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Funniest scene, Steve meeting Dustin in "scoops ahoy", the crazy enthusiasm, funny handshake and the girl says "how many kids do you know", and that moment Steve realizes he has just lost some serious street cred.
Steve is my favorite character. now I really want Jean Ralphio on the show next season
Funniest scene for me was when Hoppers receptionist gives him the new shirt he ask for and his partner says "that's a lot of colors for you chief" and Hopper shouts "it's cutting edge"
too many funny seasons. first season was the best and had very little comedy.
@@falconbox I think its natural for a series to get more lighthearted over time as long as they dont go overboard with it
I thought the funniest scene was when Hopper Joyce, Murray and Alexei were in the car and Murray calls out the sexual tension between Joyce and Jim it was hilarious
How did Joyce and Hopper accomplish nothing with their mission? They've learned how to destroy "the key", the most important part of the plan.
Exactly. What each group learned combined ended up as one big payoff at the end. I thought it was great.
Was literally just going to comment the same thing. While I like him, Alex just likes to be overly critical.
@@BerryTC agreed him being critical has for sure beyond just nitpicking, either that or him tuning out made him miss a lot of small details.
Quests needs to be a Mcguffin or something tangible, with Alex it seems
Hey man you shouldn’t watch their channel is all you do is get mad at their opinions
The Dustin Steve Robin combo was much better than the other kids
@@buffalowick8003 That didn't make it weird 🤣. WTF!?
It was like a 2min part of 1 convo . If that fucked it up for you... that's just sad
@@MyZ001
It wasn't so much weird as it was disappointing.
@@nathanaels4195 Ok, I can see that...
They literally shipped two characters for most of the season showing mutual interest and great chemistry. Then they had one come out as gay they literally affects none of the other scenes in the show only for the simple fact that they have to please the SJW’s. I was hoping they would just make Will gay and let Steve have his girl.
@@buffalowick8003 4.5% of Americans identify as LGBT so for this to be the only character is entirely representative of that number. At every school there are gay people, im gonna make an assumption what you actually mean is you don't want to see it in your favourite tv programmes. Say it your with chest next time, nothing to do with sjws you just only want characters that look and sound exactly like you. Everything else irritates you or makes you uncomfortable which is incredibly sad and i feel sorry for you.
For me as Russian, this season was hilarious with its "evil ruskies". It is sooo stereotypical. "Red dawn" level. In Russia we call this type of stereotypes - "klukva" (Cranberry). In first episode, when russian soldier kills scientists for failed experiment (why? because EVIL russians!) , a russian civil war song starts to play - "Belaya Armia Cherni Baron" (White Army, Black baron). I had to stop video, and take 2 minute break to stop laughing. They just added it, because it sounds "evil", "menacing". But it is so out of place! Imagine reverse situation, and US marine is killing scientist while Yankee Doodles is playing in a background.
10 vodka of 10.
One of the most underrated comments
Severely underrated comment my friend. I do admit the Soviets in Stranger Things seem like a cartoon version of what they were in real life.
I find the whole "Russian is introduced to American revelry and sees all the fun he has been missing out on and is humbled and overjoyed" to feel a bit insulting whenever I see it (I'm British not Russian, fyi), obviously I understand that he has been denied such things working full time in the facility but it seems to crop up fairly often - simpleton from non-West overjoyed by the entertainment wonders of the West (or rather USA). A bit cringeworthy at best and a bit insulting at worst.
@@PPX14 well, I would say this moment didn't bothered me much. I know from my family experience , how shocking it was to visit west for the first - my mom visited Paris in 1980s when Gorbachev allowed foreign trips if there was an invitation from friend or relstive. Tons of different goods, food and quality service had a huge impact on soviet mind.
It can be cringy to see such scenes in movies, but they are believable.
On the other hand mall "security" with ak-47, and full underground fortress with dozens of soviet soldiers is just nonesence.
@@necaacen Alexei was cool, thought
The actor for billy was great and I was glued to the screen when he was on
hell yeah dude, he's fucking hot
Hes the cool guy on the show
He’ll always be the Red Power Ranger to me.
Shaq daddy agreed no homo
Yeah Kev, Red Power Ranger lol lol
One thing they didn't touch on much was the visual effects, damn that monster was impressive as hell to look at, especially during the last fight!
The visual effects and the editing was stepped up this season big time
Especially when you watch it on an oled w/ dolby vision its really gourgous to look at.
I know right, very few CGI monsters get to me. But that thing was unsettling as hell. Maybe it was the way it could literally melt pieces of itself to squeeze through small spaces.
@@_Luluko_ well no duh, visual effects and a good story need to blend with each other well. They're kinda like a yin and yang. If 1 is shit, the other will suffer
So deliciously disgusting
Next season will be in 1986.
So it will obviously become a cross-over with Chernobyl.
Allah Akbar
Chernobyl was a masterpiece. They'd be smart to stay away from that storyline. It'd be one thing if HBO's Chernobyl came out a decade ago. But it's so soon, the analysis will be unavoidable ... and it'll only highlight how thin and pastiche the show is
They will travel back in time to 1953 and cross over with Dark
@@sayantanray9127 Sic Mundus Creatus Est
They'll probably allude to Chernobyl at most.
I have complaints, but after GoT I'm a lot more charitable to any show that can at least manage some fun. Plus Maya Hawke was great!
Michael Schwartz you kidding me! This season wasn’t bad but it was soooooo bland. No risks and not scary at all.
