What a truly enthralling decade the 80's was. I'm truthfully not that into the zeitgeist, but man, was it a paramount era to the history of pop culture. And lately it has been resurrected into much of a contemporary subculture. From Sing Street to the upcoming Ready Player One motion picture, from MGMT to The 1975, mom jeans, hipster glasses—'nostalgia', so say them all, even though for the younger generation, it's mostly an all new trend made out of quirkier, stranger things (pun intended). And none of them fulfills me with the same surge of childish glee The Duffer Brothers' brain child imposes upon me.

Stranger Things is a show that captivates my dissipating appetite for jaw- dropping fascinations and strange discoveries. It energizes me with zeals. It has me remember many mood-boosting things: John Hughes movies, Stand By Me (this one, very much), Star Wars ("Lando Calrissian!"), Star Trek (Ryder is Spock's abramsverse mom, c'mon), River Phoenix (Charlie Heaton, anyone?), ET, mutants and superheroes, familiar adorkable geekery and young love.

From my inadequate description, you'd think it's a rainbows-and-unicorns kinda thing. It's not. It's a fairly dark sci-fi/thriller. But it's also a lot of pleasant things. A coming-of-age story, a love story, sometimes and more than you know, a comic entertainment. I think it was created with so much passion and enthusiasm that we all get to pass that on.

From the flawless soundtrack to the Emmy-worthy production, direction, and performances, I'm all in. I've never seen an ensemble of more talented kids. Millie Bobby Brown gives me the Natalie Portman vibes, the whole package, down to her well-known intelligence. Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp; I'm so in love with these kids that I sound like a pedophile.

The Duffers have openly attributed their inspirations to their beloved 80's childhood. They paid homage to the likes of The Clash and Spielberg and Stephen King, and received one hell of endorsements in return. And I'm telling you, hop on and ride the hype. 9/10.