Stranger Things

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Season 3
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 15, 2016
Season #: 5, 4.5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 448 Ratings

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  1. Ashmerfarook
    Aug 16, 2019
    9
    I remember the first time I saw this series the season I who thought it could be this great everyone can agree that it is beyond our expectations best series ever fantastic elastic and realistic
  2. MovieNights
    Aug 31, 2019
    3
    Stranger Things' seems to suffer from what happens when you take a popular and very well liked tv show or movie, and then you make a new season or movie and it ends up stinking because it has a different director, actors, etc. and then the quality from the original just totally falls off. This is seemingly 'Stranger Things' season 3. The overall quality of just, everything that made seasonStranger Things' seems to suffer from what happens when you take a popular and very well liked tv show or movie, and then you make a new season or movie and it ends up stinking because it has a different director, actors, etc. and then the quality from the original just totally falls off. This is seemingly 'Stranger Things' season 3. The overall quality of just, everything that made season 1 and 2 absolutely fantastic just isn't there in season 3.

    There first half of the season is spent on character building in a new, more grown up future that not just fails to make me care more about the characters, but it bored me. Everything that happens, none of it matters later in the season. There's also plot holes scattered throughout which really hurts it. but there's other parts of this season that are just absolutely horrible like Erica, who's a super annoying brat and just you want her out of the show.

    What happened to ST season 3? Did the original director or writers move on or something? Because overall, season 3 isn't anywhere as good as the previous 2 seasons. It just doesn't have "it". Everything that made the previous 2 seasons great not only aren't present in this one, there are things in this season that make it far worse. With that said, the positives of what I did like is Dustin's gf story, and the ending that was actually pretty darn sad so while I didn't really enjoy this season, I'm still looking forward to season 4.    … Expand
  3. HannibalB
    May 23, 2022
    3
    I liked the first two seasons, but this one was a disaster. Too much forced humor was the biggest problem. They show runners seem to have lost their way and forgotten what made the first season so good. The changes in El's character were unwelcome.
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 4, 2022
    6
    This season starts very low on its first two episodes. The characters feel disassociated, and very disconnected, and there’s really no mystery or nothing interesting to see than the gang being jerks with each other. But after episodes 3 and 4 the season starts building that so called tension we all expected. There were still many plot fails and the season overall wasn’t good enough to beatThis season starts very low on its first two episodes. The characters feel disassociated, and very disconnected, and there’s really no mystery or nothing interesting to see than the gang being jerks with each other. But after episodes 3 and 4 the season starts building that so called tension we all expected. There were still many plot fails and the season overall wasn’t good enough to beat the first one, but overall, despite its awful start and its multiple errors, this season holds up to the hype it built, and for a good part, it was a step into the right direction after season 2, which could not give the series the sequel it deserved. Not saying this season is what season 2 should have been, but I can say it’s not as overwhelming as it’ predecessor… Expand
  5. hello_world
    Aug 4, 2019
    5
    This is probably the weakest season. It can still be a fun time, but you need to turn your brain off a couple of times. Characters will sometimes forget how to run away and the plot starting to veer into territory where it was hard to maintain a suspension of disbelief. There was one episode where the editing was really bad, where the shots made no sense. The strongest thing the show hasThis is probably the weakest season. It can still be a fun time, but you need to turn your brain off a couple of times. Characters will sometimes forget how to run away and the plot starting to veer into territory where it was hard to maintain a suspension of disbelief. There was one episode where the editing was really bad, where the shots made no sense. The strongest thing the show has going for it is the likeable characters. If you're tired of watching the adventures of the stranger things gang, this season has very little else to offer.… Expand
  6. RenoR
    Jul 28, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disaster. Russian army in US build bunker 2km under ground. Everything is cheesy and everyone's trying to be soooo funny. LGBT **** hits the fan and why not to have sassy queen. Oh forgot to kill someone let's do it in last 29mins for no reason because everyone knew it needs to be done quick but let's sing, discuss and wait. Why does it have this high Rating… Expand
  7. glomman
    Feb 2, 2020
    7
    Season 3 of Stranger Things is not as good as its predecessors in my opinion. While the others could stand on their own feet, Season 3 just isn't as exciting and original as the other ones. The characters, of which you can easily notice there arte too many, are often simplified and fall short. I want this series to be good as a whole, and it's understandable that you can't always bestSeason 3 of Stranger Things is not as good as its predecessors in my opinion. While the others could stand on their own feet, Season 3 just isn't as exciting and original as the other ones. The characters, of which you can easily notice there arte too many, are often simplified and fall short. I want this series to be good as a whole, and it's understandable that you can't always best yourself, but that all doesn't distract from the fact that this installment of Stranger Things is clearly not the best one, but still much better than many other shows I've watched on Netflix.… Expand
  8. fudgsiclss
    Jul 4, 2019
    6
    Mediocre season overall. Story lacked the grounding elements of season 1 and 2, but instead felt like something else. Also the plot was quite clearly a copy of Game of Thrones White Walker storyline with the entire goal of the seasons including elements and mechanics of the villians being some rearrangement of the white Walker's abilities in Game of Thrones.
  9. Thiago_Henrique
    Jul 13, 2019
    3
    Fui relutante em assistir baseado na minha experiencia com a segunda temp , porem por um momento achei que tinha me enganado e seria uma boa experiencia , os 3 primeiros episódios são muito bem desenrolados explora o relacionamento entre os personagens de maneira descontraída e interessante, o Billy como vilão foi uma ótima opção realmente dava medo parecia uma ameaça real. porem com aFui relutante em assistir baseado na minha experiencia com a segunda temp , porem por um momento achei que tinha me enganado e seria uma boa experiencia , os 3 primeiros episódios são muito bem desenrolados explora o relacionamento entre os personagens de maneira descontraída e interessante, o Billy como vilão foi uma ótima opção realmente dava medo parecia uma ameaça real. porem com a inserção dos Russos na série cagaram tudo , tem muitos elementos que insultam a inteligencia do telespectador , segue algumas;

