Instead of reviewing the basically perfect S01 and great S02, I will only comment on S03 in this review. The Duffer Brothers obviously ran out of ideas to borrow from Spielberg, and now they copy Cameron and other 80s action directors-auteurs, with mixed to terrible results. ST still looks amazing: style, color, SFX & VFX, sound and editing are as good as they've ever been, but the writing has been turned into lazy copy/paste, with a million bad puns and exaggerated character traits as well as fan service and 80s Easter egg hunt.

Almost every character in the series is now a caricature of their former self. Everything has been dialed up to 11 and that's not a good thing, because not every aspect of Season 3 needs to be aggressively inflated for it to make sense and be entertaining. Sometimes less is more. Oh, and yes, the evil guys are now Russians, whom are Scooby Doo villains.

The kids have turned into Ethan Hunt-type secret agents, all adults are morons, and there's an annoying emphasis on female empowerment and lack of privacy. I expect S04 to turn into an 8-episode telenovella with a few scares and thousands of 80s Easter eggs and references, instead of a well-wriiten, compelling storyline. It was great while it lasted. Goodbyen Stranger Things, hello El & Max, the most annoying female character after Janice from 'Friends'.