Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Season 1
Stranger Things: Tales from '85
SPOILERS TOTAL. You've been warned.
101: Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid 2026 April 23
(First watched 2026-04-25) They talked about having cartoon adaptations from the '80s being an inspiration, but this seems pretty brutal compared to those. Multiple people getting murdered by creatures latching onto their face and/or being dragged through snow to places unknown? Unless they try to later say that these people have just been stored away from someplace where they can be rescued.
I think they pretty well nailed the look, given the source material and chosen style. The sound is a bit different, it is pretty weird hearing different voices for familiar characters. The new Dustin seems pretty close to the old one, though.
So, trying to get their secretly telekinetic friend to clear driveways of snow in broad daylight so they can make a few bucks to afford some more D&D goods? Boy that seems like a shit plan from a risk:reward standpoint.
102: Bad Harvest 2026 April 23
(First watched 2026-04-26) OK, so the people aren't getting KILLED, just... being used as an... internal power source for hideous creature? Still a level of body horror you don't see much of in a show for kids.
So the new kid is the daughter of the teacher intended to be there just for a semester, giving them an easy out for why they're only a temporary addition to the group.
Pumpkin patch monster group was pretty crazy. Solved a bit easily, but I guess that's the kind of thing you can get away with on a show with a _slightly_ lighter tone than the main series.
103: Evolution 2026 April 23
(First watched 2026-04-27) I feel like this take on evolution science is pretty bad, though not out of line for pop culture. Evolution works because there's a lot of things attempted and failed over a long period, not a small population needing new traits to survive and just... getting them.
104: The Confession 2026 April 23
105: The Weekly Watcher 2026 April 23
106: A Storm Is Coming 2026 April 23
107: Enter the Storm 2026 April 23
109: The Suspect 2026 April 23