I loved the first two seasons.
Just watched the first episode of season 3. Not interested in watching more.
No big spoilers follow, just intense disappointment and bitching about the why.
Okay, I get that the kids are growing up. I get that they're becoming teens and teens can be brats. But I don't recognize some of these kids any more, and I don't mean because they're a bit older, their voices a bit deeper (the boys), etc. I mean, the dialog is Just Awful, full stop. There's none of the charm of the first two seasons written for these kids. Rebellious teens? Try major-league cocky assholes, sometimes behaving that way to full-grown adults they're not related to, who are scary-big authority figures compared to them and clearly angry. What!?
Beyond that, it's kept the trappings of the previous season. The Upside Down, invaders from it, bad things coming, blah blah. With pretty much zero buildup to this, I'll add. Subtle, it is not.
I know these child actors can act, but I think they're being given crap to work with here. Did they fire the original writers? Or did those writers justforget how to recapture the magic spend all their earnings on cocaine and haven't been the same since?
Who knows. Maybe the season regains its stride. I'm out. Don't care. Better things to watch.
Just watched the first episode of season 3. Not interested in watching more.
No big spoilers follow, just intense disappointment and bitching about the why.
Okay, I get that the kids are growing up. I get that they're becoming teens and teens can be brats. But I don't recognize some of these kids any more, and I don't mean because they're a bit older, their voices a bit deeper (the boys), etc. I mean, the dialog is Just Awful, full stop. There's none of the charm of the first two seasons written for these kids. Rebellious teens? Try major-league cocky assholes, sometimes behaving that way to full-grown adults they're not related to, who are scary-big authority figures compared to them and clearly angry. What!?
Beyond that, it's kept the trappings of the previous season. The Upside Down, invaders from it, bad things coming, blah blah. With pretty much zero buildup to this, I'll add. Subtle, it is not.
I know these child actors can act, but I think they're being given crap to work with here. Did they fire the original writers? Or did those writers just
Who knows. Maybe the season regains its stride. I'm out. Don't care. Better things to watch.
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And I'm pleased for folks who are enjoying it. I'll probably watch the rest of it at some point, because I'm curious enough about the Russian stuff (and Steve and Dustin play off each other really well). I'm just disappointed.