Shows You Should Be Watching
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Summary Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
Summary A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map. Our Take A strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Stranger Things…
Summary With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour…
Summary Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions. Our Take A transition episode that sets up more than it delivers.…
Summary Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin’s radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong. Our Take Serviceable television, it advances the story without ever surprising you.
Summary Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that’s holding Will hostage. Our Take A masterclass episode, confident, surprising, and completely earned.
Summary An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins Lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside. Our Take A masterclass episode, confident, surprising, and completely earned.
Summary Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past. Our Take Serviceable television, it advances the story without ever surprising you.
Summary 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. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work…
Summary 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. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the…