Yea same god of two is great
Eleven: Your Mom was pretty
Billy: Thanks, think I'm good now
Eleven : Your mom was pretty
Billy : I'M A CHANGED MAN NOW
Eleven: Your mom was pretty
Billy: I HAVE THE POOOWWEEEERRR!!!
lol I was wondering why that exact moment was so crucial to his character change. I assume that was the last happy memory of his mother before she separated from piece of s*** dad. Which doesn’t explain why she didn’t take her son since he was being abused. Well executed scene just didn’t add up
@@patrickbateman9115 Maybe he didn't get that res at Dorsia
Gamers 4 Life I have to return some videotapes
In other news, Limahl and The Neverending Story searches on UA-cam and Google have skyrocketed, making the 1984 movie and its theme song a viral hit.
Totally...
Just tells you how simple minded and simpleton people really are. By the ways I hated that singing part.. It was fucking awful.
@@Killswitch1411 You sound like you're fun at parties.
@@Joe-co4yq wow about as original as the third season of Stranger Things.
Vanity Assassin don’t cry now baby boy
The hopper Joyce arc with Alexi had a point, he taught them how to destroy the machine.
Why didn't he make a mad dash for cover.
Alexi was also a super cool dude i.e. a nice Russian who eventually saw the light and fell in love with capitalism, lol
I was so happy the first half was just them being kids for the most part. I always wanted more of that
Siniša Tošić I don’t agree
I thought that was super cringey
@Dave Stephenson YEah because fuck good characterization!
Dave Stephenson how dare they develop the main driving force of the show
I would've had a problem if they weren't also developing the horror side of the story at the same time. But, they did, and I think it was a good balance.
But, I can understand that people didn't like the shift in tone, cause I'm mean... that's not how the show played for the first 2 seasons.
You see the terminator, but I see grumpy/mean/Russian/spiked-haired/ buffed-up Jim Carrey
Cheap Ship that’s exactly what I thought 😂
Literally when I first saw him I said "this man is angry Jim Carrey wtf"
Looks nothing like Jim Carrey.
GGX TriHard to me he kinda looked like Jim Carrey in Kick-Ass 2
I actually found this season gripping right from the start
Anonymous same man
Yeah, this review was kind of bs. I don’t think they really payed attention. I normally like these guys.. but to call the first half boring as fuck? Like.. what? That’s laughable...
my name is not important exactly I thought this season was amazing
@@mynameisnotimportant454 i know right, if you like and care about the characters, you don't need action from start to finish to like it.
I loved this season, I think I like it more than season 2
Wako60 agreed, I disagree with a lot of things they said
Why do people keep saying the beginning of season 3 is boring. I was engaged the whole way through.
Me too. I was impressed the whole way through after I found season 2 kinda tough to trudge through the whole thing. This one kept me interested throughout and between all the different viewpoints. Loved it.
Episode 4 actually had me engaged, especially with the chilling scene at Heather's parents', but then everything went downhill.
me too I loved the whole thing watching it again cant wait for part 4
Me tooo.... episode 4 ,6 iss onn fireeeee !!!!!
i didnt like episode 1 and 5, i understand 1 again was set up aswell as 2 but i dislike 5 the most, didnt mind it but i was the weakest of all episodes. my favourite was either 4 or 8. that sauna test was amazing to watch. my opinion, best season 9.5/10
I like how the duffer brothers made Eleven lose her powers at the end. This means she wouldnt be able to find Hopper using her powers. Very smart and subtle
Wow, so smart lol
More like convenient.
I think they just didn't want her to save the day at third year in a row. Also, they probably want her to experience being 'normal'.
It makes no sense
We know she will get them back anyway lol
Harrington on drugs - 8/10
It's just marijuana
*boop
This season was much better high tbh
I wanted more of Jonathan, they built him like a badass in the first season and I feel like it never paid off
I mean, they toned down the creepy stalker vibe, at least.
Because the Duffer's want him gone. If Nancy' was his IRL Girlfriend he'd be killed off
Ryan Golden No, thank you. They need to get rid of Nancy and Jonathan. Those two are dull as hell on the show
@@CloisForever29 They haven't done anything interesting with them since S1.
@@onizuka Wait, what?
It's a shame to see billy go after all we only learned his full backstory
I personally didn't give one fuck about Billy. I hated his character since he was introduced. They should have given him an at least SOMEWHAT redeeming arc before he was taken over by the flayer. They did it SO good with Steve. I absolutely hated him at first, but he started growing on me just a LITTLE by the end of season 1. Then throughout season 2, the dude won me over and is now one of my favorite characters. Billy was completely one dimensional from start to finish. I really just wish we could have gotten more from him that would have made me actually care when he died. One good deed right before he died just wasn't enough for me. I also didn't understand how Max was so distraught by his death when he has never been anything but incredibly mean and abusive to her.
@@TheJokesterSCR Billy is all Max has as a care taker. That's a huge part of her world disappearing.
I hated billy tbh
His back story was predictable and basic, AND he's racist. I couldn't care less about him.
@@Sophia-nn3tx ikr
"Ben is dead." Actually, Ben is already dead. Benny was the diner cook in the first episode of the series. Killed by the people that worked for Brenner. Brenner - also dead. Benny, Barb, Brenner, Bob, Billy...
Heather, Alexei?
@@juliorodriguez5745 Well specifically I was responding to how they said the show keeps killing off B-named characters.
Ik I’m replying to this comment literally a year later but Brenner isn’t dead
I didn’t mind the terminator reference because the dude looked so much like Arnold. If you wanna see a real cheap imitation watch terminator genysis or dark fate. Lol.
Oh dark fate is out now? i had no idea.
Rob Nix dark fate has a trailer that I openly sigh any time I see it at the theater
I think it also was a red heat reference. Not only terminator
@@troyhodo3394 i meant in the future. the terminator in that looks like a normal guy, not an imposing beast of a man
There were LOTS of silly movies where kids "save the world" on the 80's. That was the whole point of the Russian arc in this season.
Maybe they should've been Russian *mercenaries* instead --like the Hans Gruber crew in Die Hard.
@@paradoxacres1063 You are totally right. It would have been better.
