Stranger Things

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 15, 2016
Season #: 5, 4.5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. ScienceAdvisor
    Jul 18, 2016
    6
    Actual rating would be a 6.5/10 after having seen all eight episodes, unlike some that are reviewing after one or two.

    Stranger Things rides on music and props for the incessent claims that fill the reviews, of how nostalgic the show is. While it excels at achieving this in the music (11/10 for ambient, 10/10 on radio release), the rest is pure set-dressing. Once you realize that    Actual rating would be a 6.5/10 after having seen all eight episodes, unlike some that are reviewing after one or two.

    Stranger Things rides on music and props for the incessent claims that fill the reviews, of how nostalgic the show is. While it excels at achieving this in the music (11/10 for ambient, 10/10 on radio release), the rest is pure set-dressing. Once you realize that (towards the end of episode two for me), you begin to mentally filter the ambient (Carpenter-esque) mood music, leaving you with little to inspire actual nostalgia. The story falls *far* short from that mark, regardless of how promising it was the start. What seems like an interesting mix of classics, turns into a free-for-all, where anything and everything from the 80s seems to have been sourced. It would have been far better to pick two or three influences and just stick to those. The end result is something of a mess, and not nearly as satisfying as could have been hoped for at the start.

    The early episodes are so padded out that this should have been a six episode run, not eight. The characters are the purest cliches, and some of the set pieces were blatantly "borrowed", but without the gravitas that the originals became instant classics for (e.g. the Stand By Me kids walking down rail tracks). The entire last episode is a mix of Silent Hill and Alien, to the point where Netflix should be making sure that Fox does not own the IPRs to both of them. There is little the author/directors did not already use from the 80s which means the next season will have to start getting creative. Considering they did not show much creativity this season, I cannot expect it to hold this rating next year. That is unless chain smoking (even when not stressed), or continually calling a wrap regardless of the performance is now considered 'creative'.

    Also, disregard the claims of Goonies influence. Apparently the people claiming this did not pay attention to the fact that each Goonies was distinctly talented, required for the successful ending of the story, and most importantly, were fun. The kids in this one are nothing more than filler, unfortunately. Eleven is a speical case, and not one of the gang.

    Overall, it is watchable, though you can easily skip certain performances without losing any of the story. This season is a good time-waster, and could only be shown as on-demand so binge-watching with judicious use of fast forward (or skip) will allow you to minimize the padding. If it had been boiled down to six it probably would have been worth a 7.5.    … Expand
  2. Arthur_TSU
    Jan 15, 2018
    6
    Stranger things possui grandes qualidades, como os personagens bem criados e carismáticos, o clima de tensão bem feito e, até mesmo, a "loucura" do roteiro. Apesar disso, um gigante erro atrapalhou muito minha experiência, no caso, foi um grande conjunto de erros, que formou uma velocidade desagradável. Tudo bem o filme ser lento, mas tanta coisa podia ser mostrada nesse tempo, como oStranger things possui grandes qualidades, como os personagens bem criados e carismáticos, o clima de tensão bem feito e, até mesmo, a "loucura" do roteiro. Apesar disso, um gigante erro atrapalhou muito minha experiência, no caso, foi um grande conjunto de erros, que formou uma velocidade desagradável. Tudo bem o filme ser lento, mas tanta coisa podia ser mostrada nesse tempo, como o psicológico dos personagens, entre outras coisas. A enrolação acaba sendo inútil com várias conversas que não deixam os personagens mais legais, não trazem nenhum sentimento dos telespectadores, e podiam simplesmente serem cortadas que não fariam falta. É normal ter uma conversa casual, mas dá para fazer uma que pelo menos entretenha. Por causa dessa velocidade, eu não conseguia assistir mais de um episódio por dia e estava pensando que dar 5 para Stranger Things, mas aí chegou o episódio final e ele me surpreendeu. Eu fiquei me perguntando o porquê de tanta melhora, tinha diálogos casuais, PORÉM ELES ENTRETINHAM, acho que todos os outros eps deviam seguir essa fórmula de diálogo, que foi a melhor coisa do último ep. Muitas pessoas vão falar "O último ep melhorou tanto porque é o último ep, não tem como colocar os diálogos dele para o resto da série", e eu respondo: tem como. Muitas das vezes os diálogos são chatos, mas nesse último ep cada um deles era legal, não importa o assunto, cada um conseguiu entreter e o roteirista podia fazer isso nos outros eps, porque às vezes eles falam de assuntos inúteis, que nos outros eps são chatos, mas no último, até esses assuntos inúteis conseguiam entreter.

