Stranger Things is een Amerikaanse bovennatuurlijke sciencefiction/fantasyserie van de zender Netflix. De serie ging in première op 15 juli 2016.
Nadat een jongetje is verdwenen, wordt in een kleine stad een mysterie onthuld dat te maken heeft met geheime experimenten, angstaanjagende bovennatuurlijke krachten, en een vreemd meisje.
I was put on the wrong track a few times! At first I thought the series started in the 80s and then it would move on to now, but that is not the case. After that I thought this was a youth series, so it isn't. Then the story, this seemed so familiar to me, but that will probably be because there are so many such stories. No idea in which category to place it. If I have nothing to do or have to wait, I will probably watch season 1 and I hope to be surprised somewhere. If not, I will leave it alone and yes, I have also experienced the 80s (and 60s and 70s) but not in the USA and not in a village.
Funny series with a high Steven Spielberg content, set in the recognizable 1980s. However, the children's content is high and the series increasingly changed from mystery to fantasy with big monsters, etc., which I think is a shame. Furthermore, the series looks nice.
I watched the first part of season four with great difficulty. Three years between seasons 3 and 4 turned out to be too long for me. I hardly knew many characters anymore. And some parts took way too long. The story in Russia could have been much more compact. I couldn't really follow the story of 11 and it took way too long. The Duffers seem to have a fetish for torture. Hurting someone on purpose is very normal in this series. And in my opinion not always relevant. In addition, it becomes predictable. The Duffers are also great admirers of Mr. Murphy. If something can go wrong, it will go wrong. And that is no longer a surprise. I thought the first few seasons were great. But I can't get into this season. As a horror lover there was quite a bit to enjoy. But once you annoy yourself about something, it unfortunately starts to dominate. But it's definitely just me. Maybe I'm really getting too old for these kinds of youth series. Who knows :-)
I have only seen all the previous seasons this year, in which the 5th season comes out. Quite a good series. Only season 4 lasts a bit too long for me. Certainly the duration of the episode could have been a bit shorter. And that part in Russia could have been a bit shorter for me. That is why it does not get a 9 from me, but an 8.
The first half was a lot better than the second half in my opinion. Where the first half was well paced and finally cleared up and straightened out some things, the second part was much slower and more vague. The well-known "Stranger Things" recipe seems a bit worn out. Still very entertaining, but a little bit of renewal and attention to certain characters is needed.