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They should finish with season 2. Loved first two hated the third.

The first two seasons of this show were so good! I even rewatched them before the third season was starting. And then..the third season. What a letdown. It seemed like they were more concerned with putting in 80's references than keeping the shows interesting and engaging storyline from the first two seasons. If you're debating whether to watch the show or not, watch the first two seasons and stop there!

Season 1 good, season 2 okay, season 3 horrible-typical Hollywood style cheesy comedy

It should have ended in Season 1. What upsets me the most is that I will never get my time back I spent watching S3. Proves one more thing: if you run out of ideas, bring in the Russians portrayed as halfwits, vodka soaked and always inferior. What a cliché. Acting is 70's television theatrical. Was it supposed to be a comedy then, or sifi or drama? A jack of all trades is a master of none. 2 first episodes could have been squeezed in 5 mins. Medley of overplayed 80s songs that directors were trying to stick into any available space between product placements. Now imagine there were no seasons 1 and 2. Season 3 would not have gone past the pilot. No awards material here.

While I was watching the third season i kept wondering if it was a joke or not. unfortunately it wasn't, third season sucks!

They ruined everything this season was too childish and eleven was so useless she did nothing and the idea of this season is trash compared to season 2 and 1 il rate season 1 10/10 and season 3 3/10

Basically every characters in Season 3 are very annoying. No content at all just see them keep shouting and no taking action. Season 3 sucks!

Waited for season 3 after being totally impressed by the first 2 seasons which was spot on in delivering the chills, thrills, suspense and drama in perfect combination with a crisp script. The biggest let down of season 3 is you start losing all the respect for every character you loved in past, as they erupt into an uncontrollable roller coaster ride of emotions that are all out of place. Seriously not one character seems to act according to the gravity of situations, comedy n temper tantrums, silly unwanted conversations etc. during grave moments are totally off-putting. Stranger things started off with gravitas of the likes of E.T, War of the Worlds etc., and inside first few episodes it disintegrates into a less than normal comedy like Goosebumps.

I just finished season 3. It was not good. I can't see myself hanging around to watch season 4 since the show declines every season.

Season 1 was really good. Season 2 was average with its highs and lows Season 3 was not any good.

Honest review.

The 3rd season is in fact so bad, that it ruins the whole show. It's so childish, stupid and unrealistic. And when I say unrealistic I don't mean the monsters and all that crap, but rather how for example four kids can break into a millitary base, that kind of unrealistic. Stranger Things is a kids show masked as a horror show. If you're got an average IQ and you're over the age of 16, I have no idea how you will enjoy this, honestly. It's such a cringefest. I mean it always has been, but not to the extent that is shown in the newest season. Unbelievably stupid, and a waste of your time.

The first season is good. The second season is alright, but nowhere near the quality of the first. The third season is all over the place, not good at all.

This is yet another example of a series that had a strong start with an intriguing story that just becomes overwatered and pointless once the directors figured out they could make big bucks off of it.

Not to mention the very punchable faces of most of the main characters. Steve is probably one of the few redeeming characters of the show as it goes on.

First season is a go, but don't waste your time on the cheap money grab that is the remainder.

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"!

Season 1: was really well written and done but then came the free fall. Season 2: still watchable, almost Disney warning! Season 3: So childish, gaping people, bad acting, stupid very stupid. If you 7-12 years old then OK. I feel insulted and disappointed. WTF: The Russians build a huge base in the middle of the USA? Please kill me. Better to watch ScoobyDoo.

The Season 1 was interesting... with very good feelings of 80's. The story was good, the characters were authentic, It was funny theyblundered everythings... The season 1 was good. 8/10

The season 2 was a lacklustre replica.... not more 5/10

The Season 3 was a bad season... Banal, corny, foolish, laughable, boring, impeached, 2/10

This is what happens when writers run out of ideas that fit the original tone and premise of the series. The school scenes are completely unrealistic, the multiple plot lines are disconnected, and the directing is over the top. I've been a fan of this series for the first three seasons, but the 4th season is so juvenile that I don't understand what they were thinking when they made it. I watched four episodes and literally couldn't stand to watch any more of it.

