Season 1 was great. Season 2 went a bit overboard. Season 3 destroyed any faith I had in the writers and directors.

A couple of things which were hard to ignore: almost every scene was designed to end in a crescendo. It got kinda tiring but I plodded through. Then I realised towards the last few episodes that the substance I expected to take form was not going to happen.

I enjoyed the characters, the humour, the action, the 80s(!) vibe, but the overall plot was terrible and the dialog was weak. It felt softened up, overly-political, far too light-hearted and seemed to have lost all grittiness. I chuckled on a high of nostalgia, but that was about it. Nothing to excite or fear or think about.

I did like the Mind Flayer's form (though not a fan of the 'possessed'), but the whole build-up and final battle felt empty.

Hugely disappointed in season 3 because it had a great opportunity to build on previous seasons and instead almost intentionally fell flat.