One thing I really like about Steve is how they were able to make him absolutely unlikable at the start of S1, while still having him make decisions that make sense and that, in any other scenario, would make him the hero, but he just doesn’t have all the information we, as the audience, do.
1. Season 4 (Has flaws, but was so engaging and well made. Need to rewatch to decide 100%) 2. Season 3 (Most rewatchable season for me, love it 3. Season 1 (Nearly flawless, though I feel the other seasons top it) 4. Season 2 (underrated but still the weakest. I actually don’t mind the lost sister episode)
season 3 was rewatchable (partially because of the PRODUCTION!!) - mind flayer scenes could watch over and over season 1 was rewatchable because of nostalgia, and the first time I watched it, I kept thinking, "This is so weird, but so GOOD"
That's my list as well. While seasons 1, 2 are cool and all, but it was season 3 where I got hit so hard with emotions by the end of the finale that I couldn't handle them. And season 4 is just pure greatness - Vecna, Max and Kate Bush song really is something special.
I liked how they were able to have Hopper Transform . They fixed him. In season 3 they turned him into almost like a Homer Simpson like character and in Season 4 he is brave , daring , intelligent , and a great leader . And I hate what they did to him in season 3 but I love the transformation in season 4
Yh same with me with Eleven honestly I started getting into the show and I loved it but I don’t know eleven felt off to me in s3 like she humiliated Mike in front of his friends by dumping him and laughed about it considering he’s helped her out a lot multiple times and how she started acting really cool all of a sudden idk it just felt off thankgod they fixed her in s4 though
same, like the jonathan's and nancy's storyline after season 1 was just so mid, they were pretty much useless to the plot, it was actually intresting in season 1 and i think nancy was actually good in season 1, after season 1 she just felt bland.@@keimohnimcneill
This show has aged magnificently. When I watched the first season it was good enough. But I just rewatched it after season 4 and it is better than I ever remembered it being. Might be the best show of all time if they stick the final season
My ranking 1. Season 1 10/10 2.Season 4 9.5/10 3. Season 3 9.5/10 4.Season 2 9/10 I love season one because of the simplicity. Season 2 is amazing but last by comparison Season 3 is great Becuase of the colors Just a bit too campy Season 4 had the most issues in my opinion But still amazing All seasons are near master pieces
Yeah I agree with the season 3 aesthetic probably being the best and for some reason the campiness just made it for me. Like on paper it would seem on the nose but the execution was really good. The kids have such a good storyline here but the adults have the most boring arc here. Overall though 3 is my favorite, then 4.
My rankings: 1. Season 4: Just a epic and emotional season through and through. Did it have some slow parts?. Sure. But considering that this season is almost twice length of previous seasons. I'm blown away with just how good and consistent it is. The Vecna reveal. Vecna as a character, Episode 4. That amazing finale!. EDDIE!. Just a incredible season through and through. NOTE: I did want to comment about some of your criticisms of the season. I disagree regarding the bullying subplot. I got badly bullied in highschool and were kids just as bad as that?. Yes they were. I think the bullying was important to show Eleven at this dark place and just how much of a outcast she feels and to bring that back to the beginning. I thought was just really smart. 2: Season 2: A controversial pick for sure. But I just loved the slow build of this season. The introduction of the mind flayer as this Eldritch creature. Dustin and Steve's bromance. The introduction of Max. Hopper and Eleven's developing bond. This season blew me away when I first saw it and I love it even more on rewatches. Yes...the elephant in the room: The Lost sister. It's not the best episode, but I didn't hate it either. When I show the season to friends. I place episode 7 between episode 5 and 6. This way it continues where episode 5 left off and here we don't know more than Eleven and it honestly makes the pacing of the season that much better. 3: Season 1: I adore season 1. I love the introduction of all these characters. Hopper and Joyce have a incredible arc. It's personal and very self contained. But the biggest draw back for me is that there is so much conflict with the group. Lucas is less a character and more a antagonist among the group. Suffering from Bonnie (TVD) syndrome. Them calling Eleven a freak through out the first half just wears on me, especially on rewatches. 4: Season 3: I love every season of Stranger Things. This one is no different. There is a lot to love here. I even love Hoppers arc, and I think season 4 strengthens it even further by showing just how terrified he is of losing his new found family, and how out of his element he is. I love Steve and Robin's buddying friendship (though I prefer it in season 4, her coming out scene is phenomenal). But the more body horror, in your face nature to the season. It has a cool blockbuster vibe. But it feels sort of disjointed. Season 3 is a "Bridge season" to me. It's one that I think will become a lot stronger once the series is over and we can look at all five seasons as a whole. But I prefer the more subtle horror vibes of 1,2,4 to the Indiana jones filled romp that was this season.
@@arshyarshy4414 I didn't mind the character stuff at all in season 3. Even Hopper. I loved the russian sub plot too. I just thought the body snatcher plot with the meat flayer being stupid and lame.
Imma have to go with S1 as the best. It was creepy, dark, funny, intense, engaging, and it had kind of a IT vibe to it. The characters were the most earnest and real they've ever been and the writing is topnotch
Every season is awesome but here's my list: 4. Season 2 - This season is still great and has a lot of awesome moments, but it is a little slow and didn't connect with me like the other seasons did. 3. Season 3 - I love this season and overall I think it has the best storylines for the kids/teens, but the adults storyline and some of the russia stuff was just boring and could've been better 2. Season 1 - This was such an incredible beginning to a series. It has the smallest scales of any season, but I think that's what I love about it so much. The characters are amazing and the plot structure is just top tier. 1. Season 4 - I think I'm ready to say this is the best season yet. It has the most fun and heart out of any season, but at the same time it is probably the darkest, emotional, and tragic season. Vecna is an incredible villain, and the finale was probably one of the best things I've ever seen on Television. Also, such a great setup for Season 5.
All 4 season’s are great but my personal ranking would be: 1, Season 4 2, Season 1 3, Season 3 4, Season 2 Can’t wait for Season 5 hopefully it ends well.
My ranking: 1) Season 4 (5/5) - Love it. Amazing character moments, great horror, an amazing villain, and a high-stakes, high suspense story 2) Season 3 (5/5) - Love the character moments as well, love the plot and storylines, and it captures the 80s vibe so well 3) Season 1 (4.5/5) - Looking back I don't love the tone or simplicity of this season as much. In some aspects I think thats good, and this was a good kickoff to a great show 4) Season 2 (4/5) - Enjoyable, had a great storyline with Will, but El's storyline was SO uninteresting and has many flaws throughout
I think the way billy went out completely made sense. Billy was a jerk but he also cared about protecting max. He sacrificed himself protecting her and the town because he had to one to protect him from his father.
There's a difference between Best and favorite. For me: Best seasons: 1. Stranger Things 1 (great first season and mystery; Jonathan at his peak; many emotional moments. While idk if this is my favorite season, I will say this is probably the best. Writing hooks the audience, a lot of emotion.) 2. Season 4 (volume 1 had me thinking this would be #1 by far, volume 2 let me down a little bit but overall it was definitely the best as far as horror, cinematography, and acting. End of the finale was rushed, and the results didn’t feel like they fully met the stakes, but the emotional elements definitely hit. Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Gaten, and the others stood out. The Hawkins storyline carried while I felt like the others were a little boring. Vecna was amazing) 3. Stranger Things 3 (Most fun season fs. The Russian arc was a little cheesy, so was hopper, but this season is a ridiculous joy to watch. Funniest season, most colorful, Billy had emotional moments.) 4. Stranger Things 2 (massively disrespected. Sure the seventh episode isn’t great, but the last two episodes were peak and arguably the best finale). Favorite Seasons (rewatchability): 1. Stranger Things 3 (most fun season, funniest, colorful, arguable the biggest; overall fun; episodes 4 and 8 are top tier) 2. Stranger Things 4 (horror elements great; episodes 4 and 7 are great. vecna reveal amazing) 3. Stranger Things 2 (episodes 6, 8, and 9 are PEAK. Steve becomes an amazing character) 4. Stranger Things (best season, but rewatchability it's my least favorite to rewatch)
@@MrDonut-ys6bf i elaborated. something can be ur preference, but still not the best. so i ranked the best in order as far as quality, but then ranked them in order of which were my favorite (rewatchability really)
Here’s my ranking l 1. Season 3 2. Season 4 3. Season 1 4. Season 2 All of these seasons are good though so it’s super hard to rank them. Great video!!
