Is "Stranger Things" Really Strange?
Stranger Things (2016) This article will contain spoilers for the series Stranger Things . Read it at your own discretion, and feel free to skip it altogether if you're yet to finish the series and would prefer to go into it without knowing certain events in advance. Nostalgia for the 80's is an epidemic which has plagued artwork (particularly in film and music) as of late. It was only a matter of time before all of those warm feelings for a time with Dungeons and Dragons, bright poppy synthesizers, and wood paneling culminated and resulted in what is essentially a love letter to the single decade which everyone seems to have collectively decided they're nostalgic for. However, this raises the question, is there more to Stranger Things than nostalgia? Is Stranger Things really the strange and unique series that it advertises itself to be? Naturally, there are some endearing qualities to Stranger Things , its characters for instance are fantastic child actors who ...