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Season 3 – Stranger Things

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2019

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Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town in the 1980s, involving supernatural forces, secret experiments and one strange girl.

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Critics Consensus

Stranger Things transforms itself into a riveting -- if familiar -- summer ride that basks in its neon-laden nostalgia without losing sight of the rich relationships that make the series so endearing.

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Camilla Long

Times (UK)

It isn't the psychokinetic powers that make Stranger Things watchable, it's the suffocating mindlessness of the lovingly recreated small-town landscape.

Dec 12, 2019

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Hunter Johnson

Dallas Morning News

Even while some things go a bit too predictably, the last two episodes tie everything and everyone together in spectacular, emotional fashion.

Dec 12, 2019

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

The series has a brazen dedication to its influences; it is curated with wide-eyed delight, which matches the young central characters, who despite two go-arounds with a beast from another dimension still sally forth every day with cheerful abandon.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 22, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I just wish a little more energy was spent on the mystery and suspense; the science-fiction and the conspiracies. In other words, I wish it would get back to its Season 1 roots.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Zofia Wijaszka

Screen Queens

Stranger Things 3 is an extraordinary coming-of-age story (...). The newest season touches on many different subjects: growing up, the evolution of pop culture, and even sexism in the workplace.

Rated: A

Feb 13, 2022

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Anwen Crawford

The Monthly (Australia)

The only dimension that Stranger Things exists in is that of advertising. What it sells is more of what we've already got: Pepsi Freedom(TM).

Nov 17, 2021

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Steve W

Although a bit too silly in places, the season finale especially provides an emotional ride!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Marsh X

If I remember correctly this season is more focused on the character’s exploring what’s in the upside down with the mind flayer still as apparent in the last season, but I do not have a lot to say about this season other than I remember it being just as good as the last two which you guessed it, another 10/10 season.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Collin C

Absolute cinema i recommend to all

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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PepeWicho N

En lo personal mi temporada menos favorita, la historia empieza tan aburrida y lenta donde el protagonismo se lo lleva lo visual y estético, se pierde esa amenaza verdadera de las temporadas pasadas, pasan cosas tan ilógicas que la hacen una temporada poco seria, lo único bueno es los últimos 3 episodios

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Paul S

This season was great, and the added intensity to the story made it so much more fun to watch. I definitely recommend it for sci-fi and horror fans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Syd C

Beware to not becoming w0k3 H0m0s3xual!ty in the 80s was not “in your face” about it. Thanks in advance to respect the story and its fans without all these bvllsh!ts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Joyce Byers

David Harbour

Chief Jim Hopper

Finn Wolfhard

Mike Wheeler

Natalia Dyer

Nancy Wheeler

Cara Buono

Karen Wheeler

Charlie Heaton

Jonathan Byers

Episode 1

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?

Summer brings new jobs and romance; while attempting to contact Suzie, Dustin picks up a Russian broadcast on his radio; Will senses that something is wrong.

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Episode 2

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Two: The Mall Rats

Nancy and Jonathan investigate a lead; Steve and Robin volunteer for a secret mission; Max takes Eleven shopping; Billy has disturbing visions.

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Episode 3

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard

El and Max search for Billy; Will insists on a day without girls; Steve and Dustin look for Russian spies; Joyce and Hopper go back to Hawkins Lab to see if there is any activity.

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Episode 4

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Four: The Sauna Test

A code red brings the gang back together; Karen urges Nancy to keep digging; Robin finds blueprints of the mall.

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Episode 5

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Five: The Flayed

Strange things lurk inside an old farmhouse; something is hidden deep beneath the Starcourt Mall; the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.

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Episode 6

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum

Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been doing; Eleven uses her ability to see where Billy has been; Dustin and Erica plan a daring rescue.

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Episode 7

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Seven: The Bite

With an assassin close behind, Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins; El and the others prepare for war against the Mind Flayer.

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Episode 8

Aired Jul 4, 2019

Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt

Terror breaks out in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect El; deep beneath the mall, the future of the world is at stake.

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