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.