    • Chegam a conclusão que os russos estão próximos pela musica do cavalinho do shopping?

    • Personagens deixam de trabalhar para ficar com um binóculos na praça de alimentação com dezenas de pessoas em volta procurando um possível russo ?

    • Os russos criaram uma base subterrânea em um shopping norte americano em plena guerra fria?

    • A base não tinha segurança na entrada ? sem câmeras externas e internamente ?

    • 4 crianças presas no elevador ninguem notou ?

    • 4 crianças invadem salas de segurança?

    • Depois terem invadidos os 3 adultos ainda voltam la e fazem o que querem ?

    • Ninguem viu o monstro de 10 metros de altura ?

    • as crianças invadem farmácia , shopping e não tem policia e segurança?

    Assim teria muitas mas muitas coisas para citar é que realmente estou com preguiça porque são infintas, chega um momento que você torce para a série acabar logo se torna totalmente entediante apenas terminei porque já tinha começado , é uma pena pois tem uma premissa interessante o mundo invertido e tudo , Enfim pode ser resumido em Frustrante e Entediante    … Expand
  10. 6PereiraNicolas
    Jul 18, 2019
    3
    Think of a season that took the same formula from others and performed generically and bland! Characters solve problems easily and make everything a sea of ​​roses, something that other seasons established as a serious problem, horrible season!
  11. YellowSnowman
    Aug 3, 2019
    1
    The acting was terrible, the plot made no sense, the scripting was clearly done by greasy 40 year old men looking back to what they thought they looked like in their youth. Just a god awful season that ruined stranger things for me
  12. Lunalala
    Jul 23, 2019
    10
    Season 3 still manages to captivate and inspire my imagination and it certainly is something that will keep you watching. This season the kids are a bit older and therefore act older too, which means they are more rebellious and don’t do the fun stuff they used too. This season is full of 80’s nostalgia and callbacks and takes a more relaxed approach. At times I forgot this was a SY-FYSeason 3 still manages to captivate and inspire my imagination and it certainly is something that will keep you watching. This season the kids are a bit older and therefore act older too, which means they are more rebellious and don’t do the fun stuff they used too. This season is full of 80’s nostalgia and callbacks and takes a more relaxed approach. At times I forgot this was a SY-FY horror show and started thinking I was watching a high budget sit-com which is exactly what I wanted. I feel in the previous seasons the kids weren’t fleshed out enough and this season gives us more of the every day activities of the kids. When the action does start its exciting and visually stunning. This season will make you laugh, make you cry, and keep you gripped all throughout!… Expand
  13. Diptanshu
    May 1, 2020
    10
    Literally greatest season ever in tv shows!i was literally shocked!Great music amazing acting the theme and cinematography and visuals each and everything was skeptical the drama was amazing.specially this season the little girlfriend boyfriend and couples thing and the way a boy grown and left childhood that pain showcased perfectly i was literally laughing while dustin calls hisLiterally greatest season ever in tv shows!i was literally shocked!Great music amazing acting the theme and cinematography and visuals each and everything was skeptical the drama was amazing.specially this season the little girlfriend boyfriend and couples thing and the way a boy grown and left childhood that pain showcased perfectly i was literally laughing while dustin calls his girlfriend in middle of something and in that whole episode i was literally blowned away i was crying,laughing,craving for more the speech of hop and the music i can't describe the experience in the words it was masterpiece!… Expand
  14. CarnageRules
    Aug 25, 2019
    6
    A pesar del lento y un tanto forzado comienzo, esta temporada logra mantener al espectador intrigado durante gran parte de su desarrollo, tal como sus temporadas anteriores.
    El problema, es que mientras más cerca está el final, menos relevancia parece tener lo visto anteriormente. A fin de cuentas es un truco conocido en esta serie, que se repite una vez más pero que resulta especialmente    A pesar del lento y un tanto forzado comienzo, esta temporada logra mantener al espectador intrigado durante gran parte de su desarrollo, tal como sus temporadas anteriores.