    Infelizmente, a série inteira não tem a mesma qualidade do último ep, então tenho que falar que a série é muito overrated. Ainda sim, eu recomendo essa série, porque é boa, então sai com um 6, que é uma boa nota. Assistam tendo em mente que é bastante maçante, mas tem umas boas sacadas durante a série, e principalmente no final.

    Primeira temporada: Completa.

    Segunda temporada: Ainda não assisti.    … Expand
  3. Daniel_Daniel
    Oct 11, 2016
    5
    I was disappointed. Given the very high reviews, I was expecting something great, but it is only mediocre. Story is not original and full of holes. Sure the 80s nostalgia is great and the Goonies feel is awesome, but the same elements could have been used in a much better story.
  4. MeritCoba
    Aug 8, 2017
    5
    I have to face the ire of my eldest daughter no doubt, -she swore Stranger Things was(is) a great series-, but I found it unsettling mediocre. The measure of the series can be taken from the opening scene. A man dressed in a white labcoat runs down a corridor with flashing lights looking over his shoulder at the empty corridor. He reaches an elevator and seems about to escape whatever heI have to face the ire of my eldest daughter no doubt, -she swore Stranger Things was(is) a great series-, but I found it unsettling mediocre. The measure of the series can be taken from the opening scene. A man dressed in a white labcoat runs down a corridor with flashing lights looking over his shoulder at the empty corridor. He reaches an elevator and seems about to escape whatever he is running from. He steps inside. The door closes. A low growl sounds. He screams.

    Now there is nothing against such an opening in itself. It is however unimaginative and the tropes run thick here. There is not one twist to make it unique or different. The title of the series seems almost a pun in this regard. Granted, it is not the tropes that is a hallmark of the mediocrity, tropes are fine, it is the sheer lack of the creativity in they way they are used.

    It doesn't stop there. Next up is a key scene. It is the macguffin that makes the thing go. A boy disappears while cycling home at night through the woods. More tropes. But what I found is baffling is this:. what parent will have the kid of another parent go through the woods alone at night? A woods that could be plagued by bears at least as later in the series it is argued that there might be a bear in the woods.

    Again this lack of thinking of a plot turn that is creative and inventive. It has to happen, but how? Oh just make him cycle alone, unattended, unchecked.

    And on goes the lackluster treadmill.

    At some point the evil government is introduced. The labmen are part of the Department of Energy or whatever and on we go to the next trope: government agents killing their own people for no plausible reason. It is made to look as a suicide, and the local authorities are too stupid to see that bullet put in his back and just accept that someone just kills himself for no reason at all. Again this lazy writing.

    Next is the next stupid thing. After a few disappearances someone should be aware that something must be up, but everyone seems totally oblivious to the fact that after a few people went missing, this being remarked by the chief as being so rare as not to have happened for decennia, more people go out alone at night to go missing.

    More lazy writing is to follow as the writing expands the evil government to include even the state troopers and at least one hospital and extends it across elf years. Of course the heroes stand alone against the might of the evil government and the monsters that manage to go about eating people without being spotted.

    At this time you wonder if the evil government has even palmed in the press for where is the press in all of this? But we can't have outsiders interfere and help out the lone chief and the kids battling the evil government agents and monsters.

    Nope.. we just ignore that no federals, no press, nobody will show up and ask questions.

    The power of the evil government expands as needed with the ability to eavesdrop on any conversation, tapping phones and what not. The town is plagued by a score of white vans announcing whom they belong to, spying on the citizens Even more lazy writing follows as the this same chief, a chubby smoking alcohol guzzling managers to knock out four evil government agents who threaten to find the kids hiding out in a junkyard.

