Thoughts on Stranger Things season 3-with SPOILERS

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Instead of just sharing random observations and thoughts about season three, I'm going to share 10 things I loved and one thing I hated, to total up the magic number of 11. This was a shorter season, but more intense and scary than the previous two. It leaves things open for a fourth season, with a huge question at the end.....who is behind that door?

10 Things I loved:

1. Erica (Lucas' sister). She had some of the best lines and was so sassy. ("You can't spell America without Erica.") I love how Dustin was trying to prove that she was a nerd.

2. Dustin and Suzie singing "The Neverending Story" over a satellite connection.

3. Robin. She's a new character played by Maya Hawke, the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. She's so much fun to watch and manages to surprise me a lot.

4. Elle's clothing makeover to the tune of "Material Girl" and then her telling Mike "I dump your ass." I love how she and Max became close too.

5. The fact that most of the season takes place in a mall. It brings back fun 80's memories of stores long gone. It also makes me think of this.

6. That Mayor Kline is played by Cary Elwes, who was Wesley in The Princess Bride. It would have been even better if this took place in 1987 and there was a meta moment.

7. That because it is 1985, they get to see Back to the Future and talk about their first impressions. (Alex P. Keaton sleeping with his mom.)

8. Steve Harrington. That's all you need to know. :) Seriously, when he was beating up the Russian guy in the control room, I thought "Don't f-ck with the babysitter." He was just super cute this season in general.

9. When Mike confesses that he loves Elle when he doesn't think she can hear him. As much as I thought Mike was really awkward this season, it was such a sweet moment.

10. The dialogue between Hopper and Alexei involving slushy flavors. I love how riled up Hopper becomes. I also love how Joyce is more vocal and demanding this season.

One thing I hated: 
That Hopper is potentially dead. Some people are speculating that he's really the American behind the door, but I don't get how he could have survived that explosion. It was really sad at the end, hearing the speech he had written to share with Elle. I also was really shipping him with Joyce. They were supposed to go on a date!

I would love to hear your thoughts on season three. I miss this show already and hope it won't take too long to get to a fourth season. I can't wait another year and a half!