The vibes are the best but again it has the same problem as season 4: the difference of screentime between characters. In season 3 Will, Lucas and Jonathan were sidelined and then again in season 4 the whole California team was sidelined
@@carlolo1239 The great part of this show in the first two seasons was how great they balanced the storylines making each and everyone interesting. In season 4 that was missing. And honestly it just sucks when you have 90 minutes of trash Steve repetitive comedy and then characters like Mike, Will or Jonathan that were essential to the plot in the first season, are sidelined and don't have a proper development. In my opinion Steve is a great comedic relief, but he is overused as heck
Great list! Mine: 1. Season 4 (masterpiece and one of the most emotional seasons out of any TV show I've ever seen) 2. Season 3 (masterpiece) 3. Season 1 (instant masterpiece that hooks you up) 4. Season 2 (little repetitive and boring) Love all 4 seasons, my 6th favorite series of all time! 😍
Might just be recently bias and the overall hype still surrounding it, but Season 4 has got to be my favorite so far. Vecca gave the show its most tense and chilling storyline yet and how the different characters dealt with it as well as the other opposing forces through their own subplots was incredibly engaging. I'll say what season 4 really excelled on what S2 and 3 lacked was how it brought back that level of separate but united agency to the danger looming over the entire world that I don't think has been truly in the show to the same degree as the first season.
I know it’s my opinion and I have to say I loved Vecna but it’s been my worst season so far… I see all of the people liking it and I truly don’t like it as much as the other seasons
@@antoniosordo1412 I agree. Season 4 is overhyped. The Russia storyline had no impact on the main story whatsoever - it was just so they could somehow include Joyce, Murray and Hopper (who honestly, even though he's a top 3 character for me, should have stayed dead). Like Sean also said, Eleven being bullied was ridiculous and quite boring. They once again underutilized Will, relegated Mike from a protagonist to a love interest, made Jonathan a stoner with Argyle whose humor was pretty lame but I guess that's subjective and so on. They undid Nancy's character development by making her fall in love with Steve again to set up a cliched love triangle for Season 5, Robin became so annoying. There were definitely good parts to it and I don't think it's the worst season but it's far from the best. Just because it was on a grand scale with multiple characters in different locations, doesn't make it Game of Thrones. The best parts of the season were definitely when they were dealing with Vecna and the mysteries of the murders around Hawkins which gave me S1 vibes all over again.
Agree with your list. I love season 1 based on the urgency you talked about plus the mystery. Season 2 and 3 could not recreate that. And season 4 couldn’t either but they successfully replaced it with an awesome antagonist
My list. 1. Season 3(what can I say, it's the season that truly made me fully invested in the world and characters, especially loved the dynamic between El and Billy/Mind Flayer, and ofc Alexei is the best character on tv) 2. Season 4, most compelling and scary season for sure, a few flaws but I love how they answer a bunch of questions in a way that mostly makes sense 3. Season 1, most mysterious season by far, the beauty of not having the answers and having the story play out is amazing, great characters and it honestly could've been a miniseries and wouldn't have any complaints 4. Season 2, another amazing follow up, definitely Will's best season, it definitely redeemed Steve, and the only flaws are the groupings weren't all the best choices, and the plot is kind of a worse version of S1's plot, so it makes it less memorable. And I actually liked Eleven's journey this season, but the payoff just felt lacking(Ep7)
I definitely agree with you Sean on Billy having more of a arg, since like you said he was first introduced as a jerk then he just got taken over. Felt like he should’ve had been around a bit more to have a bit more of a arg.
Spot on, brilliant review, it's so hard because even season 2 has some of the best moments in the whole series like Steve and Dustin on the railway tracks ❤
1. Season 4 - the storylines were a little disjointed with everyone spread out but the season as a whole was so good. 2. Season 3 - Felt truly epic. Amazing action and fight scenes and was a lot of fun too. 3. Season 1 - great start. Feels a bit small after the later seasons but an enthralling start to build off. 4. Season 2 - still good overall but nothing really stood out. Felt like too much of a rehash of season 1 and set up for season 3. Really not a bad season in the run though. Can’t wait to see how it ends.
1. S1 - Truly masterful. A compelling story with familiar 80s archetypes that all manage transcend the tropes and genres they're inspired by with top-tier development and a mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat in what is arguably the most binge-able season of all television. 2. S4 - Once the chaos of so many plot threads finally comes together, this season brings Stranger Things into 'Infinity War' and 'Return of the King' territory. A worthy and terrifying new villain, writing that reveres each character, payoff for years of story, and the highest narrative stakes yet all crescendo in an emotional, cinematic finale that will no doubt define the show for years to come. 3. S2 - A natural continuation of season 1. Continued thrills, character development, lore-building, and suspense are all necessary and enthralling. However, El's journey and the Mind Flayer's arrival all feel a bit insipid against the rest of this entertaining season. 4. S3 - High highs, low lows. Billy's role as the new host and continued character development for the kids are exciting, but this season has some writing problems. The convenience of the Russians opening a new gate so the Mind Flayer can return felt a bit forced to me, while Hopper's puzzling change in personality was jarring enough to, at times, completely take me out of an otherwise charming story. The finale is one of the show's most thrilling episodes.
I agree with the ranking, but I really like El's journey in Season 2, I just think that it took sometime to get going and they had to dump a bunch of the journey all at once with The Lost Sister. I don't mind the episode actually, but I think them doing sort of a second pilot in the middle of the biggest part of Season 2 was a really bad decision and it would've worked better had they had El leave Hopper's house a bit earlier and the events of the Lost Sister were spread out over a few episodes. The journey was great and the end of the Lost Sister was fantastic as it showed that El wasn't going to put Ray's kids through the same thing she went through, despite Ray basically killing her mother.
I spent 20 minutes and looked precisely reading every single one of your comments and I’m the only one with the order of 1)season 1 2)season 3 3)season 2 4)season 4 You’ve got a new subscriber for puting s1 at first🤟🏽
Totally agree about your assessment of S4; Eleven is bullied constantly, especially in the first 3 episodes. Also, the Russian storyline didn’t feel necessary by the end. But we got the best villain yet, even if there are some retcons, and the conclusion was epic but also emotional.
1. Stranger things season 1 2. Stranger thing season 2 (yeah I know but how dark this was and how many risks this took, I'm gonna always love this) 3. Stranger things season 4 (it's too good and too bad at the same time but the good far outweighs the bad) 4. Stranger things season 3 (felt more of a connector than anything but last doesn't mean it's bad 2-4 are all tied)
My current ranking: 4. Season 3. The least rewatchable for me. The change of scenery and mood to a much more lighthearted and comedic tone brings down the quality of the story for me. Russian plot line requires too many leaps in logic, Hopper’s devolution makes him too stereotypical and unnecessarily irrational. The 80s tone is a bit heavy handed. The mystery is not as effective. Still sympathatized with Billy and Murray and Dustin helped alleviate Erica and Hopper. It’s sweet but comparatively like junk food. 3. Season 2. They continue the mystery well enough. Owens is a great addition. The 80s references aren’t as heavy handed as in 3. The arcs are solid enough, except the filler episode of course, and continue off the first season. 2. Season 4. Didn’t mind the idea of splitting them up again, but the pacing and execution isn’t flawless. For all the great conversations we get and amazing sequences like the house shootout and Running Up That Hill, we also get Eleven using her emotions to force heal, Steve and co. getting slowly choked out for ages and still surviving, and a comparatively superfluous Russian plot line that could’ve been improved. The payoff is emotional on the surface but the season including the finale is still quite flawed. 1. Season 1. Just a near perfect season where they got it right the first time around.
1. Season 4 (Smart, gripping and emotionally wrecking) - 10/10 2. Season 3 (Colourful, vibrant and full-blown 80s. Touches heart strings while introducing a new tone to the show) -10/10 3. Season 2 (Nostalgic as this is the season I was introduced to the show. Finally great, however that one episode goes off track and some beats are off) - 9/10 4. Season 1 (Simple but effective and a great start, however the others barely level it out due to their fun complexity) - 9/10
Easily this is my tier list 2 1 4 3 I keep flipping between 1 and 4 because they are both so good but tbh I need to see season 5 to know how this pays off because there are too many questions raised in season 4 I hope they answer in a great way But I just love 3. It’s such a fun season and I think has the most rewatchablilty
I have a similar list - with one change: 1. Season 1 (flawless. not a single thing I’d change) 2. Season 4 (brings back the mystery and horror elements of season 1. the Hawkins storyline is perfection, but the other plotlines kinda drag) 3. Season 2 (over hated. a repeat of season 1 but still very entertaining. the characters were probably at their best this season) 4. Season 3 (has a very different tone from the rest of the show. still a great season but I don’t like the over reliance of comedy)
Season 1: 10/10 This is the perfect mystery season. Everything just works. Eleven steals every scene she's in, and the ending where they finally find Will and parallels it to the death of Hopper's daughter gets me every time. However, BECAUSE it's such a mystery-heavy season, it lacks in rewatchability. I've watched ST four times, and this season gets increasingly harder to watch each time. It's a perfect season, but a lot of the charm disappears once you know what's going on. Season 2: 10/10 This is the opposite. This season gets better every time I watch it. Eleven's arc in this season is one of my favorite arcs in fiction. Millie Bobby Brown absolutely crushes every single scene, especially when paired with David Harbour. I even love the Lost Sister episode. It's pure character work. Noah Schnapp is great. The ending was phenomenal and leaves me feeling great every time, and could have honestly been the logical ending to the show. Season 3: 9/10 The highs in this season are the highest of the show, but there are also some lows. It's a 9 because it feels like it pandered to the younger, social media audience, which resulted in a total tone shift. The fact that a group of kids infiltrated a Soviet base and safely escaped rubs me the wrong way especially after what we saw the Soviets were like in season 4. However, the hospital scene is the best monster scene in the series, and the finale is the best episode in the series. The ending hits all the right emotional buttons perfectly. Dacre Montgomery absolutely steals this season. Season 4: 10/10 When I watch a season of ST, I like to watch it all at once throughout the night. So I waited until Volume 2 was out to watch it all together. So I didn't have to wait a month full of theorizing and rumors. I actually like when everyone is split up, because I think having 12-15 main characters constantly together is a bit much. And all 3 plots worked perfectly for me. The Hawkins plot took me back to season 1 with a great mystery and horror. The California/Nina Project plot worked because it just focused solely on the most well-written and acted character, El. And the Russia plot was just action packed. When the horror was about to get old, it switched to the California gang. When I had enough laughs with them, it would switch to El and her character work. And then we would have some action with Hopper. The pacing was perfect. I loved the longer episodes, although I didn't think I would. Now I'll be disappointed if they stop doing that. I will think this will go down a little bit whenever I watch it again, but for now it's perfect. Ranking (quality wise): 2 > 1 > 4 > 3. Ranking (pure entertainment): 3 > 4 > 2 > 1.
