It’s all bad news in Stranger Thing 4’s dour, slightly overextended second episode.

Stranger Things 4 returns, with a longer, louder, and much darker season premiere.

Stranger Things 3 ends with a supersized finale that completes its transformation from small-scale drama into summer blockbuster, for better or worse.

Stranger Things 3’s penultimate episode puts the season’s ambitions (and shortcomings) on full display.

Stranger Things 3 stretches thing a bit too far in a too-long episode that (admittedly) ends on a strong note.

A little personality and a lot of atmosphere keep Stranger Things 3 moving in the right direction.

Stranger Things 3 feels the strain of its expanded narrative in an uneven hour.

Stranger Things 3 navigates a dense hour with a surprising amount of agility.

Stranger Things 3’s busiest episode to date is also its lightest.

Stranger Things returns, and explores its new larger, brighter, and more maturity identity in a terrific premiere.