Stranger Things 4 threads on repetitive themes, almost pandering to fan service nostalgia
Stranger Things 4 threads on repetitive themes, almost pandering to fan service nostalgia
Six years ago, Matt and Ross Duffer whipped up a perfect streaming video dessert,
Six years ago, Matt and Ross Duffer whipped up a perfect streaming video dessert,
low on nutrition but high in sweet pop culture calories.
low on nutrition but high in sweet pop culture calories.
Season 1 of their Netflix series
Stranger Things
Season 1 of their Netflix series
Stranger Things
was an expertly assembled and precisely calibrated souffle of Generation X nostalgia,
was an expertly assembled and precisely calibrated souffle of Generation X nostalgia,
Spielbergian family melodrama and more-intense-than-expected sci-fi-horror adventure.
Spielbergian family melodrama and more-intense-than-expected sci-fi-horror adventure.
It was a delicious, entirely guilt-free indulgence.
It was a delicious, entirely guilt-free indulgence.
The thing about a dessert, when it’s tasty enough,
The thing about a dessert, when it’s tasty enough,
that the people who love it don’t want it to change
that the people who love it don’t want it to change
that’s the condition for their choosing it over and over again.
that’s the condition for their choosing it over and over again.