Glad to see some respect for Season 2. I was sitting here scrolling through countless comments ranking it dead last. The general consensus is that it’s by far the weakest season and I CANNOT understand. It’s by far the BEST in my opinion! It added sooo much to the show and El’s storyline is emotional and way overhated by the fan base. I share the same exact “quality” ranking as you!! :)
@@digitalbritt2k season 2 isn't the worst for sure, season 3 is so much worse, it's just people fall for the bright cover and "fun" part (although i'd rather call more fun season 2 even if it's simple comedy than straight over the top goofiness of season 3)
I feel like Season 4 was the make or break for this entire show. If season 4 failed, it may have been either cancelled or they would've added like 3 to 4 more seasons and milk it to death. They more than nailed Season 4 and this may be recency bias, but it's definitely my favorite. But all 4 seasons are great and I cannot wait for season 5
@@crndragon7663 Thanks! I know people like Season 3 and Season 4, but I just think we needed more Upside Down stuff in Season 3 and Season 4 took WAY too long to make, I don't think I would put Season 5 very high if it takes that long to make, but I guess we will have to wait and see.
season 3 is my favorite. something about the 4th of july setting makes it so fun to rewatch. i’ve probably seen it 5 or 6 times. it’s always the one i go back to.
My Ranking: 1. Season 1 2. Season 3 3. Season 4 Or Season 2 (I cant decide which ones better because they’re both amazing) By the way i think all seasons are incredible!
my personal ranking 4. Season 3 (Controversial placement, but I just didn't really connect with the evil Russians plot, just felt out of place for stranger things and I agree that I wish Billy had a better arc, still a fun watch just has some flaws) 3. Season 2 (Definitely a solid season, a good continuation of the story of s1, just doesn't have as much of the charm and "the lost sister" was a bit of an odd episode I kind of liked Eleven for being a mysterious character rather than being part of an X men side plot, but still a good season). 2. Season 4 (Most complex and emotional of all the seasons, I wasn't sure how they were going to continue the story but they definitely did it well. Vecna is a fantastic villain and I love how they incorporated more horror elements and some of the most emotionally effective moments in all of stranger things). 1. Season 1 (Simple, slick and a perfect first season. The straight ahead story of s1 is just so simple but effective and genuinely gripping, while I admire season 4 for how ambitious it was I still love the simplicity of season 1 which puts it at the top for me).
4) season 2- not a bad follow up to season 1 3) season 1- great introduction got hooked on the first episode 2) season 3- like how they changed the story adding the Russian’s and is just above s1 1) season 4- incredible best villain by far great including Russia again and love how they based vecna off Freddy Krueger and loved how they made this season much darker. One of the best seasons I’ve ever seen annoyed it took so long to see but glad they too their time to make it as great as it is. Hope they amaze my with season 5 with an amazing ending. BTW hated how Eddie died he was amazing stole every scene he was in I nearly cried at his death because of him and Dustin. Would have preferred them to kill robin she was annoying this season compared to season 3
Respect your ranking!! Mine's similar: 4. Season 2: i didn't like the idea of eleven being split up from the gang either and that whole side story of her sister and that punk gang killed that season for me..Max's entry was cool & the start of the legendary Steve & Dustin duo!!! 3. Season 4: first few episodes were forgettable. Once Vecna started to target Max , things started to get real good real quick!!! 2. Season 3: Starcourt mall, the whole vibe of that season i thought was fun. The evolution in the relationships between the characters were interesting, I rewatch this season the most 1. Season 1 =it's the best!! Doesn't let up . The moment Will disappears ,you're hooked!!!!
On balance I think the whole show is great and there's definitely never been a bad season, but my ranking would go: 4. Stranger Things 3 This was the only season which, to me, felt like it favoured style over substance; the stakes were higher than ever and there were some epic action sequences to boot, but only a small handful of characters (Steve, Robin and Billy come to mind) were developed in a meaningful way, while I wouldn't really be able to tell you what anyone else did for the whole season. There are also some odd moments (e.g. Hopper's "death" and the Neverending Story scene) that felt like they were written in purely to generate reactions from viewers despite being dumb and/or frustrating in context 3. Stranger Things Being the "smallest" season by a long shot, this one was comfortably the most consistent in how well it utilised its cast and pacing; however, since it was effectively just written as a nostalgia trip at this stage it didn't really feel like it did anything I hadn't already seen a dozen times before, which is the only reason I haven't ranked it higher 2. Stranger Things 2 Woefully underrated IMHO, this one really clicked with me from the offset, and to date there's not much I can fault about it aside from the "Lost Sister" episode being a complete tack-on. Everyone was well-developed, Steve turned into the best character after being a douche in the first season, the Dart storyline was great, and the Mind Flayer felt like it was pulled straight out of the Necronomicon 1. Stranger Things 4 Maybe I'm still experiencing a little recency bias, but the latest season really went above and beyond my expectations (especially since I was low-key concerned that the show had already had its day). On the one hand it managed to pull off a global narrative split between four separate storylines, but on the other it made the main thread (i.e. the Hawkins story) into an intimate supernatural murder-mystery that felt unlike anything the show had previously attempted. Vecna was an absolute triumph in all departments as the villain, and the multi-layered reveal in the final episode of Vol. 1 was legitimately one of the best-executed twists I've ever seen on screen. My only slight criticism at this stage is that the cast could do with being thinned out, but even then everyone was utilised well enough that nobody felt redundant; they were all either well-developed or significant to the plot(s) or both
One of the main reasons I couldn’t get into 3 as much as the other ones was (and to be fair, I haven’t watched it since it came out so if I were to rewatch it he might not be as bad as I was remembering) Mike. He was super unlikable in the first couple episodes, and when he tried to save eleven where he says “GET OFF OF HER” it didn’t feel earned to me. I also wasn’t really a fan of the double down on the 80’s stuff as I enjoyed it more as a back drop. But that’s just me. I’m planning on rewatching it eventually so my opinion could change.
1.) Season 4 (It felt the most mature/darkest with A+ character development) 2.) Season 1 (Instant classic) 3.) Season 2 (I like this season more than most. Take out the lost sister episode and I was pretty engaged. I really like what they were doing with Will.) 4.) Season 3 (I felt that this season had the laziest writing and biggest plot holes/conveniences. I loved that song in the last episode with Dustin!)
My Ranking 1. Season 4 2. Season 3 3. Season 2 4. Season 1 I still love this season to me it feels unique and different than most shows Like a mix of Spielberg and King stories, but I love how the series has grown over the years and it just got better to me, but I still love this season.
This is just a personal gripe but I don’t like the implication that Henry/Vecna/1 was behind everything the whole time because it strips the Mind Flayer of what makes it the most horrifying; it’s utter lack of humanity. Throughout the first few seasons, it was like Mr. Gray from Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher. It was an inhuman virus with a human mouth piece. Death and destruction weren’t ambiguous moral issues for it. It was a foreign invader. Vecna felt like a different sort of villain because he attacked on a personal/emotional level. Combining the two into one entity in a way minimizes both.
