It's time for #realtalk. STRANGER THINGS is OVERRATED. Apparently everyone looking down the barrel of turning 40 years old decided they needed nostalgic rejuvenation and rode this TV-PG "boner for the 80's" all week.

Even at 8 eps it runs too long. The story could have easily been told as a movie. And it's so intentionally filled with cliché -- if I have to see a black hole explained with a folded piece of paper & a pencil thru it ONE MORE TIME! -- that it tastes stale and feels exaggeratedly sentimental.

That said, there is some fun in watching the show, just know it's family friendly TV and not a dark or dramatic story aimed at adults. But the fun isn't enough to carry it for 8 hours.