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Stranger Things 3

  1. ch ch ch changes
    Stranger Things 3’s Actors Fought Against Steve and Robin Becoming a CoupleMaya Hawke said the show originally had a romantic endgame for the duo.
    By Devon Ivie
  2. close reads
    Stranger Things 3 Is Basically One Big Back to the Future HomageWhat the many allusions to the 1985 blockbuster tell us about this season — and what hints they might provide about the series’ future.
    By Jen Chaney
  3. fashion du jour
    How Stranger Things 3 Gave Eleven a Cool Makeover This Season“How do you dress the girl who’s been secluded in a cabin for a year?”
    By Devon Ivie
  4. rats!
    How Stranger Things 3 Pulled Off Those Disgusting Exploding RatsThe gooey rodent blobs are the result of a process that began with The Thing and ended with a creature that’s “awesome and awful at the same time.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  5. fashion du jour
    How Stranger Things Picked the Perfect Floral Shirt for HopperCall it a Magnum, P.I. moment.
    By Devon Ivie
  6. close reads
    Stranger Things 3 Offers an Unexpected Requiem for the American Shopping MallIn an age when shopping centers have come to represent a dead end, the vibrantly alive Starcourt mines a particularly potent vein of nostalgia.
    By Sean O'Neal
  7. tv
    Noah Schnapp Doesn’t Think His Stranger Things Character Is Gay“He still wants to be a kid and play in the basement like he did in old times.”
    By Devon Ivie
  8. close reads
    Why Is Hopper Such a Jerk-Ass in Stranger Things 3?So. Much. Yelling. But is there a reason for it?
    By Jen Chaney
  9. spoilers
    10 Lingering Stranger Things 3 Questions We Need AnsweredThe Netflix smash left just enough plot threads dangling to keep us speculating about the inevitable fourth season.
    By Brian Tallerico
  10. chat room
    Stranger Things 3’s Priah Ferguson on Erica’s Expanded Role and Salty Language“I was like, Oh wow, I get to cuss?”
    By Jen Chaney
  13. stranger things
    What Will the Stranger Things Kids Write About in Their College Essays?Their scariest challenge yet.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  14. chat room
    Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink Was So Ready For Max and El to Be an ‘Iconic Duo’“Too many TV shows want to put girls against each other and have a lot of jealousy between them. I’m so glad the Duffers did the opposite.”
    By Devon Ivie
  15. stranger things 3
    What Are the Strangest Things in Stranger Things 3?Feeling anesthetized to all the strangeness post-binge? Here’s a handy guide to season 3’s strangest moments, rated on a scale of 0 to 5 melted rats.
    By Maggie Fremont
  16. chat room
    Stranger Things’ Dacre Montgomery Did His Stunts, Possible Concussions Be Damned“My head went through most of the glass. The kids’ reactions were horrified.”
    By Devon Ivie
  17. dadder things
    Stranger Things Season 3, As Told by Mike and Nancy’s Clueless DadWhile his kids fight the Mind Flayer and the Russians, Ted Wheeler is probably mowing his lawn.
    By Bethy Squires
  18. spoilers
    How Should We Feel About the End of Stranger Things 3?Let’s talk about the implications of that credits scene.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  19. crossovers
    Yas, Did You Catch That Quick Queer Eye Cameo in Stranger Things?Netflix synergy!
    By Devon Ivie
  20. overnights
    Stranger Things Season Finale Recap: You Are Now Leaving Hawkins, IndianaThe Hawkins gang has saved the world — with some help from Satan’s Baby — but they’ve also paid the price.
    By Keith Phipps
  21. overnights
    Stranger Things Recap: F-L-A-Y in the U.S.A.For the Mind Flayer’s plan to work, it needs El off the board. She’s just too powerful.
    By Keith Phipps
  22. overnights
    Stranger Things Recap: On Some Faraway BeachBoth the Russians’ and the Mind Flayer’s time spent hiding underground is coming to an end.
    By Keith Phipps
  25. overnights
    Stranger Things Recap: Underneath the BunkerLooks like we now have a fully operational — and fantastically gross — Mind Flayer.
    By Keith Phipps
  26. overnights
    Stranger Things Recap: Code Red!As several simultaneous investigations edge into dangerous territory, it becomes clear the Upside Down isn’t done with Hawkins.
    By Keith Phipps
  27. easter eggs
    You Can Call Stranger Things 3’s Murray Bauman, But He Doesn’t Want to Chat“Hang up and never call here again! You are a parasite!”
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. overnights
    Stranger Things Recap: Boys vs. Girls vs. DemogorgonsUnderstanding between the sexes has had a serious breakdown, but that’s the least of the gang’s problems right now.
    By Keith Phipps
  29. easter eggs
    Every Pop-Culture Reference We Spotted in Stranger Things 3The 1980s cultural shoutouts go way beyond John Carpenter homages (though there are plenty of those, too).
    By Keith Phipps
  30. overnights
    Stranger Things Recap: Magnets, How Do They Work?Hawkins: a tough place for rodents, and an even tougher one for lifeguards.
    By Keith Phipps
  31. overnights
    Stranger Things Season Premiere Recap: Mall MadnessIn Hawkins, a blackout is never just a blackout — especially one that hits just before the scary part of a classic zombie film.
    By Keith Phipps
  32. tv review
    In Stranger Things 3 the Horror Is Messier, But the Thrills Are FamiliarThe highly anticipated season edges into some new territory, but mostly leans hard on what’s worked before.
    By Jen Chaney
  33. refreshers
    Everything You Need to Remember About Stranger Things Before Season 3Ahead of what’s sure to be a tumultuous summer of 1985, let’s review all the horrors that have already befallen our beloved citizens of Hawkins.
    By Maggie Fremont