4. SEASON 3- Good but most goffy season with some questions at the end of season----8.7/10 3. SEASON 1- I love it , but i cant put it on 2nd or 1st place cuz i think that this season set up so many things for next seasons and i cant imagine to be a Mini series and if there was just one season it would be still phenomenal---9.4/10 2. SEASON 2-Dont unerstand how people put this as worst season, its just like season 1 but more EPIC, FUN with great groups of people ( Like what they did for Empire Strikes back style)---9.7/10 1. SEASON 4-It was just something on another level---9.8/10 All seasons are GOATED
4. Season 1 amazing starter great at building up the characters and does everything as good as it could’ve at the time. The whole demogorgon killing spree is good and the mystery in this is so chilling. From the Christmas lights to the bike chases it perfectly captures the 80s vibe but just didn’t have the sense of danger and scale as the other seasons still an incredible setup of horror and adventure 3. Stranger things 2 Everything we loved about the first season but just better. The possession thing with will Byers was awesome and genuinely terrifying and never fails to scare me. You see Steve will eleven and many more upgrade and evolve as characters and it marks the introduction of Billy and Max two of the most important characters of the show. 2. Season 4 Ultimately this is the best season of stranger things. Everything is levelled up from the horror to the genuine scale of the plot. Everyone is split up and everyone has their own initial plot lines. The California and Russia stuff is awesome but the vecna mystery in Hawkins takes the number one spot for me. We get introduced to a almost humanised villian who’s past is shocking and terrifying. This season is Gruesome and incredible with a shocking finale that left me wanting more and in TEARS… 1. Stranger Things 3 what can be said…. If season 4 is the BEST season this is MY best season. Everything about this screams stranger things and it is the most rewatcahbke and enjoyable thing about the show. Everyone has there moments and the charm is incredible. The scoop troop are underground in a secret Russian base the Hawkins gang are dealing with a possessed billy Hargrove and the finale is just SO GOOD. So many memorable moments and all in all the funniest and just best season of stranger things…
My list would have to be: #1. Season 4 - The best overall story IMO. #2. Season 1 - The season that started it all. #3. Season 2 - Introduction of new characters and a decent plot. #4. Season 3 - The weakest of all seasons by far, but has a decent finale.
@@bagelboy372 Im my opinion, no the story was pointless and felt like a cashgrab, if it was a movie it'd be my least favorite. But Alexi was good tho RIP...
1. Season One (a tight, small-scale story with great character arcs, charming young actors, and clever subversions of tropes) 2. Season 4 (surprisingly, mostly a return to form, even if it’s the darkest and goriest; the stakes actually feel real) 3. Season 3 (fun, but too goofy for its own good and full of contrivances) 4. Season 2 (love poor Bob, but why oh why must Mike be so horrible to any girl NOT named 11, and what on Earth is that Lost Sister episode?)
Of course, everyone has different opinions but I hope someone can agree with me on this ranking: 4th: Stranger Things Season 2: I love this season for what it is but Eleven getting turned into sort of a side character didn’t really work out and I think the duffer brothers could’ve done something different with her this season. Besides that, everything else was pretty good besides like Sean said, there was less of a mystery than Season 1, But the introduction of new characters also helped this season because it’s not just the main cast that we had last season. I know some people will disagree on this, but I personally think that Bob’s death was the most tragic in all of stranger things, most people say Alexei’s was but I feel like Bob had more of an impact on the story than a Russian that likes slurpies. I see why people would like Alexei because, well, He likes slurpies! And he was so happy. But looking back, his character wasn’t very… I guess, complex. This part was random talking about the saddest death but I just wanted to get that in there. 3rd: Stranger Things Season 1: Some people really like this season (Like Sean), I did too! But I feel like it wasn’t as good as the 3rd and 4th seasons. It’s better than Season 2 because like I said, it has a bigger mystery. It introduces the characters we know and love today to the story and it started everything. Very well done but I don’t think it deserves 1st place like a lot of people think. 2nd: Stranger Things Season 3: I can already see the comments coming in for me doing this but I’m being honest like I said I would, This season was really good, and it might sound like I’m babying it but it genuinely was better than it was bad. The way they split the characters apart and then fight all together in the end surprised me so much but it was so cool! This season was just so good. Ok, it does sound like I’m babying it but just honest 😂. Anyways that obviously shows who 1st place belongs to. 1st: Stranger Things Season 4: Pure Perfectness, it just was. It did what Season 3 did but so much better. They split the characters up to fight Vecna whilst all being in different places. So much happened that I makes the season feel like a giant room! I feel like they also improved a lot of characters this season, for example: Steve (They pretty much turned him into a mom), Nancy (They turned her into the fighter she is), and, stay with me here, Dr Brenner, He has been the bad guy for so long and now he just wanted to help eleven, and that improved his character so much and. When he died I almost felt bad for Eleven. But overall, this was the best season out of all of them. I hope some people could agree with me and I sure hope people don’t get mad. This is my honest opinion and if you would like you could leave your opinions in the comments of this comment. Anyways, bye and have a great day!
4th- season 3 reason: some characters felt really out of place and had a lacking of the mystery which really made me engaged but still good 8/10 3rd- season 2- I love the heavy mystery aspect though my main issue was elevens arc as we rarely saw the main character we love so much 8.5/10 2nd- season 4 was good even if the pacing for the last 2 episodes was not as good as the first 7 9/10 1st- season 1 absolutely amazing I have never found myself so engaged in a series that made me watch the other ones on end 10/10
I feel like since seasons 1 and 4 are the best I feel like they should've pulled an IT chapter 2 and done a time skip with the kids being older with them being introduced to season 4 with Vecna etc.
My list: 4. Season 3 - Russian team has random setup and lame members, some of the lighting and color grading makes it look a little cheap in a few areas, and they ruined Hopper in this season badly. Eleven and Max going to the mall was nice though. Good enough season, but has some drawbacks. 3. Season 2 - Gets more flack than deserved imo. This is less of a truly new step, and more so a step of progression. In a nutshell, it’s less like Smash Bros Melee and more like Smash Brawl. Rip Bob. 2. Season 1 - no complaints, except maybe the bullies didn’t get enough of what they deserved. 1. Season 4 - Very few hiccups and whatnot, and I love the character work and tone in this season.
1. season 4 2. season 1 3. season 2 4. season 3 Season 3 in my opinion did not advance us too much information about the series and just added another story that put the Russians into the story unlike season 4 which were there scenes I had been waiting to see for years. Season 2 except Episode 7 is not bad at all and I do not think that is a reason to put it last because we saw so many good things - the relationship of Dustin and Steve and every time I knew what was going to happen the creators just managed to surprise me. season 1 is always good and always classic - it's just a pleasure Season 4 is the best of them all - not only because it just came out but because it brought me clips I've been waiting so long to see - we knew Papa lived from season 2, why did we not see any trace of it every season 3? - This is one of the reasons that season 3 is in last place - it did not advance us much in terms of the plot of the series itself. In season 4 we finally find out who is the main villain of the whole series and what he wants in principle and finally it's not a monster that is just hungry or wants to take over someone's brain, but it's a person with a hard and painful past and very strong and clear desires - in short, we found out why The series exists in general.
My ranking is: 4: season 1 It is a good season but since it was the first I feel like most of it was just the characters just having their whole characters fleshed out which really helped the other seasons. Next is season 4. Actually an amazing season and enjoyed it a lot, but since I haven’t rewatched it yet, I have to put it here. Next is season 3 This is the funniest season in the show, especially when the kids are in the Russian base. Star court is cool and colourful, while the downtown is very dark and grey. Almost like your looking at photos of the past. I think the monsters of this season are very confusing, the hospital part lost me a bit and the physical mind flayer freaked me out. I think it’s extra dark but in return is bright and funny in star court. Even in the last episode. LAST IS SEASON 2 Damn This isn’t even a joke On rewatch, I enjoyed this season more than the others. I thought that the lost sister story was good, and it was just a cool season in general. My favourite scene of the show is in this season actually. It’s when they all dress up as ghostbusters and each of their mom’s take pictures of them. I thought it was really fun and seeing Will call it stupid in season 3 broke my heart. Anyways that’s my ranking feel free to call me a stupid dumb idiot baby in the comments below like and subscribnel
This is a perfect list, but I think I would put it 4. Season 2 3. Season 1 2. Season 3 1. Season 4 I think season 1 is perfect, it has no flaws, I like these more happier seasons tho (3 and 4) but your list is definitely perfect
My list: 1: Season 1 It’s just a classic and I think is the best, it’s so fun to watch and I’ve rewatched it maybe 10+ times now haha. 2: Season 4 Very good but had a lot of flaws especially at the beginning. I think it was amazing and super fun to watch but the acting from Mike and will wasn’t convincing for me and the beginning was slow which makes it just below that number 1 spot. 3: Season 2. Loved this season, also felt quite forced and just like a second season but still had that stranger things vibe to it and was pretty good. But it also has the worst episode in my opinion in the entire show “The Lost Sister”. 4: Season 3. Honestly, I didn’t like this season. It was the weakest in my opinion and didn’t feel like stranger things and felt weird and forced and like they were trying to do something different but it just didn’t work out. This is definitely my least favorite season but it was fine. Just very weak and I really didn’t enjoy this one.
