Netflix created one of the most captivating and unique television series ever produced. "Stranger Things" created a cult following after the first season. The second season continued into the realm of "Strange" and captivating. Hold on! Behold season three. Did they get new writers? Or did the regular writers sit back with a lackadaisical attitude saying "We are on a roll. We got this!" Well, whatever went down in the Netflix studios really went down. This third season is the result of the mistaken idea that more is better. The only industry the made a killing ( pun intended) was the producers of the kids toy "slime" and who came up with exploding rats! The casting director must have gone to "the home" to cast an eighty year old broad who would eat fertilizer. The histrionics of the actors made me wish they hadn't forgotten their meds during the shoot. The only redeeming moments during season three was the acting of Gaten Mazarazzo and new comer Priah Fergerson. Although bordering on the hysteria of the rest of the cast they were the light in the darkness of "the upside down"! Maybe they studio should have named it "Dumber Things"!