andrew_wood72•12d agoMost Upvoted

Had a chat with my nephew about Stranger Things and it made me rethink the whole show

My nephew who is 19 came over last weekend and we got to talking about Stranger Things. He said he thinks the show peaked in season one and everything after that is just the writers trying to recreate that same magic. At first I argued with him because I love the later seasons especially season four with Vecna. But then he pointed out how the kids got way too good at everything too fast. They went from scared kids to tactical experts in like two seasons. He also mentioned how the show leans too heavy on nostalgia now instead of building real character moments. After he left I sat there thinking about it and he kind of has a point. I still enjoy the show but I see the cracks now. Has anyone else had a younger person totally flip your opinion on a show you thought you had figured out?

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keith94312d ago

Season 3 was actually better than season 1 in a lot of ways. The Russian base storyline was over the top but it made the show fun again instead of just being a slow burn mystery. The kids being tactical experts is the whole point, they survived years of supernatural stuff, of course they'd learn fast. And the nostalgia thing, come on, the show has always been a love letter to 80s movies, that didn't change. Your nephew missed that the character moments got way stronger too, like Max dealing with trauma in season 4 was some of the best writing on the whole show.

jesse98811d ago

Gotta push back on calling season 4's Max stuff "some of the best writing" when season 1's whole arc with Eleven and her mom and the lab was way more layered. The Russian base plot in season 3 was a fun action setpiece but it broke the show's logic, like how a secret Cold War base could just exist under a mall without anyone noticing for years. The kids learning fast is one thing, but season 3 had them acting like veteran soldiers with zero training, which pulled me out of it more than the suspense in season 1 ever did.