I'll never tire of saying that the series should have ended with season 1, or should have been an anthology series with different strange things and cast every season
Maybe it would be interesting but at the same time you don t ever have the character devopolement of Steve Harrington and his duo with Dustin, you never would be able to see the amazing acting of Noah Scnapp in season 2, the amazing acting of Dacre and his dinamic there its so good in my opinion with Millie Bobby Brown, and maybe you haven t have the best villians of the show Vecna and Mind Flayer so I think it was a good decision to continue the story and with the same actors because honestly its almost impossible to find child actors as talented as Noah Scnapp, Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard, also New characters every season you don t have that much time to love that much some characters because most of them have a character devopolement through the show like Steve, Nancy, Hopper, Eleven etc...
My ranking 4- Season 1, great contained story but lots of buildup for a mediocre finale, demogorgon underused. 3- Season 2, Steve’s relationship with Dustin shines, Nancy stays important and has an interesting arc, Eleven and Hoppers relationship works and Max is a great addition. I loved Bob too but I think more could’ve been done besides Eleven just shutting the portal. 2- Season 3, Lots of great comedy, Scoops Troop carried especially Robin, Billy is terrifying, Max and El’s relationship is great, Russian plot is great, finale has good build up, hated the main Russian terminator villain. He’s what brought the season down along with too much comedy taking away from the emotional moments. 1- Season 4, by far the best season, great horror, great comedy, amazing character focus and arcs, everyone gets their moment to shine, multiple storylines creates a new freshness to the series, insanely cool villain, old foes brought back, Demogorgon, Demodogs, Mind Flayer, new villains, demobats, loved the new characters, Argyle, Eddie and Chrissy.
Here is my Ranking its controversial... 1. Season 2 it may not be the most loved but, i really enjoyed the whole eleven split off thing they had going on and we got max and Billy so that is number one. 10/10 2. Season 3 its a great season with them all being grown up and i really enjoyed it and its really funny in the beginning with the birthday for Dustin and also Dustin's song XD. 9.8/10 3. Season 4 I loved that we were able to get Vecna in the season and it was very good for them basically being adults and we got Eddy and he is now one of my favorite characters in Stranger Things. Not to mention we also got Eddy's SICK Master of Puppets song it was fire. It was a little more PG because how they die from Vecna is crazy... 9.4/10 4. Season 1 I know, I know, its a great season but i had no were to put it so its number 4 but... I still think this is a wonderful season its simple, its funny, and its nice really good. And also Steve is not the best in this season.... 9.2/10
One thing I really like about Steve is how they were able to make him absolutely unlikable at the start of S1, while still having him make decisions that make sense and that, in any other scenario, would make him the hero, but he just doesn’t have all the information we, as the audience, do.
Really good character arc
Well said!
@@aloe704 he might be the best character in the show
@@dimitrescu182 idk about that, but definetely best character arc in the show close to hopper's
@@aloe704 in my opinion he definitely is. My top 3 characters are
1. Steve
2. Max
3. Hopper
1. Season 4 (Has flaws, but was so engaging and well made. Need to rewatch to decide 100%)
2. Season 3 (Most rewatchable season for me, love it
3. Season 1 (Nearly flawless, though I feel the other seasons top it)
4. Season 2 (underrated but still the weakest. I actually don’t mind the lost sister episode)
I agree Season 1 is The most rewatchable
@@tripi7906 oh I said season 3 is the most rewatch able but season 1 is too
season 3 was rewatchable (partially because of the PRODUCTION!!) - mind flayer scenes could watch over and over
season 1 was rewatchable because of nostalgia, and the first time I watched it, I kept thinking, "This is so weird, but so GOOD"
I agree with this
That's my list as well. While seasons 1, 2 are cool and all, but it was season 3 where I got hit so hard with emotions by the end of the finale that I couldn't handle them. And season 4 is just pure greatness - Vecna, Max and Kate Bush song really is something special.
I liked how they were able to have Hopper Transform . They fixed him. In season 3 they turned him into almost like a Homer Simpson like character and in Season 4 he is brave , daring , intelligent , and a great leader . And I hate what they did to him in season 3 but I love the transformation in season 4
Yh same with me with Eleven honestly I started getting into the show and I loved it but I don’t know eleven felt off to me in s3 like she humiliated Mike in front of his friends by dumping him and laughed about it considering he’s helped her out a lot multiple times and how she started acting really cool all of a sudden idk it just felt off thankgod they fixed her in s4 though
@@TomoyaOkazaki2 now if only they could fix Jonathan
@@i_am_thebatman fr like I honestly miss old Jonathan
same, like the jonathan's and nancy's storyline after season 1 was just so mid, they were pretty much useless to the plot, it was actually intresting in season 1 and i think nancy was actually good in season 1, after season 1 she just felt bland.@@keimohnimcneill
i respect this list a lot. i’m surprised that season 3 moved down so much since it was your favorite season in your last ranking.
Maybe recency bias?
S3 start is soooo bad.
Undid Hopper's development from earlier seasons
This show has aged magnificently. When I watched the first season it was good enough. But I just rewatched it after season 4 and it is better than I ever remembered it being. Might be the best show of all time if they stick the final season
My ranking
1. Season 1 10/10
2.Season 4 9.5/10
3. Season 3 9.5/10
4.Season 2 9/10
I love season one because of the simplicity.
Season 2 is amazing but last by comparison
Season 3 is great Becuase of the colors Just a bit too campy
Season 4 had the most issues in my opinion But still amazing
All seasons are near master pieces
Agree completely
I do prefer season 2 over 3 tho
Yeah I agree with the season 3 aesthetic probably being the best and for some reason the campiness just made it for me. Like on paper it would seem on the nose but the execution was really good. The kids have such a good storyline here but the adults have the most boring arc here. Overall though 3 is my favorite, then 4.
this is true but i put s3 above 1 and 4 on top i take rewatchability into my ranking
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My rankings:
1. Season 4: Just a epic and emotional season through and through. Did it have some slow parts?. Sure. But considering that this season is almost twice length of previous seasons. I'm blown away with just how good and consistent it is. The Vecna reveal. Vecna as a character, Episode 4. That amazing finale!. EDDIE!. Just a incredible season through and through. NOTE: I did want to comment about some of your criticisms of the season. I disagree regarding the bullying subplot. I got badly bullied in highschool and were kids just as bad as that?. Yes they were. I think the bullying was important to show Eleven at this dark place and just how much of a outcast she feels and to bring that back to the beginning. I thought was just really smart.
2: Season 2: A controversial pick for sure. But I just loved the slow build of this season. The introduction of the mind flayer as this Eldritch creature. Dustin and Steve's bromance. The introduction of Max. Hopper and Eleven's developing bond. This season blew me away when I first saw it and I love it even more on rewatches. Yes...the elephant in the room: The Lost sister. It's not the best episode, but I didn't hate it either. When I show the season to friends. I place episode 7 between episode 5 and 6. This way it continues where episode 5 left off and here we don't know more than Eleven and it honestly makes the pacing of the season that much better.
3: Season 1: I adore season 1. I love the introduction of all these characters. Hopper and Joyce have a incredible arc. It's personal and very self contained. But the biggest draw back for me is that there is so much conflict with the group. Lucas is less a character and more a antagonist among the group. Suffering from Bonnie (TVD) syndrome. Them calling Eleven a freak through out the first half just wears on me, especially on rewatches.
4: Season 3: I love every season of Stranger Things. This one is no different. There is a lot to love here. I even love Hoppers arc, and I think season 4 strengthens it even further by showing just how terrified he is of losing his new found family, and how out of his element he is. I love Steve and Robin's buddying friendship (though I prefer it in season 4, her coming out scene is phenomenal). But the more body horror, in your face nature to the season. It has a cool blockbuster vibe. But it feels sort of disjointed. Season 3 is a "Bridge season" to me. It's one that I think will become a lot stronger once the series is over and we can look at all five seasons as a whole. But I prefer the more subtle horror vibes of 1,2,4 to the Indiana jones filled romp that was this season.
hella valid bro, season 2 is so good and underrated, season 3 is the worst by far and mike became insufferable in that season
@@arshyarshy4414 I didn't mind the character stuff at all in season 3. Even Hopper. I loved the russian sub plot too. I just thought the body snatcher plot with the meat flayer being stupid and lame.
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Completely agree 💯
Imma have to go with S1 as the best. It was creepy, dark, funny, intense, engaging, and it had kind of a IT vibe to it. The characters were the most earnest and real they've ever been and the writing is topnotch
Every season is awesome but here's my list:
4. Season 2 - This season is still great and has a lot of awesome moments, but it is a little slow and didn't connect with me like the other seasons did.
