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Stranger Things Season 2

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Overview Sincere apologies for the long wait between my first post and this post as I got really caught up with some of my other commitments. But anyways, I have finally finished watching Season 2 of Stranger Things. So how does it measure up to the fantastic first season? Well, I think it more than lived up to the hype, and the Duffer Brothers managed to create a sophomore season that more than measures up to the heights reached by the first season. The characters are once again the highlights of the show. The Duffer Brothers managed to allow for numerous returning characters to grow and mature naturally, while most of the new addition to the cast were also very well-written. It was just great fun to hang out with all these fan-favourite characters and watch them band together to fight off yet another supernatural threat. The production design was on point once again and really allowed the viewers to feel as if they were teleported back to the 80s again. I also thought ...

Stranger Things Season 1

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Overview Stranger Things is a sci-fi/horror/drama created by the Duffer Brothers. It tells the story of the disappearance of Will Byers from the town of Hawkins, and the subsequent investigation to find him as well as the various supernatural events that start to take place after his disappearance. The show was one of Netflix's biggest success of 2016, earning critical acclaim from TV critics and fans alike. It won numerous awards across the major TV award bodies and became a huge cultural sensation, spawning a huge and dedicated fanbase. So naturally I jumped aboard the hype train around May this year to see for myself what's the fuss about the show. After finishing it, I can only say that I regretted not picking up on the show earlier, as it is one of the most exhilarating shows I have seen in quite some time. The Duffer Brothers perfectly captured the 80s setting, and despite the clear inspiration it took from the various Spielberg and Carpenter sci-fi works of th...