Stranger Things Season 1

Year: 2016

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Duffer

Review

not a huge sci-fi fan and, though i grew up partly in the 80s, i don’t necessarily love the throwback stuff for its own sake. i followed this series for two years hoping it would go somewhere, but it never does. much sci-fi never goes anywhere. it’s just weird shit happening with partial explanation buried under more obsfucation. and that’s what happens here…we find out the answer to one mysterious thing and then another comes up. one problem gets solved and another is invented. and since it’s sci-fi, there’s not any real rhyme or reason to any of it. i finally tapped out after one episode of season 3. the ride to that point was okay enough, but i don’t see a payoff so i’m out.

Watched on TV