3. Season 3 - I love this season and overall I think it has the best storylines for the kids/teens, but the adults storyline and some of the russia stuff was just boring and could've been better
2. Season 1 - This was such an incredible beginning to a series. It has the smallest scales of any season, but I think that's what I love about it so much. The characters are amazing and the plot structure is just top tier.
1. Season 4 - I think I'm ready to say this is the best season yet. It has the most fun and heart out of any season, but at the same time it is probably the darkest, emotional, and tragic season. Vecna is an incredible villain, and the finale was probably one of the best things I've ever seen on Television. Also, such a great setup for Season 5.
All 4 season’s are great but my personal ranking would be:
1, Season 4
2, Season 1
3, Season 3
4, Season 2
Can’t wait for Season 5 hopefully it ends well.
Same, but it also may be due to recency bias
@@austincarlson9270 that isn’t a thing
I agree
@@hoopz66 are you high, I bet you haven't taken a psychology course or even typed in a quick Google search
@@austincarlson9270 LMAO kids are too funny
My ranking:
1) Season 4 (5/5) - Love it. Amazing character moments, great horror, an amazing villain, and a high-stakes, high suspense story
2) Season 3 (5/5) - Love the character moments as well, love the plot and storylines, and it captures the 80s vibe so well
3) Season 1 (4.5/5) - Looking back I don't love the tone or simplicity of this season as much. In some aspects I think thats good, and this was a good kickoff to a great show
4) Season 2 (4/5) - Enjoyable, had a great storyline with Will, but El's storyline was SO uninteresting and has many flaws throughout
Same with me 😆
Hey Sean! Could you do a ranking characters video please because I think that would be a really cool video!
Yes
Steve is obviously number 1
@@craig2910 who else, Dustin? OH fo sure Mike definitely mike,, not eleven, Dustin, or steve
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@@austincarlson9270 what
I think the way billy went out completely made sense. Billy was a jerk but he also cared about protecting max. He sacrificed himself protecting her and the town because he had to one to protect him from his father.
There's a difference between Best and favorite. For me:
Best seasons:
1. Stranger Things 1 (great first season and mystery; Jonathan at his peak; many emotional moments. While idk if this is my favorite season, I will say this is probably the best. Writing hooks the audience, a lot of emotion.)
2. Season 4 (volume 1 had me thinking this would be #1 by far, volume 2 let me down a little bit but overall it was definitely the best as far as horror, cinematography, and acting. End of the finale was rushed, and the results didn’t feel like they fully met the stakes, but the emotional elements definitely hit. Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Gaten, and the others stood out. The Hawkins storyline carried while I felt like the others were a little boring. Vecna was amazing)
3. Stranger Things 3 (Most fun season fs. The Russian arc was a little cheesy, so was hopper, but this season is a ridiculous joy to watch. Funniest season, most colorful, Billy had emotional moments.)
4. Stranger Things 2 (massively disrespected. Sure the seventh episode isn’t great, but the last two episodes were peak and arguably the best finale).
Favorite Seasons (rewatchability):
1. Stranger Things 3 (most fun season, funniest, colorful, arguable the biggest; overall fun; episodes 4 and 8 are top tier)
2. Stranger Things 4 (horror elements great; episodes 4 and 7 are great. vecna reveal amazing)
3. Stranger Things 2 (episodes 6, 8, and 9 are PEAK. Steve becomes an amazing character)
4. Stranger Things (best season, but rewatchability it's my least favorite to rewatch)
no one asked
@@bigsully9945 ? everyone in the comments is sharing their lists, so did i buddy
@@Jo-fk1be but like best and favorites could you elaborate
@@MrDonut-ys6bf i elaborated. something can be ur preference, but still not the best. so i ranked the best in order as far as quality, but then ranked them in order of which were my favorite (rewatchability really)
After rewatching season 4 today it’s definitely the best
Here’s my ranking l
1. Season 3
2. Season 4
3. Season 1
4. Season 2
All of these seasons are good though so it’s super hard to rank them. Great video!!
Agreed!
Love your channel Sean my ranking
1) Season 1
2) Season 4
3) Season 3
4) Season 2
That’s my exact ranking
I personally thought season 3 is the best season, it has the teenage vibe that fits the show well
The vibes are the best but again it has the same problem as season 4: the difference of screentime between characters. In season 3 Will, Lucas and Jonathan were sidelined and then again in season 4 the whole California team was sidelined
Season 3 and season 2 are tied for the worst fs
@@22taylorsversion9 what’s wrong with characters being sidelined?
@@carlolo1239 The great part of this show in the first two seasons was how great they balanced the storylines making each and everyone interesting. In season 4 that was missing. And honestly it just sucks when you have 90 minutes of trash Steve repetitive comedy and then characters like Mike, Will or Jonathan that were essential to the plot in the first season, are sidelined and don't have a proper development. In my opinion Steve is a great comedic relief, but he is overused as heck
Season 3 ruined Jonathan and Hopper
Great list! Mine:
1. Season 4 (masterpiece and one of the most emotional seasons out of any TV show I've ever seen)
2. Season 3 (masterpiece)
3. Season 1 (instant masterpiece that hooks you up)
4. Season 2 (little repetitive and boring)
Love all 4 seasons, my 6th favorite series of all time! 😍
Just curious whats you top 5 series
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1. The Walking Dead
2. Breaking Bad
3. Sons of Anarchy
4. Ash vs Evil Dead
5. Prison Break
@@ashwilliams7302 Breaking Bad is 1.
@@ashwilliams7302 good list haven’t watched number 4 and 5 tho
Wow s4 is overrated af and, twd is abysmal
Keep up the amazing work Sean Love your channel
Anyways my ranking is
1) Season 4
2) Season 1
3) Season 3
4) Season 2
Switch 4 and 1 and that is exactly my list and 3 and 2 and that’s my list
Love the whole show, here’s my ranking
4. Season 2 - 8/10
3. Season 3 - 9/10
2. Season 1 - 9.5/10
1. Season 4 - 10/10
listen i know its your opinion but how is season 4 a 10/10
@@bigchungusdiedofdiabetes4084 you said it yourself it’s my opinion
Might just be recently bias and the overall hype still surrounding it, but Season 4 has got to be my favorite so far.
Vecca gave the show its most tense and chilling storyline yet and how the different characters dealt with it as well as the other opposing forces through their own subplots was incredibly engaging.
I'll say what season 4 really excelled on what S2 and 3 lacked was how it brought back that level of separate but united agency to the danger looming over the entire world that I don't think has been truly in the show to the same degree as the first season.
I rewatched the whole series before Season 4 released and I agree.
Recently bias isn’t a thing
I know it’s my opinion and I have to say I loved Vecna but it’s been my worst season so far… I see all of the people liking it and I truly don’t like it as much as the other seasons
@@antoniosordo1412 I agree. Season 4 is overhyped. The Russia storyline had no impact on the main story whatsoever - it was just so they could somehow include Joyce, Murray and Hopper (who honestly, even though he's a top 3 character for me, should have stayed dead).
Like Sean also said, Eleven being bullied was ridiculous and quite boring. They once again underutilized Will, relegated Mike from a protagonist to a love interest, made Jonathan a stoner with Argyle whose humor was pretty lame but I guess that's subjective and so on. They undid Nancy's character development by making her fall in love with Steve again to set up a cliched love triangle for Season 5, Robin became so annoying.
There were definitely good parts to it and I don't think it's the worst season but it's far from the best. Just because it was on a grand scale with multiple characters in different locations, doesn't make it Game of Thrones. The best parts of the season were definitely when they were dealing with Vecna and the mysteries of the murders around Hawkins which gave me S1 vibes all over again.
@@shawnandmagichead7648 I agree with everything you just said, literally it’s what I think 🤜
Agree with your list. I love season 1 based on the urgency you talked about plus the mystery. Season 2 and 3 could not recreate that. And season 4 couldn’t either but they successfully replaced it with an awesome antagonist
season 3 will always be my fav season. just love the feeling and mood of it. also magnum pi hopper is my fav ever lol
My list.
1. Season 3(what can I say, it's the season that truly made me fully invested in the world and characters, especially loved the dynamic between El and Billy/Mind Flayer, and ofc Alexei is the best character on tv)
2. Season 4, most compelling and scary season for sure, a few flaws but I love how they answer a bunch of questions in a way that mostly makes sense
3. Season 1, most mysterious season by far, the beauty of not having the answers and having the story play out is amazing, great characters and it honestly could've been a miniseries and wouldn't have any complaints
4. Season 2, another amazing follow up, definitely Will's best season, it definitely redeemed Steve, and the only flaws are the groupings weren't all the best choices, and the plot is kind of a worse version of S1's plot, so it makes it less memorable. And I actually liked Eleven's journey this season, but the payoff just felt lacking(Ep7)
Same exact ranking for me
Alexei is the most mediocre character ever 💀
@@Martin22788 you're the most mediocre person 💀
I definitely agree with you Sean on Billy having more of a arg, since like you said he was first introduced as a jerk then he just got taken over. Felt like he should’ve had been around a bit more to have a bit more of a arg.
