This. Dear god, this.

Emily, you’re young. There were minuscule “gender dynamics “ in the 80's. This series is embracing the tropes of that time, thus, trying to force a modern narrative is kind of a dead end.

Kids goin thru puberty be trippin’, dogg.

Stranger Things can be lovingly attentive to its core characters, but those on the sidelines sometimes feel like props or puppets, their behavior exactly as ominous or innocuous as the script demands. With her unflappable confidence and unstoppable wisecracks, Priah Ferguson plays Erica as a classic action-movie…

I think part of the problem is your view this show through “modern” eyes. It’s not just that the SHOW takes place in the 80's but the entire vibe and storytelling is straight out of the 80's. Think Goonies, Adventure in Babysitting. I mean in the Goonies, they find a hidden treasure map in their attic, one of their…