What I like about the fact that the Duffers copied so much from the Twilight Zone is that Rod Serling was a controversial figure at the time (being against racism/sexism/war was considered controversial). The Duffers are copying from the best. They know what they're doing.
Am I still fringing your stranger things? Yes, I am. With a video now
vimeo
Both scenes show doomed romances (Peter is kissing Fauxlivia, a fake)
STRANGER THINGS - FRINGE PARALLELS
I've been meaning to make this post for a while, @henrysglock rants inspired me to. I had a bunch of screencaps from my last fringe watch, so here are some fringe-stranger things parallels. Either it's the same universe or the brothers really love copy-pasting