True, but they forgot about the Stranger Things premise when they went with this "funny bad russians beaten by goonies-referencing kids with gadgets".
Meanwhile, a season went by, and there was less upside-down than ever; we learned nothing new about the main vector of this series. At this rate we can go 17 seasons.
@@Nyarlah what? Replace russians with scientists and thats what the first season was about too. Thats the whole point of this show lol. These guys, and you in the comments, missed SO many things such as the points and reasons for almost everything they dislike lol. Yikes.
@@JasonHebert I don't think I missed much, I just didn't like what I saw (wow, people with different opinions !). And season 1 was centered on the upside-down subject, it was only a side-topic in S3.
Alex seems like the type of person I would genuinely hate in real life
He's a narcissist you can tell lol
Season 3 was not that good.
He's always so negative.
If you're saying that because of his opinion you would hate him in real life then you seriously have some problems you need to work out. I really don't understand why people are such snowflakes.
He’s basically their Simon Cowell. I think he’s like that I’m purpose so they have an actual critic on the show.
I'd give this season a 5/10, the story felt stretched and dried out. Mass shoving of 80s reference like they're doing fan service, nope that's not how it's done, multiple pointless storylines, the double and way too long never ending story karaoke that was out of place, fake Hopper's kill for a cheap cliffhanger... Stranger Things going down in flames and that's a shame!
I wonder how much people are going to pretend it's still a great show? GoT started going downhill from the moment they killed Tywin and season 5 was terrible but somehow all the way through season 7 people STILL pretended it was anywhere near the same quality. It took the last 4 episodes of season 8 for more and more people to turn on it until even the die hard defenders left after the finale.
ST should have ended after season 1. Season 2 was kinda bad and this season is a 5/10 I'd agree. I'm genuinely surprised by how much people are choosing to ignore all the issues because of the characters.
8.5/10 for me, not quite as good as Season 2, but infinitely better than Season 1.
Definitely not, its absolutely 8.5/10. Near the level of season 1, but definitely better than 2
Definitely 9/10 for me,sry I’m late for the party
No acknowledgment of Alexei, terrible understanding of what was going intentionally, and Alex saying the finale of GOT wasn't THAT bad,
I give this review a FOUR out of ten
Alex hates everything and likes trash ..weird
Alex is kinda annoying to me. I truly feel he never knows what he's talking about haha.
Why does everyone keep saying they didn't acknowledge Alexei even though they did
Alex enjoys being a hater!
@@SuperCasperman he tries to not pick every little thing its obnoxious
Jesus!!🤦🏽♂️over top with the Mall??!?? That was a perfect mall replica from the 80’s you gotta appreciate that. The little sister was hilarious. I don’t know..... these reviews are hit or miss nowadays. Scores were too low this season was better than the last.
Dw man it seems like they are in the minority. A lot of the comments disagree with like 80% of the points they make. Starcourt was one of my favourite parts of the season it just added so much depth and even more world building.
The names Trump and I L0000000000000VE lasagna!
Or maybe ur just different people that naturally have different opinions on things?
Seminole Gamer naturally there are different people who like things without trying to virtue signal or something?
it's true though. episode 7 was an absolute snoozefest
@@josceola8979 no they don't
@@KeangoDLuke are you sure you're not talking about season's 2 episode 7
It jumped the shark a bit and got too ridiculous, even for Stranger Things. The tone was all over the place & there was constant bickering between characters.
Nahh Billy’s memories were important because that’s the only reason 11 even survived
That intro was sick!!! And then you see Joe tryna be the terminator
Right, I wasn't sure I clicked on the right video at first.
Tryna?
This season was 50% Coke and Burger king ads and 50% 80's fashion show..
Taco Fingerz sooooo many ads
I've read people say that's just how their parents or people they know dressed in the 80s, but come on, this show is set in a small town in Indiana yet all the girls were dressed like Madonna with loud hairstyles, heavy makeup, and clothes. The mall made it feel like they weren't even in a small town anymore.
@@drlee2 that last part doesnt even make sense....
Jeez. Does alex enjoy anything?
Sometimes I agree with him then other times I think he just goes off
Haha he too funny
This season honestly felt like it started off the fastest! There were much more horror elements too towards the beginning that set the tone.
Tanmeister you ever seen season 2, that was the fastest season, barely any slow moments compared to season 1 and 3
Tanmeister rats and fucking grandma and billy? Are you fucking kidding me? The monsters paled in comparison to the previous seasons
@@legendarylitening they introduced the conflict very early on, the monsters don't have to look badass to have unsettling horror elements
@@crow8792 Compare fucking billy and wierd rats to the massive crazy looking mind flayer being introduced in season 2 IN THE FIRST EPISODE. Season 1 was fairly slow but the demogorgon was a great bad guy
I liked Season 3 the most
Don't know what's going on but the reviews have been so off the mark lately.
I thought the Far From Home review was the final nail in the coffin but calling this season boring is crazy.
I loved the build up in the first couple of episodes and the character reactions and world they built was so fun to watch.
Don't think I'm going to be using Joe for reviews anymore..
To each their own. But as a big stranger things fan, I agree with them. I've actually to this point have not finished the last season due to the lack of interest in the first few episodes. I'll finish it eventually. But nothing is really gripping me in just yet. It's kinda boring unfortunately. Just my opinion tho. I hear the last few episodes pick up a bit more
So when their views don't line up with yours you think they're wrong? Hmmm
Joe is just overly critic i mean some shit works but digs for flaws
@@anthonyvolper6520 you watched this and haven't finished it yet? your opinion is invalid.
In my opinion this season was like a "cartoon" version of season 1 and 2 with many stupid moments and oversimplifying story.
Season 4 is set on Christmas, calling it now.
Edit: It's mostly salt but I personally think I am going to ignore Alex's rulings from now on. He just doesn't enjoy anything seeing all these reviews. This straw broke the camel.