    El problema, es que mientras más cerca está el final, menos relevancia parece tener lo visto anteriormente. A fin de cuentas es un truco conocido en esta serie, que se repite una vez más pero que resulta especialmente evidente y molesto en esta ocasión.
    Para finalizar, el final es tan poco trabajado e insulso que termina por sepultar todo lo bueno que tuvo esta temporada. De que sirve una trama interesante si el desenlace de la misma es decepcionante?
    En este sentido los creadores fueron tramposos. Pues ponen tanto énfasis en los “giros” (por así llamarlos) del último capítulo, que los defectos de producción del mismo pasaran inadvertidos para la mayoría de espectadores.    … Expand
  15. Trainer58
    Aug 30, 2019
    0
    Worst season, one and two were good, this season was laughable, Bored to tears, if you have a season 4, please redeem yourselves...
  16. Lucas_t
    Dec 25, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season is about trying to be the first two seasons in one. The lack of originality bothers because they are the same events but with different characters. Like Billy taking Will's place in the seasons. There is nothing groundbreaking and some characters that were essential for the past two seasons have just become supporting characters that add nothing to the story.… Expand
  17. Satanski666
    Mar 19, 2020
    0
    Really liked first season, liked second one, but this time they changed the series into some kid love story BS. Couldn't endure more then three episodes, even fast forwarding a lot. Plot is boring, jokes are not funny, characters lost their charm. Everything is wrong. Can't force myself to watch it further for now.
  18. Martinson
    Jan 13, 2020
    1
    Predictable, full of stereotypes and hollywood clichés. Harper is just screaming all the time, people do stupid mistakes all the time. First season was a masterpiece, second season was meh and the the third season is unwatchable.
  19. Amir_poper
    May 4, 2020
    7
    Weaker than the first two seasons , but still good . The weekness of this season is that it has some bugs . Characters act like kids , first episodes are filled with romantic stuff , and the whole story makes sense less . But it is still exciting and emotional. Hope season 4 will be better.
  20. emmajames1317
    May 14, 2020
    0
    I think stranger things is a good show the first five times watching it but after awhile is gets boring
  21. wayrez
    May 16, 2020
    7
    Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised when from the first minutes of the show he dragged me to the end of the season. It's an interesting story, even if it's not very original, not boring and dynamic enough. The script and dialogues are realistic and logical, not as often happens in modern series. Mystic and movie lovers of the 80's will definitely like this mixture, and in general theHonestly, I was pleasantly surprised when from the first minutes of the show he dragged me to the end of the season. It's an interesting story, even if it's not very original, not boring and dynamic enough. The script and dialogues are realistic and logical, not as often happens in modern series. Mystic and movie lovers of the 80's will definitely like this mixture, and in general the series is chic. One thing that he released Netflix is worth looking at at least the first series, and then get involved.… Expand
  22. Guo56
    May 15, 2020
    10
    Personally I think that the third season was really close to perfect, a few hiccups on the way but I’ll give it a ten.
  23. TudorPopescu
    Dec 10, 2020
    5
    I can't believe I'm saying this, but I didn't like season 3. The main issue is that now the mystery isn't that "mysterious" anymore. The show's strongest point used to be the unknown, the unpredictability, the suspense. You were never sure of what was going to happen. But now the mystery is kind of gone. We've already seen the monsters multiple times. It isn't "special" anymore. It alsoI can't believe I'm saying this, but I didn't like season 3. The main issue is that now the mystery isn't that "mysterious" anymore. The show's strongest point used to be the unknown, the unpredictability, the suspense. You were never sure of what was going to happen. But now the mystery is kind of gone. We've already seen the monsters multiple times. It isn't "special" anymore. It also feels like there's more focus on action than mystery in this season.

