The first 2 seasons weren't much fun, but season 3 is a mess. Bad acting, stale dialogue and a shallow story, that should easily fit into a 80ties cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

What I really dislike about Stranger Things is the fake 80ties nostalgia, which absolutely fails to create any convincing reality: every color is super bright, everything is super clean and freshly washed, like there haven't been dust and dirt in this decade. The car seem to wash themselves while being used.

ST reproduces some kind of Meta-80ties, focusing only on Mainstream Mass Culture and ignoring the fact, that there has been many highly diverse subcultures.

And why doesn't any kid have a computer? I grew up in Germany, I got my first in 79 and during the 80ties nearly all the boys in my area owned a Commodore, Atari or Sinclair.

If you want a more realistic show about the 80tie, go and watch "Halt and Catch Fire".

Edit: After watching Season 4 I have to add, that I misjudged the whole show. I'm an adult and the show isn't made for people older than 14.