If you somehow think "Back to the Future" movies and series represents the height of storytelling and think American horror flics from the eighties are "cool" then this will be entertaining. Maybe you will feel that way if you were born in the eighties like the Duffer brothers.

On the other hand, if you put any demands on TV-shows also of this type, then you're wasting your time. I just wasted it for nine episodes in the hope of some nice twists. What utter boring old crap this series is made of. The logical wasteland that is the story and the one-dimensional storytelling and acting will bore you. You could put a supertanker in the plot holes which is exasperating considering the high quality of TV-scripts these days. This kind of thing only could fly in the eighties and while Stranger Things is grounded in the eighties, it's not a very entertaining aspect to adopt also the stupid antics from that era. Stranger Things could have been great, but it's so small minded it's downright painful.

The acting overall is barely acceptable. Not the worst I've seen and most actors do what they can with this weak material I guess.

Winona makes a somewhat convincing mother and David Harbour has presence most of the time. The boys Finn, Caleb and Gaten, well I guess they're doing OK. The only one that stands out though is Millie Bobby Brown that manages to have charisma and mystique just by being there on screen. She's hardly worth going trough all the episodes for, but her performance should be noted. She can't save the story though. Waste your time on this at your own peril and make sure to check your brain at the door!