    I also hate Hopper. I didn't mind him much in the previous seasons, but he's unbearable now. He's an **** he's unlikable, he's downright abusive at times, and I can't stand him. I don't want him to be a love interest for Joyce and I don't want him to be the father figure for Eleven. The "overprotective father" and the "tough guy who's afraid to show his emotions" shticks are tiresome, overdone and unoriginal.

    I'm not saying this season is bad, but it's not good either. It's mediocre. If you're a Stranger Things die-hard fan, you might like this season. I didn't. But what I did like were the cinematography and the actors' performance. Everything else fell flat. I also wasn't a fan of the Russians subplot. Again, overdone to hell and back.    … Expand
  24. Fatbob15
    Oct 21, 2022
    9
    Better than both of it's predecesors, if you were dissappointed by Season 2, this season is a complete 180 of that
  25. MarcoOlivieri
    Oct 9, 2020
    0
    I won't waste time to motivate why this season is complete crap. I just wanna contribute with my 1/10.
  26. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 25, 2021
    6
    Ohhhhhh boy. It's a comedy now?? I'll go over some bullet points, I guess,

    All of the male characters, Hopper especially, have been dumbed down because it's "funny." Mike and Lucas have an entire scene dedicating to farting and burping. Dustin singing is one of the most "why is this in the show" moments ever. Every character feels like they're on Disney Channel now. Erica worked way    Ohhhhhh boy. It's a comedy now?? I'll go over some bullet points, I guess,

    All of the male characters, Hopper especially, have been dumbed down because it's "funny."
    Mike and Lucas have an entire scene dedicating to farting and burping.
    Dustin singing is one of the most "why is this in the show" moments ever.
    Every character feels like they're on Disney Channel now.
    Erica worked way better as a side character. She REALLY deserved to be developed more.
    The entire plot with the Russians.

