The first 2 seasons were really good. Highly recommendable. But season 3 is sinking the ship (ahoy). The cool references, extra cash they spent on special effects (gore and other things), and bad language are all overdone. Most importantly, the story and storytelling was not good. The kids are losing their innocence, which is disappointing. This originally seemed aimed at bringing together tweens and adults to watch, but not sure I would want my kids watching this. This is an example of something that does a bad job of keeping a target audience. I get the feeling the Duffers are ready to move on. Me too.