Stranger Things lumbers through a mid-season finale with Vecna’s origin story and not much else to say.

Stranger Things 4 gets stuck in the mud with an inconsequential episode that overextends its welcome.

Stranger Things 4 catches its breath with a reductively lengthy episode.

Vecna sets his sights on Max, and Stranger Things delivers its best episode to date.

Stranger Things 4 finds its footing with a much more consistent, engaging episode.

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.