"I think I am going to like Season 4 even less"
Really? Just start with something positive for once.
Might be, but since season 1 ended on christmas, I feel like season 4 might take place during the school year or something
I think it's gonna be during thanksgiving
I'm with you, I love this series.
They literally said they are coming back to visit on thanksgiving soooooooioo I think you’re wrong
@@SniffyCone Source pls? I'm only using context clues from the last episode so...
They "got over growing apart" because shit started popping off...and even amongst they chaos they still argued and had conversations about that very thing. I dunno what show he watched..
Yeah it's ridiculous. If they kept taking time to just bond while hell was breaking loose they would've just complained about how dumb they were focusing on their relationship problems the whole time when they all should be trying to stop everyone from dying. I feel Alex brings too much negative energy and the Joe's get influenced by it. I don't watch them too often but their Far From Home review was crazy to me too when it was one of my favorite marvel movies recently. I agreed with their Game of Thrones criticism but that was because it was too obviously bad, everything else they just seem to be reaching all the time for negatives.
Season 3 was much better than season 2 IMO. Also the chemicals were obviously used to breakdown the bodies so they could be assimilated.
Not at all. Objectively the worst season of the 3.
Agreed. Its one of those seasons that you either love or you hate. IMO 3 and 4 are turning out to be the best for me. 2 was my least favorite.
Billy had to die to meet the series trope of "B" side character's death. First season is Barb, second season is Bob, and this season Billy.
Also, Hopper might have entered the upside down world prior to the flipping of the switch.
Him looking at the portal 2-3 times and the cinematography around it emphasizing it a few times. .....I thought that as well, but in the final overhead shot shows the portal is like 50 feet away and there's a big gap in between
@@davidfaustino4476 they just show they have a demigorgon from their tests in russia, nothing about hopper at all
@@AZJayjohn they literally say "not the american" in the credits scene...
@@AZJayjohn they do say "no, not the american" at the end credits. Though I think it's "Papa" from season 1
@@hcaz5818 I rewatched it they do say that, I originally had no subtitles for some reason for the whole season lol
Joe saying Hopper could have run from the machine and not have died was so stupid, did he not see the whole ass electrical field type thingy blocking his way lol
@Ernaldo Did you not see the credits scene? The russians mentioned an American in their prison. Its quite clearly Hopper
@@georgewillis592 also you can clearly see that he isnt in the room when the machine explodes
Couldn't disagree more. The first half of the season was scarier than the second half. The suspense building was done in a masterful way.
Nothing was scary. It was just goofy cgi crap.
@@thefonzkiss I agree. I have no idea how anyone can say that the suspense building was done in a masterful way and NOT be talking about season 1? There hasn't been anything that's suspenseful since season 1. There's never any real danger, it all just feels extremely contrived and hard to believe when kids can infiltrate a damn military lol.
@@Dushine ST has never been truly scary but it could indeed get intense (meaning the effect was only there for a split second and then you forget about it) quite a lot. Season 3 has just a tiny bit few of those moments while Season 2 is devoid of then at all.
The whole show should be shown in filmmaking classes as an example of how to spectacularly botch the idea of jumlscares (I lost it in the last or last but one episode when they even tried to make Nancy banging on the car window scary).
Dushine The ending could have been more suspenseful when they were running away from Mind Flayer. Dustin and his GF breaking out into song completely broke any suspense the previous scenes built and broke my immersion.
How the hell do they leave out Alexei! RIP may Woody Woodpecker watch over him.
He did mention alexei although v briefly
Can we watch Looney Tunes now?
19:40
IProN00bl who's alexia
Idk how you guys didnt even mention my boi alexie, who was the best part of the whole damn season. Such a shame, his character was the best and his actor was amazing.
Yeah this review seemed rushed. they skipped over major parts of the season.
@@fury2690 honestly. I love these guys, but they skipped over so many major parts of the season and hardly talked about one good aspect of the show.
@@97rwjlover Kinda sad (but predictable) what happened to him. I was like dang why do I keep falling for these cute Russian defectors. (Same thing happened in Shape of Water, lol)
@@paradoxacres1063 yep, I could feel it in my soul that tragedy would strike my adorable curly headed russkie friend. I'm just glad I got to experience his character for a bit
They did mention him. They all said they liked that character and it was sad when he died. Looks like they're not the only ones not paying attention...
I think it was better than season 2. Story tied up and came together nicely.
Except they didn't develop a single thing on the upside down this season.
How did it push anything forward besides insert russians? The over arching plot got almost no development at all....
@@tonysiouxfanknowing more about the upside down is overrated. What did you want to learn about it? If you take away the mystery then it can become less interesting. Save it for the final season.
@@Millsyboy84 Not showing it disconnects us from that world making the final revelation of it's mystery less earned. That's how GoT fanatics justify S8.
I actually thought I was watching 007 Goldeneye for a little bit when they went into the Russian base.
I felt this too! lol I actually thought this season paid homage to decades other than the 80s.
The whole season was fantastic. I don't think there is anything that was boring
Alex picks everything apart way to much
@@bigboi721 Yeah, how can he say Hopper and Joyce accomplished nothing? They literally went and closed the gate, saving the world. Feel like Joe and the others just didn't piece important parts together.
Yh Alex is really annoying! He needs some character development himself 😂
Michael Banerjee that guy probably hates everything anyway
I’d rather a season be uneven with slow buildup and amazing payoff then a consistently undwhelming season like season 2.
@Pablo Pulido wrong
@Pablo Pulido no its not
@Pablo Pulido ok
@Pablo Pulido I'm with you, it's the weakest season imo.
Convinced Alex hates everything
show based on the 80s with "too much 80s stuff" bahahahahah
The shoehorned nostalgic fan service is absolutely off the charts in this season. Have you seen how much time they spend watching and discussing Back to the Future all while running for their lives?
yarpen26 I thought they were drugged?
