Many thoughts on the three new episodes of Stranger Things Season Five — with spoilers — coming up just as soon as I remind you that it's pronounced "Fronkensteen"...
Six thoughts on the start of ‘Stranger Things’ Season Five
Will has a question for Robin, Mike’s little sister takes center stage, and more from the first batch of the final season
Alan Sepinwall
While this season's opening quartet of episodes mostly represented the good version of Stranger Things, these new episodes were much more uneven. At times, they reminded me of why the show became a phenomenon way back when. At others, they were every bit as bloated and diffuse as the show has been at its lowest moment in more recent years. Let's get to the highlights and lowlights, starting with the single best thing from these episodes, if not the season so far: