So, I watched Stranger Things: Tales from '85, and here’s what I have to say:
As a standalone piece, it’s not bad at all. Overall, I liked how they played around with introducing 'new creatures' in the middle of the main series' plot, but what bothered me was that at the end, they left a hint for a continuation. Like, where else are they going to pull story out of thin air from an already finished storyline?? Especially since most of the fanbase already left after season 5 ended.
I don’t know who this cartoon was aimed at. For actual Stranger Things fans, it’s a bit weak, and the general audience obviously doesn’t care. At first, I thought it was targeting kids, but after watching, I don’t think this story would really hook children (especially outside of the main series). But then again, I haven’t been a kid for a long time, so maybe the new generation likes this kind of thing.
On the plus side: I really liked Lumax (they’re impossible not to love). The art style is pleasant. The music is really good (a huge plus for that). And that’s kind of it, really.
Nikki. I was really negative about the addition of a new character (especially one so specific to the series), but in the end, it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. But again, they introduced new characters who are always moving away, so their absence from the main plot should have been justified by them moving again. But at the end of the cartoon, they stay in Hawkins, and that’s strange, because they never show up again in the series (if I got something wrong, correct me in the comments).
What happened to the kids who were captured by the monsters? What happened to the coach? Did he die?
What about the older characters? Didn’t anyone notice something weird was going on in town, and that the party keeps disappearing all the time? I get that they wanted to focus on the party, but it’s still a little strange.
And of course, the sore subject (the reason we’re all here) — Byler. There was nothing there. Like, at all.
And okay, I get Mike’s obsession with Eleven. She just came back from the 'dead' (in Mike’s eyes), so obviously he’s scared of losing her again (my sweet, traumatized boy). BUT the way Mike and Will are completely indifferent to each other… Guys, are you kidding me? Apparently, the people who worked on this project tried to soften the disappointment of Byler fans after the series finale and not stir the fire any further, but Will is canonically in love with Mike — like, his whole life — and you’re telling me that shows absolutely nowhere?
Okay, forget the crush for a second, but they’re literally the best friends in the whole party. Mike has always been very attentive to Will and very careful with him (even more than Will has been to Mike), and Mike’s absolute indifference to Will — as if he’s just like everyone else — was killing me. Sure, there were a couple of moments where the writers tried to show that Mike does care, but it wasn’t enough for me. I was missing the little details, you know?
Yes, this cartoon was made by an entirely new team, and The Duffer Brothers are essentially not involved with this project (thank goodness), and you can tell.
Anyway, I could talk about Stranger Things for a long time, especially Byler, but I don’t want to bore whoever’s reading this.
In any case, let’s be honest — even this (pretty mediocre, though not bad) cartoon is better than the Stranger Things finale.
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