@@owanmah2933 How convenient the one topic they decide to dwell on for ten minutes straight is one of the most nostalgic movies of the '80s.
I thought Hopper might have jumped through the rift to the upside down. Bit annoyed that Steve and Robin didn't end up together 😆
Hurlyclaw I know right. My boy Steve keeps getting the short end of the stick!
Me too
Yeah because they had to get woke. She was obsessed with him. Until later when she reveals she is a lesbian.......like really. And of course early in the season its revealed will is gay. Then of course we have the toxic males which were so over the top. Then we have the women saving the day 90% of the time
I thought it was a good twist, and male and female characters don't have to fall in love at the end. There can just be a friendship, or good chemistry
@@thedarkestnight9600 Will isn't necessarily gay, he just wants to stay a kid and do the things they did when they where kids like dnd
I wasn't too sure about the first two episodes but it went full steam ahead around episode 3/4. I loved it! I didn't mind the over the top/jumping the shark moments tbh coz its a homage to 80s cheesy adventure movies.
K J same. First episode was the worst for me. Cringy, lame humor, and an imbalance of drama that made it feel like a teen soap opera. By episode 3, however, my cynicism lessened, and the rest of the season spiraled into greatness. After the excellent first season (which is still the best by far), the second season disappointed me greatly with how much of a retread it was of the first. Season 3, despite its slow start, rectified much of that, and I think it’s much stronger than season 2 overall.
You can’t excuse bad directing/writing with “it’s an 80s trope!” lmao
@@CaptainFracture Where did they say they were excusing the directing or writing? All they said was that they loved it.
@@CaptainFracture i didnt excuse it tho but I love the 80s tropes.
@@CaptainFracture It's not bad writing/directing. They made mistakes they thought one thing was gonna do great. But the rest of the season they did great, so it's a mistake
You've gotta understand these tropes ARE 80s movies. That's the whole concept of Stranger Things, replicating that 80s nostalgia. The shifts in tone, going from light comedy to survival horror so quickly at points made those moments more impactful.
This season had way more character development and interactions compared to season 2 that *does* have an impact on the conclusion. The subplots that were unresolved will likely be addressed in a future season.
The show has always had an element of cheese, callbacks and unresolved plotpoints - despite the praise for season 1, it shares many of these problems.
I REALLY liked this season. Probably on the same tier as 1, but better than season 2.
Yeah you hit the nail on the head. Stranger Things isn't just 80's references, It is a literal 80's movie made long running series. That means it comes with all the fun crazy tropes that 80's movies are known for.
I disagree
Season 1 and 2 felt like a show with genuine characters that happened to be set in the 80s. Season 3 was a show with caricature/meme characters that repeatedly told us that it's the 80s.
@@drlee2 Damn son so much facts
Agree. Loved this season. Not sure why people don’t understand it’s supposed to be a 80s movie. Think people just want to be first on the hate train. Just like every show the masses like. IE walking dead and game of thrones
Show me on review where Alex (guy in the middle) is satisfied!??? The half is important to set up the 2nd half, what do you want them to do just jump into the monster battle...delusional
He has pretty impossible standards, I've seen a few reviews where hes in. I want to see a review he thinks is a 9 or 10
I don't think he's ever satisfied. Joe should get rid of him imo. Some of his points are based on nitpicks and he gets caught up in them
I don't understand the "no originality" argument I keep hearing. Have we been watching the same show? Cause I could name a bunch of media that the previous two seasons ape. Half-Life, the Exorcist, Gremlins, ET, IT, Aliens, Stand by Me, etc.
I felt goonies vibes in season 1 as well.
@@JCity17 Hell, in season 2 Sean Astin himself made a Goonies reference. "What's at the X, pirate treasure?" Or something like that.
I think they (and myself) are more bummed out about how stuff was copied. Yeah of course the whole show has a foundation in 80s tropes and nostalgia but the other seasons manipulated the source material more creatively.
Copy+pasting the terminator into season 3 just wasn't very interesting. In the actual Terminator movie where the guy seemed truly unstoppable and the audience was constantly worried about when he will catch up to the protagonists. In this season the guy was basically forgettable, sure he followed Joyce and Hopper around but with the exception of a couple brief fights he was a minor threat compared to the giant meat monster. They took an unstoppable force and made him into a speed bump.
@@Rampant16 Exactly, in Seasons 1-2, it rarely if ever felt to me like the show was mocking or even copying the 80s. More so it felt like they had their own original story while paying homage to the 80s. I remember watching Season 1 especially thinking this legitimately looks like someone jumped in a time machine and landed in a small town in the 80s. Season 3 felt like an 80s cosplay party.
Not once did I find this season boring or slow... I mean what show doesn't have an episode with less action? This is definitely my favorite season.
Slow as in the writing or character archs, it didn’t seem to make much progress in the characters development which obviously isn’t fun to watch
It was so action packed there were literally no slow parts
How is it better than 1?
@@soul-gl6xb there was tons of character development
@@patrickbateman9115 I mean one was so long ago but I liked how this season had tension throughout episodes going between scenes leaving on cliff hangers each time keeping you invested in wanting to know what's about to happen in multiple scenarios at the same time. I still loved season one though. Season two, not so much
I actually really liked all the branding. The fact they went so far into detail to actually recreate old packaging with the buger king and all that was really cool.
i love how hte flayer knew exactly where the kids were, but whne the monster gets there, it can't find them from 2 feet away.
I felt like season 3 was definitely more light-hearted and comical, especially with the Russian general, the doctor that gave Steve and Robin the truth serum and Alexei and all of their shenanigans. It definitely had its horror moments though, for example Mrs. Driscoll chomping on that fertilizer and screaming "I GOTTA GO BACK!!!!!", like that was intense. Overall, it's a solid 7.5/10 for me.