    And on the show of lazy writing continues as the story struggles from one trope to the next lacking anything original or remarkable. There is more than enough of this in the series.

    I cannot help but wonder why people seem oblivious to the lazy writing, the lack of creativity and the flood of tropes that get cranked out. But then I should not be surprised. Ready Player One is another of those turds that have people entranced simply because it has stuff of the 80's in it. That it is yet another dull story of a boy that would be king goes unseen.

    Stranger Things is what it is: a lame series that somehow enthralls people with 80s stuff and gets given a pass on the lame writing because of it.

    Pity.    … Expand
  5. JUSTsMoE
    Nov 4, 2016
    4
    The plot is incredibly shallow. The show is a loveletter to the the 80's. That's about it. It's honestly the most overrated show i have ever seen.So don't bother unless you want to dwell in nostalgia.
  6. crnppscls
    Aug 6, 2016
    6
    It's great. The 80's stylising helps the yarn chug along quite merrily.
    I did binge on it and watch the eight episodes in one night, so there must be something good here.
    The series does borrow heavily from other movies which work for and against it, the characters are mostly likeable..... However........ In the first episode during Eleven's introduction, it dawned on me that her    It's great. The 80's stylising helps the yarn chug along quite merrily.
    I did binge on it and watch the eight episodes in one night, so there must be something good here.
    The series does borrow heavily from other movies which work for and against it, the characters are mostly likeable.....

    However........

    In the first episode during Eleven's introduction, it dawned on me that her whole character synopsis and back story had been lifted wholesale from Elfen Lied, even down to the relationship she has with her 'papa'

    All the goonies/super 8 stuff that people talk about was influential but Eleven herself was bordering on downright plagiarism and it spoilt it for me because i knew exactly what she could do and where she would end up halfway through the first episode.    … Expand
  7. ALtheKiller86
    Jul 29, 2016
    6
    Stranger Things, simply put, is a hipster litmus test. The plot doesn't feel written and developed as much as it feels copy & pasted from other (superior) films/shows/genres. If it had spent half the time coming up with its own identity as it did slavishly hearkening to its cinematic ancestors they might've cooked up something worthwhile. Instead its filled with obnoxious and forced "Oh IStranger Things, simply put, is a hipster litmus test. The plot doesn't feel written and developed as much as it feels copy & pasted from other (superior) films/shows/genres. If it had spent half the time coming up with its own identity as it did slavishly hearkening to its cinematic ancestors they might've cooked up something worthwhile. Instead its filled with obnoxious and forced "Oh I got that, I understood that reference" moments (I swear every character has an Evil Dead poster on their bedroom wall). The show feels like hanging out at the movie/cartoon/comic/video game t-shirt wall at Hot Topic. And, my god, Winona Ryder's character is unbearable. All she does is cry and tremble and whine ad nauseam. The show feels like a a series of stolen beats strategically plugged into an algorithmic D&D rulebook of banality. Won't ruin your afternoon, but it's not the second coming that everyone is claiming it is.… Expand
  8. pwholmes
    Aug 4, 2016
    4
    I watched this show due to the positive buzz it's gotten (including the ratings from this very site), but given the high expectations I had as a result, I found Stranger Things to be profoundly disappointing.

    The show is simplistic enough that you can completely sum it up with a short mathematical equation: Stranger Things = (Poltergeist + Super 8)/10. It's completely unoriginal and    I watched this show due to the positive buzz it's gotten (including the ratings from this very site), but given the high expectations I had as a result, I found Stranger Things to be profoundly disappointing.

    The show is simplistic enough that you can completely sum it up with a short mathematical equation: Stranger Things = (Poltergeist + Super 8)/10. It's completely unoriginal and vastly inferior to its obvious "inspirations", if one may be gracious enough to call them such. "Total ripoff" is the phrase that comes more easily to my mind.

