Jul '19
The new season came out a few days ago and I didn't give two shits. Season 2 left a really bad taste in my mouth. It had no charm, I really hated Billie, the arc was underwhelming, and it seemed like a season of filler.
Season 3 is a comeback. Somehow, it glued me to the screen again, and I think that's because it had a very fun story this time around. David Harbour is going full Magnum PI with his look, and he's easily the best character on the show.
This season is set in the days leading up to July 4th of 1985, and it cashes in hard on the pop culture. We've got bits about Romero's Day of the Dead and Back to the Future and all sorts of other things. There's a whole Red Dawn plot about communists and evil scientists, and that plot in itself has a Terminator knockoff that I very much enjoyed. He's a Russian soldier who's in very many ways stylized to be Arnold from T1, with the hair and gloves and attitude.
It's also like the recent "Us" in that it deals with dopplegangers and underworlds, which leads to a lot of melting bodies and all sorts of bizarre monster/portal type shit.
Of course, there's also a lot of Fast Times references, since a major setting is that totally 80s mall, in which our character Steve works as a sailor looking ice cream vendor, and he wears that suit the entire season.
Very big improvement over the last season. Quite entertaining. If you watch it, look for as many pop culture references as you can. I'm sure there are a lot.
Season 3 is a comeback. Somehow, it glued me to the screen again, and I think that's because it had a very fun story this time around. David Harbour is going full Magnum PI with his look, and he's easily the best character on the show.
This season is set in the days leading up to July 4th of 1985, and it cashes in hard on the pop culture. We've got bits about Romero's Day of the Dead and Back to the Future and all sorts of other things. There's a whole Red Dawn plot about communists and evil scientists, and that plot in itself has a Terminator knockoff that I very much enjoyed. He's a Russian soldier who's in very many ways stylized to be Arnold from T1, with the hair and gloves and attitude.
It's also like the recent "Us" in that it deals with dopplegangers and underworlds, which leads to a lot of melting bodies and all sorts of bizarre monster/portal type shit.
Of course, there's also a lot of Fast Times references, since a major setting is that totally 80s mall, in which our character Steve works as a sailor looking ice cream vendor, and he wears that suit the entire season.
Very big improvement over the last season. Quite entertaining. If you watch it, look for as many pop culture references as you can. I'm sure there are a lot.
