Reviews for Stranger Things third season arrived over the weekend. But what did the critics have to say following a divisive second season?
Well the newest batch of episodes current holds a certified fresh, 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes with a critics consensus which reads:
Vibrant and charming, Stranger Things transforms itself into a riveting — if familiar — summer ride that basks in its neon-laden nostalgia without losing sight of the rich relationships that make the series so endearing.
Here’s what some of the top critics had to say about our third visit to the town of Hawkins:
Financial Times
Our heroes are not the goofy young kids they used to be. The third series realigns and reconfigures them in new combinations and allegiances. [4/5]
The Daily Telegraph
On the evidence of this plodding and predictable third season, the Duffers can’t skip town soon enough. [3/5]
The Observer
Season 3 balances good-natured laughs with charming nostalgia through likable characters doing battle against looming horrors. Yet it feels like it’s propping up its past to justify its present. [B]
Indiewire
By doubling down on relationship stories, Season 3 of “Stranger Things” delivers an oft-charming, deeper-than-expected, and ultimately enjoyable new chapter. [B]
Screen Rant
Stranger Things finally becomes the sort of extravagant, exceedingly ambitious adventure spectacle that would have ruled the theaters during the ’80s, instead of a TV series merely obsessed with films from that decade.
TV Guide
Though there are signs that Stranger Things is on the verge of slowing down (one-note villains, the missing feeling of an unearthed ’80s treasure), that’s not happening yet in Season 3. [4.5/5]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcnHOQ-cHa0Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Natalie Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Priah Ferguson, Cary Elwes, Jake Busey and Maya Thurman-Hawke.
Seasons 1 and 2 are now available for streaming on Netflix. Season 3 will debut on July 4, 2019.
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