    Other than the visual effects, which are actually surprisingly good, the show is inferior in every respect: writing, directing, casting, music... you name it. The acting is especially atrocious. In particular Winona Ryder is simply unbearable. I always want to like her, but she always lets me down. In this case almost every scene she's in consists of her constantly shrieking, to the point where I want to reach for the mute button whenever she's on-screen. Many of the other actors are children so maybe it's a little harsh to be too hard on them -- but other shows and films have proven that it is possible to find quality child actors, and in this case, frankly, they did not. With just one exception (the gap-toothed kid) the young actors all pretty much stink. Sorry, kids.

    The soundtrack has also been getting a lot of buzz, but I have to believe that's just nostalgia talking. It literally sounds like it was composed on a vintage Casio keyboard. That fact alone seems to be enough to make many people absolutely love it. I, on the other hand, would also have liked the music to be... you know... good. It isn't. It sounds like something your 10-year-old nephew came up with. Sure, he worked hard on it and you have to tell him it's great, but let's be honest: you can't wait for him to stop playing.

    They were obviously going for 80's nostalgia in this show and I think that objective is what people are responding to. If you have very low standards, you might enjoy this show just for the atmosphere it tries (IMO unsuccessfully) to achieve. But If you're looking for that sort of thing, you're much better off renting Super 8 instead and sparing yourself many hours of disappointment.    … Expand
  9. Minaseminatorel
    Aug 27, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Strangest Things is one of those shows that exhibits clichés upon clichés. This is a series that brings nothing interesting to the table and for some reason it's universally acclaimed. The character development is beyond atrocious, you don't even care about the kid that goes missing which is also the MAIN plot of this TV show, you don't know anything about him, except when the show tells the viewer "Oh alright, now you need to know this, here's a flashback of something, because you know, you better know this right NOW!" feels so plastic and unnatural altogether.

    This shows utilizes one of the cheapest tricks in the book, using children to try to make the viewer feel pity, or uncomfortable, or try to steal them a sad emotion, how people never address this child exploits in TV shows, is beyond me.

    Eleven is one of the worst characters in Strangest Things, and also one of the most important ones, her story revolves around telekinesis experiments, and she barely talks, she's one of those characters that are "great characters" because she has supernatural powers, really? that's it? how original...

    All in all Strangest Things is a disappointing and mediocre in general, that's why I'll give it a 4, exploiting the cheapest tricks in the book to make the audience feel something is horrible, the main plot is ridiculous, the monster is cheesy, and the character development is weak. But still it can be entertaining to the weak minded.    … Expand
  10. underskyzx
    Aug 7, 2016
    6
    I watched 5 episode of it and it's very boring, I honestly hope it becomes better because the whole student love almost made me puke, kudos for the retro appearance and nice soundtrack, which is overly used, the music is good but seems they want to force a "moment" which ends up just being another void scene like the traditional end of criminal series, with happy ends and sentimentalI watched 5 episode of it and it's very boring, I honestly hope it becomes better because the whole student love almost made me puke, kudos for the retro appearance and nice soundtrack, which is overly used, the music is good but seems they want to force a "moment" which ends up just being another void scene like the traditional end of criminal series, with happy ends and sentimental music.

    5 episodes is a fair chance...I will continue to watch just to see what happens for now it just lacks substance. I remember when Marco Polo hold me since the first chapter, can't say the same about this one.    … Expand
  11. anjinsan
    Jul 20, 2016
    5
    What could anyone like about this predictable bag of clichees? It literally contains EVERYTHING you could see in the sci-fi genre in the past 30 years. EVERYTHING, and it's mashed up together and spread over an extremely basic and easy to follow plot. It provides no fresh outlook towards teen romance or government secrets and it just doesn't seem plausable and true. It's like it really isWhat could anyone like about this predictable bag of clichees? It literally contains EVERYTHING you could see in the sci-fi genre in the past 30 years. EVERYTHING, and it's mashed up together and spread over an extremely basic and easy to follow plot. It provides no fresh outlook towards teen romance or government secrets and it just doesn't seem plausable and true. It's like it really is from the 80's.… Expand
  12. BBC_Cuckold
    Aug 2, 2016
    6
    One week after watching the entire show I realized I had forgotten what happened.

