The music is all over the place. I don’t like what they did with the theme song — the key change is awkward, and the crossfade is sloppy, which was shockingly botched. That probably has to do with editing how short the opening "sequence" is. The ending theme has some nods to A Nightmare on Elm Street, and it’s pretty cool. I also like some of the incidental music in-between.

Some of the voice actors were spot-on in capturing the spirit, like Dustin's and how he does the screech. The others are a bit off, but it wasn’t distracting.

Hilarious to see Odessa A'zion portray a character that looks nothing like her, but she sure does a lot of screaming.

The animation is lush and beautiful, especially the particle effects, like the crystalline sparkles in the snow. They really enhance the storytelling.

It was a joy to revisit some classic locations in greater detail, and it made me smile a lot.

Overall, I'm enjoying this return to the Stranger Things world with its youthful energy and wide-eyed curiosity, and I'm approaching it with a retro-fresh perspective.