Vasil Zahariev I thought it was darker, gorier and scarier at the same time. The mind flayer in physical form was fucked up!
Nobody asked you
@@mr.dr0bot731 nobody asked you either lol
@@palmeristo ohhhhhhhhh niceeeee ohhhhhhhhhhh
7.5 ain't solid
Season 3 was Good better then alot of those movies they put out on Netflix..Birdbox for example
Netflix make 1 good movie a year. The other 100 suuuucks.
@@devineaaron mother was definitely one of the best Netflix could ever pump out
The one thing I hated in the 3rd season is Billy dying. It was SO disappointing because I thought he was going to come back and having going through ALL of that would finally be a proper father/brother figure towards his sitser but NOPE.....nope.
I didn't care that he died at all. He was one dimensional since he was introduced last season. He was a highly unlikable character. They should have given him even a short redeeming arc before he became possessed. Then, it would have also made sense why Max was so upset by his death. He was abusive to her from the start. Family or not, I wouldn't cry over anybody who abused me.
The Clint Commander I think she might’ve known just how mentally damaged Billy was. in the same way that a lot of the audience ended up crying over Billy’s death, I think she knew enough about him to end up having empathy. that doesn’t go for everyone but I know the flashback hit a lot of people hard
Another fare point
Season 3 is stupid AF.
The big boss is garbage been bullied around by kids, then finally it can kill some worst dude that decided to repent and protect 11 by hand pushing against the giant monster.
Then the monster decided to pause for a while for his death, so the Goodguys can close the portal in time. WTF
What trash verdicts in my opinion, season 3 was wayyy better than season 2
Agree, Noah acting in S2 is superb tho. Hard to top it.
Idk what they are on about, I loved this season. Dustin, Steve, and Robin stole the show and Nancy was a badass. Nancy has had awesome character progression from where she was at back in season 1.
Nancy was fucking useless. TOTALLY fucking useless. Nothing but wasted airtime for her and her drug addicted IRL boyfriend.
@@onizuka Tell us how you really feel.
I agree. She went from typical teen to gun-wielding badass
@@fury2690 She always did shoot shit, ever since S1.
Yeah my least favorite group is Jonathon and Nancy. Just annoying.
Season 4 could be interesting on paper. To this point, every season has been about closing the gate. Season 4 may revolve around the only way to save Hopper is by opening the gate.
Dont think about it as them going to Russia. Majority of the season could be about them navigating the upside down in order to save Hopper.
Yeah seems pretty straight forward.
Starts with sad Eleven and high school boys. Eleven detects Hopper. Plan mission to bust through upside down to get to Hopper. Setting a lot of the 2nd half of the season in the upisde down makes it scarier and more crazy than before. Maybe cut down the cast a bit so we get more focused in on the kids we like. Cut screaming Joyce and useless Will out entirely.
Seriously, does Alex like anything!?
Best season! the plot Points did make sense! You can't check out and then complain that you don't get some parts of the story.
First season is the best
D M no it’s not. The last 4 episodes is heads and shoulders above both seasons.
@@Qthetar no
Qthetar nah first season is still the best
This isnt just a tv show set in the 80s. Its a tv show paying homage to movies of the 80s. So when you see kids breaking into underground Russian bases, the show isnt jumping the shark. Its staying true to its mission statement. When you see kids having to sing for their girlfriends, that not jumping the shark either. Its staying true to what the show is.
The 80s were ridiculous.
Kids built a spaceship out of an old tilt a whirl car. Kids travelled back in time in a sports car and had them fending off the sexual advances of their would be mothers. Kids found pirate treasure maps in their attics and found actual pirate treasure in underground caverns that no one had ever thought to look in. They found cute little bears that multiplied when you splashed them with water, and got creepy if you fed them after midnight. They made friends with weird looking aliens and had impromptu dance parties at mcdonalds while being chased by feds. Thats what you are watching.
I see your point, but you can pay homage to the 80s without making it pure fanservice and lacking in originality. One can use the tropes of the 80's creatively, that's what got us hooked into the first season in the first place. The upside down is a great concept, it has a Stephen King vibe, why not to explore more of it? Instead lets put every bit of references we can squeeze into few episodes just for a nostalgia trip. It's the third season already, nostalgia alone can't make for the ridiculous plot of evil but useless Russians, or the repetitive developments: Jim's death is any different than Bob's? Was it for anything else other than the drama and making Eleven move away? Billy instead of getting a proper backstory he got a memory surfing with Mom. Suddenly everything is about romantic relationships, what about friendship? The writing was going nowhere and more effects and action couldn't make up for it.
Thank you!!! And for the argument of it being "fan service"... yes. That's exactly what it is, and that's exactly what they are going for. An original story using tropes and references from the 80's.
Nico H just bc they're going for the silliness doesn't mean one needs to like it. And honestly I really liked the season but if we keep going through this ideology where "anything can happen bc its not meant to be taken seriously" then the show can become a mess real quick.
This so much
@@isabel2483 Eleven close a big fucking portal in S2, using prolly all her power. They cant top it in one year, make no fucking sense. Besides, they touch the upside down and Eleven arc with Billy, when he was talking in the cabin.
Its like people try to find things to hate on......i liked the whole season🌙
TR3NDY EDITS I mean the show like pretty much all shows isn’t perfect. I thought the season was pretty good.
Salty fangirl
The only scene with some emotional weight in all the season for me was when El read Hooper's letter. That's the only moment when I felt anything in that season.
And I didn't even like Hooper in that season...
Mathieu Bishop he was better in 2
agree
Don't think I've seen Alex rate anything good
Thor Ragnarok
He thought got ending wasn't that bad...that's says alot
SuperCasperman actually I think he said the rest of the episodes on the latest season were so bad that he wasn't surprised the last episode was bad lol. He said it was better than he expected but his expectations were so low that it doesn't mean that "it wasn't bad".
