Stranger Things

==Season 1 (August 2016)==
I hadn't heard (or paid attention to) anything about it, although it was apparently very popular shortly after it came out, until Matthew put the first episode on to watch with me and Caroline on August 1st, the night before I left the UK to return to Japan from my 3-week holiday in the Summer of 2016.
I liked the first episode a lot, although retaining the usual caution bred from previous disappointments, but I watched the rest quickly alone in Japan and finished episode 8 on the 7th of August.
Definitely very good. Had flaws, like Winona Ryder's acting was pretty poor and the main boy had some weird bad-acting kinda mannerisms, but overall considering it was full of kid actors it was surprisingly lacking in such flaws and overall I liked the cast. I thought after the first episode, considering its name, that it was going to be a sort of medley of different creepy monsters and phenomena all harking back to movies of the 80s but it ended up being pretty simple. I liked El's character - like the concept isn't original of course but it's one I like and it was a decent portrayal of it. I'm not sure the development of the 'upside-down world' elements was maximally creepy (revealed too much too soon).
Anyway, overall very good. Moved me on several occasions. Had me gripped. Wanted to see the next episode after each one. I was sad to begin the final episode and I'd love to see a second season (on that though - I kinda feel like they should have a whole new cast and storyline, but keep the mood and 80s scifi/horror throwback concept which I think is what made it so popular. I think that'd be preferable to trying to continue with these characters, increase the longevity of the series, and it could turn out that later seasons are even better than this one).
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==Season 2 (November 2017)==
Season 2 came out on October 31st I think. I watched it kinda slowly over the next 2-3 weeks.
Episodes 1-6: Meh. Don't think Eleven should have been reintroduced so quickly, not getting the same awesome vibes from the first series, story and mood isn't as compelling.
Episode 7: -1. That whole plotline with Eleven is boring and full of bad acting.
Episode 8 (Nov 14th): 1. Actually a genuinely good episode which is nice.
Episode 9 (Nov 15th): 0. It was alright.
Overall: 0. This season kinda fell flat for me. It was alright, but too much of it was meh and there wasn't much awesome.
Category:2010s TV series
Category:TV series watched in 2016
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Category:Science fiction TV series
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