    The show's first few episodes lag, but pick up. It is also rife with cliches. The shaved head girl is a clear knock off of Carrie and Ripley from Aliens among a host of other 'shaved head girls with powers' tropes. The show says it is "inspired" by many different elements but after a while, making an    One week after watching the entire show I realized I had forgotten what happened.

    The show's first few episodes lag, but pick up.

    It is also rife with cliches. The shaved head girl is a clear knock off of Carrie and Ripley from Aliens among a host of other 'shaved head girls with powers' tropes. The show says it is "inspired" by many different elements but after a while, making an entire show on borrowed ideas really loses its credibility after a while. Obviously 30+ hipsters will love the show... and it's a good show, don't get me wrong. There are just better shows out there. HBO has produced better.

    Even the characters tend to be played out... the alcoholic cop, crazy mom, yeah, been there, done that.    … Expand
  13. andrewbrown
    Sep 3, 2016
    5
    Stranger Things holds the same value to me as Tron Legacy or Transformers.
    It is a background show, that provides a good ambiance to the room, but is
    devoid of any compelling story telling.

    The abundance of child acting mixed with DnD and Star Wars references in cringful.
    The moaning mother is annoying.

    You want a better show to watch? Watch Season 1 of Wayward Pines.
  14. Forfithf
    Aug 29, 2016
    6
    This is good, but a long way off being great. I do wonder how appealing this show would be if it had a contemporary setting? I dont think i would have stuck with it to be honest. The core horror/sci-fi/fantasy element seemed very weak to me. The CGI effects were horribly out if place.Still, good acting, characterisation and a lot to appeal to children of the 80s such as myself.
  15. hopippolla
    Dec 28, 2016
    4
    If Stranger Things were a 3 part series with 20 minutes episodes, I think it might've been good.
    My main problem was with the characters and acting.
    After the second episode, the kids stop being cute, and every time there is a joke between them it feels extremely forced. The whole thing seemed too artificial for me to get inside the story and actually root for the characters or to let    If Stranger Things were a 3 part series with 20 minutes episodes, I think it might've been good.
    My main problem was with the characters and acting.
    After the second episode, the kids stop being cute, and every time there is a joke between them it feels extremely forced.
    The whole thing seemed too artificial for me to get inside the story and actually root for the characters or to let the story take me wherever it wanted.
    Suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by 80s references but without content and/or creativity to actually keep you engaged with the story.
    Just boring and easily forgetful.    … Expand
  16. DudeManGuy
    Jul 18, 2016
    5
    Welcome to the internet where everything is either the worst or best thing ever. This show is interesting due to the subject matter, but the execution is merely serviceable. The writing, acting(OMG Winona, stop), and scene pacing are among the most amateurish I've experienced in this "golden age of TV" we are experiencing. There are no characters that you will grow to like. They are allWelcome to the internet where everything is either the worst or best thing ever. This show is interesting due to the subject matter, but the execution is merely serviceable. The writing, acting(OMG Winona, stop), and scene pacing are among the most amateurish I've experienced in this "golden age of TV" we are experiencing. There are no characters that you will grow to like. They are all just... there. You understand their motivations, but there is very little actual personality on display.

    The show also wears all of it's influences on its sleeve, making it feel like homage rather than something unique or vital. If you grew up with 80s horror movies, Akira, ET, etc. you are probably going to roll your eyes at just how on the nose some of this stuff is. The title credits are even in the same font as Stephen King's as it appears on many of his novels. Stranger Things > Stephen King. Get it? Overall, the show is completely watchable if you can handle some of the sub par elements.    … Expand
  17. ryeca
    Aug 3, 2016
    6
    A few good suspenseful moments and some great young actors, but overall pretty boring and too reliant on the mystery-reveal to be called "Spielberg-esque." Also, I think the 80's-synth-remake vibe peaked at Drive, so let's just all calm down or everything is going to be John Carpenter+M-83+neon signage or Souvenir typography from here on out. Stranger Things has two episodes of contentA few good suspenseful moments and some great young actors, but overall pretty boring and too reliant on the mystery-reveal to be called "Spielberg-esque." Also, I think the 80's-synth-remake vibe peaked at Drive, so let's just all calm down or everything is going to be John Carpenter+M-83+neon signage or Souvenir typography from here on out. Stranger Things has two episodes of content stretched over eight; too much style over substance, but if you binge watch that's not a bad deal.… Expand
  18. weirdcryo
    Aug 16, 2016
    5
    Despite all the things copied from a lot of other things there is quality that we all expect from a Netflix show, considering it that it also has all the problems that Netflix shows are known from.
  19. Kilrymont
    Jul 15, 2016
    6
    It's okay but it's not going to run away with whatever takes the place of Oscars for TV programmes. Ryder overacts heavily - which she's prone to do in most shows/movies she's in, but this one does require some extreme reaction to extreme circumstances. So perhaps it's forgiveable to some extent.

