Jump forward a year and the kids are making the most of their summer, staying out late and sneaking into the cinema using a backdoor to watch films such as the zombie horror Day of the Dead. We open one summer earlier, in the June of 1984, as a six-minute near-wordless scene sets up the new threat, or rather a new pathway to the old threat. But it's a step better for the show, as it can pull in people of all ages, including those old enough for college (such as Steve), while using it as a setting for the third season's narrative that spans teenage romances, new human villains, and a big battle with the monster from the Upside Down, as a recent trailer more than hinted at. For the kids, it replaces the school as the common hangout. On screen, that also contributes to a vibrant blast of colours and nowhere is that more obvious than at the new locale that brings everyone together: Hawkins' shiny new Starcourt Mall. It's set in the (American) summer of 1985, which allows it to leave behind the gloomy autumn that contributed to the mood on the first two seasons. That's just one of several subplots that are set in motion during the early going, with the third season continuing the second season trend of sending groups of characters on branching storylines, which will naturally come together as the season progresses.Īdditionally, Stranger Things 3 benefits from the change of setting. The start of Stranger Things season 3 hints that Hopper and El's parent-daughter relationship might not have a long future when the dust settles. Eleven is at the heart of this, as she finally gets the chance to discover herself after two seasons of having to be hidden for her own safety.
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While Stranger Things has been a coming-of-age story from the start, at least for most of the young characters, the third season of the hit Netflix series seems to be the pivotal turning point of their arcs. And Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), feeling ignored by everyone, starts to spend more time with Steve (Joe Keery), which further suggests that the AV Club is ready for a split. Having lost over a year of his childhood to the monsters, all Will (Noah Schnapp) wants is to play Dungeons & Dragons like the boys used to, but Mike and Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) - who also has a girlfriend in Max (Sadie Sink) - aren't really into it anymore. Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) are spending most of their time with each other, to the displeasure of the rest of the gang and her adopted father Chief Hopper (David Harbour). In Stranger Things season 3 - out Thursday, July 4 on Netflix - the kids are now teenagers, which in turn affects not just the dynamic between the group but also the show on the whole. The Hawkins crew is growing up - and apart.
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