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Why Stranger Things Season 3 was SO Goddamn Boring
Here is why your eyes were glazed over this season
In recent memory, have you or a loved one ever found yourself settled onto a couch, ready to engage with the third season of Stranger Things, only to find yourself bored and angry?
Were you surprised by how disinterested you were in the story? Did you blame yourself for feeling a sense of relief when it finally dragged itself to its crappy conclusion?
Well, you’re not alone, and you certainly shouldn’t blame yourself for feeling this way.
The third season of Stranger Things felt so disconnected from the previous two seasons that it was as though it had been made by an entirely different production team. It wasn’t any one problem that caused this season to be so terrible however, but instead, a collection of problems that were the natural consequence of bad writing.
So today, let’s look at the symptoms that collectively made Stranger Things 3 a terrible season of Netflix programming.
**Caution: Major Spoilers Ahead**