    The first couple of episodes drag by at a snail's pace, with some acceleration in    It's okay but it's not going to run away with whatever takes the place of Oscars for TV programmes. Ryder overacts heavily - which she's prone to do in most shows/movies she's in, but this one does require some extreme reaction to extreme circumstances. So perhaps it's forgiveable to some extent.

    The first couple of episodes drag by at a snail's pace, with some acceleration in subsequent offerings. The kid appeal thing is core interest here, with the youngsters being the main protagonists, the policeman and mother of the missing boy coming next. Most of the other characters are cardboard cutouts, without any particular demands on their acting skills.

    Interested to see how this one develops - will it make it into second/third seasons? I doubt it somehow - this is more like a tale that will run its course and that'll be that. Netflix isn't that quick with follow ups, see the time it took for the 2nd season of Marco Polo to materialise. We'll see.    … Expand
  20. Kool4Kats
    Jul 17, 2016
    4
    Pays homage to the 1980's movies which featured science fiction themes and young kids. Also shows like "Eerie Indiana" and "Twilight Zone" were big influences. As far as the acting goes, it is generally good except for Winona Ryder who is constantly shrieking her lines and brings the entire production down.
  21. noirfx
    Jul 27, 2016
    5
    The biggest mystery of this show is how the hell it gets so overrated. Everything in it except the 80 's atmosphere is boring and what's worse, annoying. Characters made stupid decisions all the time, there is no plot twists or unexpected turns, you can easily predict the whore show after watching first 3 episodes. Acting is terrible most of the time, child acting looks silly, Winona isThe biggest mystery of this show is how the hell it gets so overrated. Everything in it except the 80 's atmosphere is boring and what's worse, annoying. Characters made stupid decisions all the time, there is no plot twists or unexpected turns, you can easily predict the whore show after watching first 3 episodes. Acting is terrible most of the time, child acting looks silly, Winona is overacting. 30% of the whole show is taken by love story that is lame and too cliched. CGI is pure garbage. At first I was intrigued, then I was disappointed, but watching 2 last episodes was torture. This show is cheap and dull, I'd never gave it rating more than 5 out of 10 and I would never suggested to watch it to anybody. This was complete waste of my time.… Expand
  22. steveyme
    Sep 30, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Started quite well then went downhill. It's just the usual sci-fi pap that TV is ruthlessly efficient at creating. Nothing in this series will surprise you if you are over 20. No twists, everything can be seen coming a mile off. Cliche upon cliche: 'The man' conducting experiments, a nose that bleeds under stress, another darker reality, locks that broken by rocks, school bullies who come good, girls who fire guns better than the guys. Plenty of people will love this. I did not.… Expand
  23. ComandanteCobra
    Sep 19, 2016
    4
    I find it a little hollow.
    Certainly isn’t a bad production , but I find it linear and predictable.
    This dullness it is not caused by old school tv homages but it is caused by one dimensional characters laking interiority and growth....the fact that almost all of the "thriller" sequences are easily spotted way before they happens on screen...some plot holes....some overacting. 80's    I find it a little hollow.
    Certainly isn’t a bad production , but I find it linear and predictable.
    This dullness it is not caused by old school tv homages but it is caused by one dimensional characters laking interiority and growth....the fact that almost all of the "thriller" sequences are easily spotted way before they happens on screen...some plot holes....some overacting.
    80's reference are there but aren't well integrated into the story and they feels inessential.. so they did not trigger a Nostalgia Effect on me    … Expand
  24. NJMC_
