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 Hall states that representation is about the multiple meanings representations can generate.

Both Stranger Things and Lupin feature historical contexts affecting the characters and events in the long form tv dramas. Stranger Things does this through the representations of the affects of the Cold war and the distrust of the government in the 1980's. On the other hand, Lupin represents the affect of the colonial history of France and what it has left behind. Despite this, there are representations of modern globalisation within the industry.

The historical contexts influence the specific representations and narratives of long form tv dramas- In Stranger Things there is an overarching narrative of government distrust. There is an initial shot of Hawkins lab featuring a camera tilting down from space. Furthermore, a later tracking shot shows faceless government agents listening to phone calls. The mise-en-scene of this shot is full of smoke, to keep the period consistent with the 1980s. The 80s in USA were a time following the release of secret government files and the time of production of Stranger Things, saw the first term of president Trump. The historical backdrop of the USA therefore is at the front of the narrative in Stranger Things. Lupin also uses historical influences to construct its narrative. The Todorivian concept of an equilibrium is established in Lupin as post- colonial, racially tense modern France. The main narrative of the first episode