Season 1 was great and Season 2 was serviceable.
But with this new episode, I can't stand it anymore. This new season is going off the rails.
The first three episodes were not good (seems many people agree) with the lack of a coherent plot structure, focus on romance rather than mystery, and ridiculous coincidences.
My suspension of disbelief was high, I really wished this season wouldn't fall to the same flaws as Season 2 did: making a large-scale mystery/thriller. Season 1 was great in that it was rather self-contained, the mystery was simple yet intriguing.
When did Stranger Things become about Donald Trump and workplace misogyny? Doesn't Hopper have rules to follow as a cop? What kind of hospital doesn't have authentication on visitors? Do Russians not have surveillance or just basic human eyes to see the children sneaking into the comms room?
Stranger Things Season 1 was great because, while packaged in a nostalgic teen-drama, it was grounded with looming griddy mystery/horror. Now, Season 3 is all lights and no substance.
The monster at the end was cool, that was it.
Not even going to bring up the stupid Terminator Russian.
The first three episodes were not good (seems many people agree) with the lack of a coherent plot structure, focus on romance rather than mystery, and ridiculous coincidences.
My suspension of disbelief was high, I really wished this season wouldn't fall to the same flaws as Season 2 did: making a large-scale mystery/thriller. Season 1 was great in that it was rather self-contained, the mystery was simple yet intriguing.
When did Stranger Things become about Donald Trump and workplace misogyny? Doesn't Hopper have rules to follow as a cop? What kind of hospital doesn't have authentication on visitors? Do Russians not have surveillance or just basic human eyes to see the children sneaking into the comms room?
Stranger Things Season 1 was great because, while packaged in a nostalgic teen-drama, it was grounded with looming griddy mystery/horror. Now, Season 3 is all lights and no substance.
The monster at the end was cool, that was it.
Not even going to bring up the stupid Terminator Russian.