Spot on, brilliant review, it's so hard because even season 2 has some of the best moments in the whole series like Steve and Dustin on the railway tracks ❤
Love how the majority has season 4 in top 2's! S4
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Seriously! I think that the fanbase being split over which is the best season is just a testament to how great they all are.
1. Season 4 - the storylines were a little disjointed with everyone spread out but the season as a whole was so good.
2. Season 3 - Felt truly epic. Amazing action and fight scenes and was a lot of fun too.
3. Season 1 - great start. Feels a bit small after the later seasons but an enthralling start to build off.
4. Season 2 - still good overall but nothing really stood out. Felt like too much of a rehash of season 1 and set up for season 3.
Really not a bad season in the run though. Can’t wait to see how it ends.
I love every season of this show but here's my ranking
1. ST4
2. ST3
3. ST1
4. ST2
Best list excerpt I like 3 more than 4
@@TS-xm1fi idiotic
@@CobraTateProudctions so mature you’re definitely like 9
@@CobraTateProudctions it’s called a opinion
@@TS-xm1fi im 16 ye tic
1. S1 - Truly masterful. A compelling story with familiar 80s archetypes that all manage transcend the tropes and genres they're inspired by with top-tier development and a mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat in what is arguably the most binge-able season of all television.
2. S4 - Once the chaos of so many plot threads finally comes together, this season brings Stranger Things into 'Infinity War' and 'Return of the King' territory. A worthy and terrifying new villain, writing that reveres each character, payoff for years of story, and the highest narrative stakes yet all crescendo in an emotional, cinematic finale that will no doubt define the show for years to come.
3. S2 - A natural continuation of season 1. Continued thrills, character development, lore-building, and suspense are all necessary and enthralling. However, El's journey and the Mind Flayer's arrival all feel a bit insipid against the rest of this entertaining season.
4. S3 - High highs, low lows. Billy's role as the new host and continued character development for the kids are exciting, but this season has some writing problems. The convenience of the Russians opening a new gate so the Mind Flayer can return felt a bit forced to me, while Hopper's puzzling change in personality was jarring enough to, at times, completely take me out of an otherwise charming story. The finale is one of the show's most thrilling episodes.
I agree with the ranking, but I really like El's journey in Season 2, I just think that it took sometime to get going and they had to dump a bunch of the journey all at once with The Lost Sister. I don't mind the episode actually, but I think them doing sort of a second pilot in the middle of the biggest part of Season 2 was a really bad decision and it would've worked better had they had El leave Hopper's house a bit earlier and the events of the Lost Sister were spread out over a few episodes. The journey was great and the end of the Lost Sister was fantastic as it showed that El wasn't going to put Ray's kids through the same thing she went through, despite Ray basically killing her mother.
Finally someone agrees with me. S3 is super overrated and goofy
Great ranking
4. Season 2
3. Season 4
2. Season 3
1. Season 1
I love how I just get super excited when I see you uploaded keep up the great work
I spent 20 minutes and looked precisely reading every single one of your comments and I’m the only one with the order of
1)season 1
2)season 3
3)season 2
4)season 4
You’ve got a new subscriber for puting s1 at first🤟🏽
S1 will always be the best season
Here’s my ranking:
1. Stranger things 1
2. Stranger things 4
3. Stranger things 2
4. Stranger things 3
Totally agree about your assessment of S4; Eleven is bullied constantly, especially in the first 3 episodes. Also, the Russian storyline didn’t feel necessary by the end. But we got the best villain yet, even if there are some retcons, and the conclusion was epic but also emotional.
1. Stranger things season 1
2. Stranger thing season 2 (yeah I know but how dark this was and how many risks this took, I'm gonna always love this)
3. Stranger things season 4 (it's too good and too bad at the same time but the good far outweighs the bad)
4. Stranger things season 3 (felt more of a connector than anything but last doesn't mean it's bad 2-4 are all tied)
My current ranking:
4. Season 3. The least rewatchable for me. The change of scenery and mood to a much more lighthearted and comedic tone brings down the quality of the story for me. Russian plot line requires too many leaps in logic, Hopper’s devolution makes him too stereotypical and unnecessarily irrational. The 80s tone is a bit heavy handed. The mystery is not as effective. Still sympathatized with Billy and Murray and Dustin helped alleviate Erica and Hopper. It’s sweet but comparatively like junk food.
3. Season 2. They continue the mystery well enough. Owens is a great addition. The 80s references aren’t as heavy handed as in 3. The arcs are solid enough, except the filler episode of course, and continue off the first season.
2. Season 4. Didn’t mind the idea of splitting them up again, but the pacing and execution isn’t flawless. For all the great conversations we get and amazing sequences like the house shootout and Running Up That Hill, we also get Eleven using her emotions to force heal, Steve and co. getting slowly choked out for ages and still surviving, and a comparatively superfluous Russian plot line that could’ve been improved. The payoff is emotional on the surface but the season including the finale is still quite flawed.
1. Season 1. Just a near perfect season where they got it right the first time around.
My exact ranking
That's my ranking aswell
I agree
My ranking:
1. Season 4
2. Season 2
3. Season 1
4. Season 3
This doesn't mean that I don't like the last one, they all are amazing!
Stranger Things 4 blew me away. So, Without a doubt my ranking is
1) Season 4
2) Season 1
3) Season 2
4) Season 3.
Season 3 is better than 2
@@TS-xm1fi I’d disagree.
@@TS-xm1fino it’s not lol
1. Season 4 (Smart, gripping and emotionally wrecking) - 10/10
2. Season 3 (Colourful, vibrant and full-blown 80s. Touches heart strings while introducing a new tone to the show) -10/10
3. Season 2 (Nostalgic as this is the season I was introduced to the show. Finally great, however that one episode goes off track and some beats are off) - 9/10
4. Season 1 (Simple but effective and a great start, however the others barely level it out due to their fun complexity) - 9/10
My list
4. Season 1
3. Season 2
2. Season 3
1. Season 4
I just think they get better each time
1. Season 4
2. Season 3
3. Season 1
4. Season 2
Love your channel, my ranking is
4) season 2
3) season 1
2)season 3
1) season 4
Thanks for watching
What is this ranking 😭 swap it and I agree
@@hoopz66 interesting, season 2 is your favorite?
huh? No I could’ve swore yesterday you had season 2 at 1. I hate season 2 compared to the others
@@hoopz66 imagine trying to change the story
Easily this is my tier list
2
1
4
3
I keep flipping between 1 and 4 because they are both so good but tbh I need to see season 5 to know how this pays off because there are too many questions raised in season 4 I hope they answer in a great way
But I just love 3. It’s such a fun season and I think has the most rewatchablilty
That ending of season 1 still gives me goosebumps
Great list!
My ranking:
1. Season 4
2. Season 1
3. Season 2
4. Season 3
Same
Thank you! Season three is by far the worst!
@@Rounderyathecruel yeah went off the rails imo
I have a similar list - with one change:
1. Season 1 (flawless. not a single thing I’d change)
2. Season 4 (brings back the mystery and horror elements of season 1. the Hawkins storyline is perfection, but the other plotlines kinda drag)
3. Season 2 (over hated. a repeat of season 1 but still very entertaining. the characters were probably at their best this season)
4. Season 3 (has a very different tone from the rest of the show. still a great season but I don’t like the over reliance of comedy)
The idea of vecna as controlling the other monsters was neat in season 4
Season two was actually my favourite season. I loved Wills and Elevens story.
Season 1: 10/10
This is the perfect mystery season. Everything just works. Eleven steals every scene she's in, and the ending where they finally find Will and parallels it to the death of Hopper's daughter gets me every time. However, BECAUSE it's such a mystery-heavy season, it lacks in rewatchability. I've watched ST four times, and this season gets increasingly harder to watch each time. It's a perfect season, but a lot of the charm disappears once you know what's going on.
Season 2: 10/10
This is the opposite. This season gets better every time I watch it. Eleven's arc in this season is one of my favorite arcs in fiction. Millie Bobby Brown absolutely crushes every single scene, especially when paired with David Harbour. I even love the Lost Sister episode. It's pure character work. Noah Schnapp is great. The ending was phenomenal and leaves me feeling great every time, and could have honestly been the logical ending to the show.
Season 3: 9/10
The highs in this season are the highest of the show, but there are also some lows. It's a 9 because it feels like it pandered to the younger, social media audience, which resulted in a total tone shift. The fact that a group of kids infiltrated a Soviet base and safely escaped rubs me the wrong way especially after what we saw the Soviets were like in season 4. However, the hospital scene is the best monster scene in the series, and the finale is the best episode in the series. The ending hits all the right emotional buttons perfectly. Dacre Montgomery absolutely steals this season.