The fantastic thing about this series is the children. Terrific, scene-stealing performances from all four of them. Nailed nerdy boys, abused girl, budding romance, and everything in-between.

But the story itself -ugh? Derivative drivel. A federal institution with this level of interest is handled poorly by a small cadre of "scientists." If this kind of operation were to occur, it would be handled in a much more sophisticated manner, even back in the day. The kids out-running the police story device is not believable. Just too many warmed over tropes.

Harbour's hard-bitten, sullen demeanor feels dialed in. Winona plays what seems to me a high-pitched parody of Owen Wilson. Neither of their performances moved me positively. Paired together they are almost believable. Even then, that they succeed where better trained personnel fail miserably is just sophomoric.

The kids compel - the story is poor and the adults are merely staging.

Worst season of them all. Not only because they shot it and then divided it into two seasons (Season 5 is coming), but very poor writing - people coming back to life, powers coming back, new baddy pulled out right from the back side, change of theme from Stranger Things to dull ghosts, spirits, and cheap horror B-movies from 80-ies.

Season 1 and 2 are great! It started in season 3, when the filling scenes started to steal our time. Please, to the writers, respect the audience...first part of season 4 could be done in 2 chapters, I fast forwarded all the episodes and HONESTLY, only the first 5 to 7 minutes at the beginning and at the end of each episode were worthy of watching. Bad characters, too much filling with unnecessary and boring secondary stories. A lack of the respect to fans.

Don't understand why this is happening with many productions, that start very well, but suddenly, everything becomes a politically correct statement with a lazy story, seems that the creators and production teams hide their laziness behind the political correction.

And in the freefall of disappointment, you start realising what in the world went wrong with season 3, more like why in the world? No more suspense, no more thrill, no more grip, no more strange. At best, it was disappointing. Season 3 was very basic and mediocre moster hunting series. Though you will watch because you have watched season 1 and 2, and because we hope to get a better season 4. They have to do a lot in next season to make up for the loss in season 3.

Just watched season 4 and what a dissappointment! There's actually 3 to 4 separate stories going on a\t the same time while the main theme gets about 20% of the actual running time.

Season 1 was wonderful, and season 2 was nearly as good with a greatly enhanced budget and scope. But season 3 is crap.

The kids are no longer charming and fun - they're annoying angsty teenagers, obsessed with relationships and being teenagers (apart from Will, who gave by far the best performance of the series with his powerful outburst over the others turning their backs on childhood while all he wanted to do was stay a kid).

The main villain was too overpowered and difficult to believe. A big crawling invincible spider of goop and teeth that had no business losing a fight, making the fight scenes feel really far fetched. It could (and would) have shredded them all in minutes... If massive goop & teeth spiders were real...

And the violence and adult content was turned up way too much for my taste. This started as a show the family could enjoy, which was a big part of its charm; but this season is bloody gore from beginning to end. People are torn apart, blown to pieces, melted, stabbed and gunned down liberally, there are drug references, endless swearing including a few attemps and F bombs, and the whole thing generally feels too adult for charming old Stranger Things. The show has really lost itself to become part of the Netflix 15+ club (seriously, try finding a show on Netflix that isn't at least 15+), and completely lost its "naff" 80s charm.

I won't be back for S4.

I'm sorry fans, and bingers. S2 nor 3 really did it for me. 3 just had way to too much nonsensical unnecessary banter scenes between all the of the cast. And it really took away from the whole sci-fi experience of what the made a show a hit in S1. It was just was long and drawn out and and I was more excited about getting to the end of this season then watching it. Way too much conversation about nothing and it killed it for me. If there is a S4 (after the credits you get a glimpse that it might be one) I will not be indulging. I'm done with the series.