I began watching Stranger Things last October, but even though it's totally in my wheelhouse (Retro 80s setting with a with tone and style that's sorta like a mix of Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and Steven King), and had all of the hype that was seemingly justified by a strong opener with a solid follow-up, I bailed. But I sit here now, with my brain gears grinding over work stress and a myriad of things caught up in the orbit of all that, and I crave comfort food. But not reheating something I've eaten dozens of times before. I want new, but familiar. That's where jumping back into Stranger Things comes in. I remembered enough from the first two episodes that I felt comfortable jumping right back into Ep.3 w/o a refresher, so here goes.
The episode unwinds slowly, sneaking up on you. We get a look at the various characters as they deal with more personal arcs as well as the story at large. It's good stuff, but there's no big reveal... until the last two minutes, when a major bombshell drops and the totality of all of the careful craft hits you. This is a show where, so far, all of the ingredients come together.
The episode unwinds slowly, sneaking up on you. We get a look at the various characters as they deal with more personal arcs as well as the story at large. It's good stuff, but there's no big reveal... until the last two minutes, when a major bombshell drops and the totality of all of the careful craft hits you. This is a show where, so far, all of the ingredients come together.