I usually scroll down before watching to see if Alex hates it. He usually does. I'm done with these videos after their crap review of Spidey Far from home.
Most people just accept mediocre products and move on. Alex is a cynical, just like me. And it sucks to be like this. I went in with low expectations and I still got disappointed by how predictable the whole season was.
I'm not usually critical on thing unless it was done so badly like BvS and GoT (last season) with this said, I loved this season as well. The series is just filled with so many fun and cute characters despite the threats.
And that’s a problem. Season one was more serious. Now it’s basically a marvel movie.
squattingheads I disagree, but to each their own.
@@squattingheads sure, especially exploding rats and all the rest of the gore.
Ironically enough this season had more horror moments than previous ones. It's just that the tone overall shifted towards comedy.
I personally didn't like the Russian subplot either. But if you remember even season 1 had cartoonishly evil corporation, government agents and all those stereotypes. So there are no real big shift in storytelling here. It's just didn't work for me personally.
People crying and whining because Joes and Alex are not agreeing with their shitty taste LOL this season was all product placement and extra over the top cheez on everything the only good episode was the last episode. Season 1 was a J. Carpenter homage 10/10 season 2 not worth mentioning 4/10 and season 3 was an ALF episode with BENNY HILL music in the score!!! 5/10 SMH
Also why is no one talking about Eleven going from talking like a normal teenager one minute to talking like a robot that’s still learning how to speak the next minute! Sighhh
The kids infiltrating a Russian stronghold gave me kind of “flight of the navigator” vibes..... I think they nailed the nostalgia.
"We are critics" Oh please Joe. I like you man but common!
I hate when he says that, he’s literally just an average Joe
Emil Andersen ok
"Says you". It's like Joe now has a "critic-mode" that somehow would alter what he has to say. What defines a critic Joe ?
Nyarlah Key example is Godzilla review. Joe wanted big monster battles not human storylines but had to be like “were cRiTICS we should want there to be a story instead of monster fights” and so he essentially was silencing his own opinion to be more of a “critic”. It sucks because he has no consistency due to shit like this. OJ on the other hand will just say how he honestly feels which is why he’s the best
@@jaxonswove7466 Meanwhile, Alex seems to feel the need to have a negative opinion about everything.
i was surprised how good stranger thing season 3 was better than season 2, finished it in 4 days.
artnos finished in one day get on my level
I loved it. These guys ain't got a clue what they're talking about.
I watched season 1 in 2 years get rekkkkted lel
Finished it in two
@@wako60 Watched the whole thing twice day one. Once as it went live then again later with the gf lol
I get the feeling these guys watched this season with all the lights on and cuddled up with each other and talking through it. Your doing it wrong, you have to watch it in a dark room by yourself and actually feel immersed into it. They are really under appreciating how good this season was and nit picking way too hard about the tiniest details. It’s probably because they watch way too much TV and they don’t have the attention span to watch things anymore and they become jaded and under appreciative. This season was 10/10 in my opinion and the only season of any show that comes close is season 1 of game of thrones or season 1 of stranger things.
First two episodes were slow, to build up the plot, but gripping nevertheless. The rest of the season ramped up the intensity and had me on the edge of seat, terrified, laughing, loved all of it!
Get rid of Alex pls ffs. Only negativity ever coming from him..
Dragonbane i gave Alex a lot of shit for a long time but with time i kinda like the guy now, its not always that negative
IKR...he hates everything. Alex:"only 4 episodes were good". wtf
You could give Alex $1,00,000 & he’d complain it wasn’t $1,000,001...
I’m sure it’s just how he comes across but I find him extremely smug & arrogant. Has a constant look of being smug on his face, really wish he wasn’t part of that channel.
Couldnt agree with you more.
TOTALLY AGREE
No. Alex is awesome *>:(*
It's because there's a huge variety of people in the world and not every one of those people speak to you or your interests. For me, I relate to him and his opinions the most out of all 3 of them.
Highly agree it kinda makes turn away from the channel
I'm worried also, the number of seasons thing. I'd have been fine with this being THE end. Hopefully just one more season, as much as I love the characters. It's more important to wrap things up well.
"I feel like Will." You ain't the only one buddy. You ain't the only one.
You guys missed the point on so many different things you bring up. Also I loved the call backs to other 80s movies, but you guys didn't for some reason. Oh well. Gonna have to disagree with so many things here.
Seminole Gamer they speak for themselves, and they even say that
@@josceola8979 yeah this is their review mate. They state throughout the review some people aren't going to like this or that opinion of theirs.
I think if you were the same age as the characters during this era, you have a deeper appreciation of all the decade references, of course touched with a bit of nostalgia.
@@furio9328 Agree 100% I grew up in the 80's and loved all the callbacks to that era
I loved most of the references but some felt a bit... heavy handed. Overall didn't ruin it for me by any means and would rather it be heavy handed occasionally than they ignore the pop culture of that era altogether.
Great season I liked it better than season 2 but season 1 is still the best.
Same!
TheRezro season 1 was just perfect. The characters were great, the story and music were great I was engaged the whole time. It felt more original than than season 2&3
I'm just mad that they denied pun to Steve. Again.
Yeah we loved it! Then go one to hate on it for 30 mins! Alex hates EVERYTHING
captainhawdy agreed he is such a negative piece of shit and doesn’t like anything. Hardest person to please
Helix-sama I agree with some of your points but way to long
@@Rioxma Would u like a tissue?
it just kinda feels like the previous seasons: unkown monster gets out, fight it... I'd like to have learned more about the upside down, the Russians, the secret government program, maybe extra backstory on characters like Eleven. I certainly didn't hate it hell no i liked it but it's season 3 already and I still have so many unanswered questions mostly lore-wise. It would have been cool if they finally started opening up a bit.
