Stranger Things TV Review

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.08 “The Mind Flayer”

Posted 7 years ago

EPISODE: 2.08 "The Mind Flayer" SYNOPSIS: An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside. REVIEW: After the momentum killer that was "The Lost Sister", Stranger Things picks right up where it left off with...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.07 “The Lost Sister”

Posted 7 years ago

EPISODE: 2.07 "The Lost Sister" SYNOPSIS: Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past. REVIEW: When the Duffer Brothers first developed Stranger Things, it was being envisioned as an anthology series. Obviously, the...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.06 “The Spy”

Posted 7 years ago

EPISODE: 2.06 "The Spy" SYNOPSIS: Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger, but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond. REVIEW: In the second of the two episodes helmed by Oscar winning filmmaker...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.05 “Dig Dug”

Posted 7 years ago

EPISODE: 2.05 "Dig Dug" SYNOPSIS: Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. "Bob the Brain" tackles a difficult problem. REVIEW: Stranger Things 2 continues to get mired in the same things that befall every sequel. While The Duffer Brothers have tried...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.04 “Will the Wise”

Posted 8 years ago

EPISODE: 2.04 "Will the Wise" SYNOPSIS: An ailing Will opens up to Joyce — with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery. REVIEW: At the end of the previous episode, "The Pollywog", it finally looked like Stranger Things was returning to what it used to...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.03 “The Pollywog”

Posted 8 years ago

EPISODE: 2.03 "The Pollywog" SYNOPSIS: Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears. REVIEW: It feels a bit weird to say this after how completely sold I was with the first season of Stranger Things, but...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.02 “Trick or Treat, Freak”

Posted 8 years ago

EPISODE: 2.02 "Trick or Treat, Freak" SYNOPSIS: After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mikewonders if Eleven is still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb. REVIEW: When Stranger Things 2 debuted it's first images and trailers, the fact that the kids were all wearing costumes from GHOSTBUSTERS...

TV Review: Stranger Things 2.01 “MADMAX”

Posted 8 years ago

EPISODE: 2.01 "MADMAX" SYNOPSIS: As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins. REVIEW: Last year, Stranger Things came out of nowhere and blew audiences away....

TV Review: Stranger Things

Posted 9 years ago

Synopsis: A love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an...