I enjoyed the first season of Stranger Things, despite it being a pastiche of far superior works. I deplored the second season of Stranger Things, since it was the same pastiche of far superior works. As well, not only were their influences played out, but they displayed them with far less subtlety. Much like the Wachowskis blowing all their influences on the first Matrix, I’m not sure the Duffer Brothers can hem together another enjoyable season without. You know. Coming up with some shit of truly of their own.

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