It’s for teenagers...period ,none of the mainstream younger adults care about that crap
Season 4 will be there chance to do this hopefully it’ll be longer too
Yeah by the end of it I was just kinda pissed. The seasons are way too short to end on such cliffhangers. This season was hyped up big time for over half a a year, and now after 8 hours we have to wait again for another season that might not answer anything.
@@gummibear696 It won't answer anything.
“So we had this pointless side plot for no reason because the kids already discovered the lair?”
-Alex
Apparently forgot that they found the HEAD SCIENTIST that created the machine which taught them how to destroy the machine. Yeah. Pointless
Alex truly doesn't qualify to be in these reviews haha
He missed the whole point lol.
Ahahah the "El's sister" story line was absolute shit, happy they just completely ignored and move on from it
Remmark Sunga I have a bad feeling that she's going to come back next season to help El get her powers back though
@@joshuathatcher8614 Even though it seems they understand that nobody liked that plot in Season 2, they will need to bring her back in some way, especially if next season is the end, to make her being in the story have some final point. Otherwise you have a short series with a whole episode burned for nothing.
@@thinkingoutloud3757 Yeah, I agree with you. They'll most likely bring her back. There is an episode in the middle of the season for no reason. I mean, the scene where she's visiting HER MOM I think is essential to know a little about what happened to her mother and about Eleven's past. But the whole scene about her "sister" tho. That wasn't necessary. But now with a Season 4 coming out, they have to give her some emphasis
That one episode really fucked things up 😂
I was watching this season with my dad and listening to him nerd out over certain things was pretty funny. The russian guy said a line straight from die hard in the basement of that house, then there's a fight that feels straight out of die hard, then it basically turns into terminator. My dad thought it was great.
I feel like they would like the idea of children infiltrating a Russian facility if they watched War Games.
It depends on what we want from stranger things. A goofy season with adult russians beaten by childrens, Goonies-style, or children buddies tackling a paranormal event because adults won't believe it.
Season 1 was about the paranormal and mystery, this season forgot everything about the mystery, and chose to oppose american kids to a russian underground complex, which is by design ridiculous and uninteresting in the world of Stranger Things (imo).
I want to learn about the upside-down, I don't want a shitty spy kids russian-version that dodges the whole premise of the series (the upside-down).
Nah they would have had to actually grow up in the 80's to find any joy in the idea of a secret Russian base under the Mall. I would have liked some focus on the upside down but the base idea brought me back to my time for sure. A few more movies that I think they're paying tribute to - Red Dawn, Iron Eagle, Cloak and Dagger (1984)
@@mjon5706 I agree. But it is the idea of a kid matching the military intelligence that I attributed the comparison to.
Dang Joe, what a late (or early?) upload.
Of course I'm still here watching it though lol.
I thought Billy was one of the best things about this season but i don't think any of the season is boring, if you love and enjoy the characters then you'll just enjoy them living their lives instead of moving the plot forward
Most of the shops in the mall are gone nowadays but were very prevalent in the 80's.
I felt that Season 2 was pretty redundant as it pretty much followed the same beats as season 1 but season three was pretty good. Even though the show is pretty formulaic.
It wasn't really redundant. It was showing what it would be like if there were more than 1 monster
TheHolyLordsOfDrPepper when I say redundant I mean what consequences actually changed that season, the show pretty much reset back to where it was at the end of season 1.
@@YourBlackLocal I suppose the death of bob had an affect on joyce, and it was really prominent this season
You know what'w redundant? The whole season being about closing that gate again. It's not because you add tons of meh plots and fake intrigues that's original or refreshing. The point was litteraly "hey... we didn't like closed closed the gate. It's kinda locked in yknow, we have to close it AGAIN but well this time"... okay
TheHolyLordsOfDrPepper but when then this season she finally opens up then Hopper dies, so she’s back to where she was at the beginning, with a dead lover.
Episode 6 had the song "Sarah Breaks Down" playing quietly in the background from Day of the Dead which is the greatest part of Stranger Things season 3 in my opinion.
That was one of the best highlights for me for season 3, it was such a neat touch.
Ha I was hoping someone else noticed that. I’ve been a huge Romero fan so too me I hope this gets a whole new generation to enjoy these films
I thought this season was better than 2. I loved all 8 episodes
I loved this series. I grew up in the eighties and enjoyed the references to those days a lot. What topped it off for me was the inclusion of the Never Ending Story in the finale! (loved the film and song when I was a kid) I think this season builds up really well towards the rollercoaster of emotions that's in the final episode. Definitely 9/10 for me.
My only issue with the season was they never explained why the Russians are pursing opening the portal/door. Like they never noticed they could potentially end the world? Aside from that tho 9/10.
When Steve and Robin get captured, I was wondering why they didnt beat up Robin for interrogation like Steve. If they had i wouldve known these Russians weren't messin around.
Russians have some humanity in them lol
If this was realistic she would be raped and killed on the spot. And not exactly in that particular order.
Yeah soviet troops are brutal. Robin shoulda got punched up.
@@deacondawg1416 fr. She spat in the general's face and he tells her she's gonna pay for that and nothing happens 😂
@@fronominal5047You sure right about that!
I thought robin was Russian, would’ve been a better addition then her simply being LGBT service
Let her be a lesbian.
She was my favorite part, her character added a lot to steve's character also. It really doesn't matter that she's a lesbian. If she turned out to be russian that would have been stupid.
Every show a least needs one lesbian.
That would have been stupid if she was russian,
dude shut up
I disagree with your guys opinion. This season was amazing from start to finish. We enjoyed the hell out of it at my house. It's a love letter to 80s movies so some of it is cheesy on purpose. I just don't think you get it. It was supposed to be like red dawn and other movies.
Season was great its literally cheesy on purpose and thats what they were going for but everyone wants to be snooty lol