    It's so crazy and over the top that...I kinda like it.
    I always see it as a parody of itself, and it works well that way. Also, there's some genuinely good moments, like the Mike and WIll fight in the rain, and Steve and Robin's dynamic. There's still a few good scenes here.

    But...as a season of Stranger Things...it just doesn't work, man.    … Expand
  27. Nishant288
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 all season are best i loved it i am a big fan of stranger things and his all character world best web series i ever seen stranger things love
  28. Gts08
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    Netflix's wonderful nostalgia bomb, that captured millions of child hearts, 80s kids' imaginations, with its 3rd and penultimate season, poses new challenge to our protagonists, both in their personal lives, but also in the fight against the terrifying secrets that can change the fate of Hawkins. Binge-watchable, although not as great as S1 was, the very top of this series (probablyNetflix's wonderful nostalgia bomb, that captured millions of child hearts, 80s kids' imaginations, with its 3rd and penultimate season, poses new challenge to our protagonists, both in their personal lives, but also in the fight against the terrifying secrets that can change the fate of Hawkins. Binge-watchable, although not as great as S1 was, the very top of this series (probably forever), better than S2, and provides a foundation for the finale that is still more than encouraging. Horror and visuality are stronger than ever, albeit some characters were just...unnecessary. You know what I mean. Cliché on cliché sometimes, but who cares, if you can not stop watching it? Maybe has a weak writing, and in its 1st half, it mainly focuses on the 80s feel, this series has a bright future, and well, we have a Murray..… Expand
  29. Maxdom77
    Jul 26, 2022
    6
    Esta temporada empezo tan bien, parecia ser la temporada con mas personalidad pero el final... se convierte en otra pelea contra el mismo monstruo generico y desperdician el elememnto apocalipci zombie que plantearon al inicio por lo mismo de siempre, y la escritura y dirreccion son las mas caoticas de la serie (hasta ahora)
  30. phoenix_prjct
    Mar 14, 2023
    7
    Final Thoughts:

    Season 3 struggles a little to balance its gritty, heavy themes against its more campy fun with some nonsensical inclusions (Russians, really?), but tight casting, performances, and character arcs more than make up the difference, playing nicely with some horror and gore. Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) continues to stand out and, despite some narrative retreads, interesting    Final Thoughts:

    Season 3 struggles a little to balance its gritty, heavy themes against its more campy fun with some nonsensical inclusions (Russians, really?), but tight casting, performances, and character arcs more than make up the difference, playing nicely with some horror and gore. Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) continues to stand out and, despite some narrative retreads, interesting plot points set up an intriguing 4th outing.

    For the full review and more posts like it, visit my site: https://thephoenixprjct.com/%f0%9f%8d%bf-stranger-things-season-3-basic-review-%f0%9f%8d%bf/    … Expand
  31. Fixer84
    Mar 16, 2023
    8
    A third season that keeps the stakes high, that of Stranger Things. Which is by no means the weak link in the chain but, more than anything else, a reconfirmation of the many (beautiful) things done in the past. And that has a bittersweet conclusion but which is perfectly consistent with the narrative used.
  32. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    9
    Many people don't like it and I don't really understand them. As for me, it's a quality sequel.
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72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Al Horner
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    Stranger Things 3 practices what it preaches: instead of the pure nostalgia of previous seasons, the Duffer brothers break brilliant, terrifying new ground here.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    Over-familiarity is the biggest issue in an eight-part series that refuses to stray from the Goonies-meets-Stephen King formula. ... Stranger Things is on more solid territory addressing the growing pains its teenage protagonists.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 4, 2019
    80
    It’s a real and joyful return to form for the show that has been taken fiercely to the hearts of people who weren’t there the first time round and, perhaps even more fiercely, by those who were. The brothers continue to play with, reference and occasionally lift all the things that made the Johns, Carpenter and Hughes, and the Steph(/v)ens, King and Spielberg, enduringly great and mash them into something equally fun, racy and frightening as hell for us all on the small screen. It’s almost like being young again.
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