    May 11, 2017
    5
    Predictable and at some times, slow and boring. I really feel like I am in a television show, the way people are so into a show that is sub-par. Nothing original, high use of cliche' situations with the various characters involved.
  25. DiogoOliveira
    Nov 24, 2017
    6
    Pecou pelo Excesso de cliché oitentista, vi referencia ate onde não deveria ter, uma serie que lembra documentários sobre filmes dos anos 80, a serie deveria ter um fechamento único na sua historia na primeira temporada. tirando a trilha sonora, as referencia, a serie não teria sua aclamação, além da serie não ter uma identidade própria, esta tudo perdido em referencia a outras obras, comoPecou pelo Excesso de cliché oitentista, vi referencia ate onde não deveria ter, uma serie que lembra documentários sobre filmes dos anos 80, a serie deveria ter um fechamento único na sua historia na primeira temporada. tirando a trilha sonora, as referencia, a serie não teria sua aclamação, além da serie não ter uma identidade própria, esta tudo perdido em referencia a outras obras, como Alien, ET, Poltergeist entre outros filmes do Steven Spielberg, a serie parece uma ejaculação de ideias do próprio Spielberg, não vemos nada de novo, e não veremos nas próximas duas temporadas, já que o que faz sucesso tem seu tempo de vida acentuado. Tudo é ruim? Não, tem a excelente química do elenco juvenil/infantil além do elenco adulto, mas o show aqui e do elenco mais jovem (coisa difícil de acreditar) tirando tudo dito, a serie seria apenas mais uma de muitas series ruins, nesse caso STRANGER THINGS tem coisa pra mostra, por mais que seja cliche demais da conta.… Expand
  26. Dsros96
    Oct 30, 2018
    6
    This is a kind of a generic show. It's good but predictable and not risky at all.
  27. Filmix16
    Oct 5, 2019
    5
    Je crois que cette série est un événement dans les séries de sience-fiction. Les acteurs sont tous très bon dans leur rôle et colle bien aux caractéristiques des personnages. La disparition de Will arrive un peut trop vite pour moi, ils auraient dû la mettre au deuxième épisode. Millie Bobby Brown ( 011 ) donne une performance incroyable tout comme Winona Ryder ( Joyce ) et David Harbour (Je crois que cette série est un événement dans les séries de sience-fiction. Les acteurs sont tous très bon dans leur rôle et colle bien aux caractéristiques des personnages. La disparition de Will arrive un peut trop vite pour moi, ils auraient dû la mettre au deuxième épisode. Millie Bobby Brown ( 011 ) donne une performance incroyable tout comme Winona Ryder ( Joyce ) et David Harbour ( Hopper ). Si on mais appare les quelques effets moyennement réussi et les mort réticule c’est une des meilleurs séries que j’ai vu.… Expand
  28. Lucas_t
    Dec 25, 2019
    6
    I think it was a reasonable first season. Not much risk but can please with good performances and script
  29. funnymystical
    Sep 15, 2022
    5
    weak writing
    weak characters
    weak cgi
    weak promotion
    weak realism
    weak horror

Awards & Rankings

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#55 Best TV Season of 2016
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#15 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Aug 16, 2016
    80
    This is astoundingly efficient storytelling, eight hours that pass in a blink, with even minor characters getting sharp dialogue, dark humor, or moments of pathos.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Lenika Cruz
    Jul 26, 2016
    60
    There’s a higher bar for original stories--even homages--to clear when it comes to incorporating the lessons Hollywood has learned recently about depicting female characters who are as layered as their male counterparts. For all its charms, Stranger Things doesn’t quite meet that standard.
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  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Molly Eichel
    Jul 22, 2016
    80
    You'll turn on the first episode and mysteriously find yourself sitting in the same spot on your couch eight episodes later, never having moved an inch.
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