

Is this one Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Yes? Close Encounters? You betcha - without any building or even competent replication. The worst offender - the "strange" - is such a hodgepodge of other better sci-fi / horror that all the tension and surprise is known at the beginning of scenes. Mild commentary on issues (small town business killed by big mall) is uninformed, and inaccurate. Scenes jump constantly with no tact or intent. The editing is choppy, derivative and frenetic. 100% of the women characters have zero depth and Eleven is basically a mentally disabled "make-out" doll who speaks broken sentences but otherwise retains nothing from her previous lifes trauma. Its nostalgia without applying a modern perspective to remove the problematic elements. Its filled with rehashed tropes with zero commentary or evolution. 100% of the women characters have zero depth and Eleven is basically a mentally disabled "make-out" doll who speaks broken sentences but otherwise retains nothing from her previous lifes "Regressive, Boring Things" is a more apt title.


"Regressive, Boring Things" is a more apt title. Season 4 needs to be really good for me to give this show another shot. + Billie’s performance + Mindflayer and hosts + Sometimes more mature and more gory, but this is ruined by all the unecassary moments. Lucas’ sister, no comment needed here- but jesus christ. Stranger Things was always childish but funny at the same time, now it’s just cringe because it’s implemented at the wrong moments( Dustin singing) - Characters screaming all the time and being excess versions of themselves. Mindflayer infesting other people was cool, but often ruined by childish moments as the rest of the season was. There is no more interesting twist, just the same old formula and blatant rip offs from other movies(Terminator, Alien, and tropes from previous seasons). Stranger things was always inspired by other movies, but had their own twist that made things interesting. Now he is just loud, obnoxious and overall a horrible person. He went from caring guardian that would do everything it takes to protect the town and the ones he loves. After two good seasons, that both held their own in form of quality- season 3 is merely a shadow of its predecessors. Stranger things was Well, i really wanted to like this.
