered in 2016, the show's creators are eyeing a mid-2024 release date. "I think we'll [shoot] next year," he added. "They're finishing writing it next year, and they need to prep and stuff, so hopefully it'll be this year."
Based on comments from Stranger Things showrunners the Duffer Brothers, Harbour's 2024 prediction isn't too far off. "I know that the writer's room is going to start in the first week of August," said Ross Duffer.
Matt Duffer also stated that fans might want to expect a darker ending from Stranger Things' fifth and final season. "Usually at the end of a season," he explained, "we tie things up with a nice bow and a little tease that says, 'Hold on, something is unraveling.'" However, since it's the end of the show, Duffer says that won't be necessary this time around. "There won't be a reset from where we finish this season," he said.
Seasons 1 through 4 of Stranger Things, which follows a group of kids in the 1980s living in a small Indiana town full of paranormal horrors, are now available to stream on Netflix.
Source: Leafly