Season 4: 10/10
When I watch a season of ST, I like to watch it all at once throughout the night. So I waited until Volume 2 was out to watch it all together. So I didn't have to wait a month full of theorizing and rumors. I actually like when everyone is split up, because I think having 12-15 main characters constantly together is a bit much. And all 3 plots worked perfectly for me. The Hawkins plot took me back to season 1 with a great mystery and horror. The California/Nina Project plot worked because it just focused solely on the most well-written and acted character, El. And the Russia plot was just action packed. When the horror was about to get old, it switched to the California gang. When I had enough laughs with them, it would switch to El and her character work. And then we would have some action with Hopper. The pacing was perfect. I loved the longer episodes, although I didn't think I would. Now I'll be disappointed if they stop doing that. I will think this will go down a little bit whenever I watch it again, but for now it's perfect.
Ranking (quality wise): 2 > 1 > 4 > 3.
Ranking (pure entertainment): 3 > 4 > 2 > 1.
Glad to see some respect for Season 2. I was sitting here scrolling through countless comments ranking it dead last. The general consensus is that it’s by far the weakest season and I CANNOT understand. It’s by far the BEST in my opinion! It added sooo much to the show and El’s storyline is emotional and way overhated by the fan base.
I share the same exact “quality” ranking as you!! :)
@@digitalbritt2k I find season 2 to be like aliens. More action, less horror, introduces more lore about the monsters, funnier and more rewatchable.
I love season 2 too
@@digitalbritt2k season 2 isn't the worst for sure, season 3 is so much worse, it's just people fall for the bright cover and "fun" part (although i'd rather call more fun season 2 even if it's simple comedy than straight over the top goofiness of season 3)
@@EntrEsprit Ong it’s so over the top and so goofy and the never ending story song was like what? Am I watching stranger things 😂
I feel like Season 4 was the make or break for this entire show. If season 4 failed, it may have been either cancelled or they would've added like 3 to 4 more seasons and milk it to death. They more than nailed Season 4 and this may be recency bias, but it's definitely my favorite. But all 4 seasons are great and I cannot wait for season 5
My list!
1. Season 2 (Amazing)
2. Season 1 (Original)
3. Season 3 (Colorful but no Upside Down)
4. Season 4 (The 3 year wait time is awful)
Solid
@@crndragon7663 Thanks! I know people like Season 3 and Season 4, but I just think we needed more Upside Down stuff in Season 3 and Season 4 took WAY too long to make, I don't think I would put Season 5 very high if it takes that long to make, but I guess we will have to wait and see.
Nice list 🔥
Mine is :
1. Season 4
2. Season 3
3. Season 2
4. Season 1
season 3 is my favorite. something about the 4th of july setting makes it so fun to rewatch. i’ve probably seen it 5 or 6 times. it’s always the one i go back to.
Honestly this is the exact same ranking as me. I think this list is perfect
My Ranking:
1. Season 1
2. Season 3
3. Season 4 Or Season 2 (I cant decide which ones better because they’re both amazing)
By the way i think all seasons are incredible!
Agree
Mine is
Season 3
Season 4/1
Season 2
my personal ranking
4. Season 3 (Controversial placement, but I just didn't really connect with the evil Russians plot, just felt out of place for stranger things and I agree that I wish Billy had a better arc, still a fun watch just has some flaws)
3. Season 2 (Definitely a solid season, a good continuation of the story of s1, just doesn't have as much of the charm and "the lost sister" was a bit of an odd episode I kind of liked Eleven for being a mysterious character rather than being part of an X men side plot, but still a good season).
2. Season 4 (Most complex and emotional of all the seasons, I wasn't sure how they were going to continue the story but they definitely did it well. Vecna is a fantastic villain and I love how they incorporated more horror elements and some of the most emotionally effective moments in all of stranger things).
1. Season 1 (Simple, slick and a perfect first season. The straight ahead story of s1 is just so simple but effective and genuinely gripping, while I admire season 4 for how ambitious it was I still love the simplicity of season 1 which puts it at the top for me).
Season1:best story
Season2:best action
Season3:best plot
Season4:best horror
Nah. Season 4 has literally all 4 of those. Season 4 is the most entertaining by far. Maybe thats just me
I would say 1 has the best plot, the rest go to 4
Season 2 is trash
4) season 2- not a bad follow up to season 1
3) season 1- great introduction got hooked on the first episode
2) season 3- like how they changed the story adding the Russian’s and is just above s1
1) season 4- incredible best villain by far great including Russia again and love how they based vecna off Freddy Krueger and loved how they made this season much darker. One of the best seasons I’ve ever seen annoyed it took so long to see but glad they too their time to make it as great as it is. Hope they amaze my with season 5 with an amazing ending. BTW hated how Eddie died he was amazing stole every scene he was in I nearly cried at his death because of him and Dustin. Would have preferred them to kill robin she was annoying this season compared to season 3
Respect your ranking!! Mine's similar:
4. Season 2: i didn't like the idea of eleven being split up from the gang either and that whole side story of her sister and that punk gang killed that season for me..Max's entry was cool & the start of the legendary Steve & Dustin duo!!!
3. Season 4: first few episodes were forgettable. Once Vecna started to target Max , things started to get real good real quick!!!
2. Season 3: Starcourt mall, the whole vibe of that season i thought was fun. The evolution in the relationships between the characters were interesting, I rewatch this season the most
1. Season 1 =it's the best!! Doesn't let up . The moment Will disappears ,you're hooked!!!!
This is exactly my ranking
On balance I think the whole show is great and there's definitely never been a bad season, but my ranking would go:
4. Stranger Things 3
This was the only season which, to me, felt like it favoured style over substance; the stakes were higher than ever and there were some epic action sequences to boot, but only a small handful of characters (Steve, Robin and Billy come to mind) were developed in a meaningful way, while I wouldn't really be able to tell you what anyone else did for the whole season. There are also some odd moments (e.g. Hopper's "death" and the Neverending Story scene) that felt like they were written in purely to generate reactions from viewers despite being dumb and/or frustrating in context
3. Stranger Things
Being the "smallest" season by a long shot, this one was comfortably the most consistent in how well it utilised its cast and pacing; however, since it was effectively just written as a nostalgia trip at this stage it didn't really feel like it did anything I hadn't already seen a dozen times before, which is the only reason I haven't ranked it higher
2. Stranger Things 2
Woefully underrated IMHO, this one really clicked with me from the offset, and to date there's not much I can fault about it aside from the "Lost Sister" episode being a complete tack-on. Everyone was well-developed, Steve turned into the best character after being a douche in the first season, the Dart storyline was great, and the Mind Flayer felt like it was pulled straight out of the Necronomicon
1. Stranger Things 4
Maybe I'm still experiencing a little recency bias, but the latest season really went above and beyond my expectations (especially since I was low-key concerned that the show had already had its day). On the one hand it managed to pull off a global narrative split between four separate storylines, but on the other it made the main thread (i.e. the Hawkins story) into an intimate supernatural murder-mystery that felt unlike anything the show had previously attempted. Vecna was an absolute triumph in all departments as the villain, and the multi-layered reveal in the final episode of Vol. 1 was legitimately one of the best-executed twists I've ever seen on screen. My only slight criticism at this stage is that the cast could do with being thinned out, but even then everyone was utilised well enough that nobody felt redundant; they were all either well-developed or significant to the plot(s) or both
Very well
One of the main reasons I couldn’t get into 3 as much as the other ones was (and to be fair, I haven’t watched it since it came out so if I were to rewatch it he might not be as bad as I was remembering) Mike. He was super unlikable in the first couple episodes, and when he tried to save eleven where he says “GET OFF OF HER” it didn’t feel earned to me. I also wasn’t really a fan of the double down on the 80’s stuff as I enjoyed it more as a back drop. But that’s just me. I’m planning on rewatching it eventually so my opinion could change.
1.) Season 4 (It felt the most mature/darkest with A+ character development)
2.) Season 1 (Instant classic)
3.) Season 2 (I like this season more than most. Take out the lost sister episode and I was pretty engaged. I really like what they were doing with Will.)
4.) Season 3 (I felt that this season had the laziest writing and biggest plot holes/conveniences. I loved that song in the last episode with Dustin!)
100% agree with this ranking
Season 4 deserves a standing ovation. Bravo!
I think that all of these seasons are fantastic
My ranking is:
1. Season 4
2. Season 3
3. Season 1
4. Season 2
My Ranking
1. Season 4
2. Season 3
3. Season 2
4. Season 1 I still love this season to me it feels unique and different than most shows Like a mix of Spielberg and King stories, but I love how the series has grown over the years and it just got better to me, but I still love this season.
This is just a personal gripe but I don’t like the implication that Henry/Vecna/1 was behind everything the whole time because it strips the Mind Flayer of what makes it the most horrifying; it’s utter lack of humanity. Throughout the first few seasons, it was like Mr. Gray from Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher. It was an inhuman virus with a human mouth piece. Death and destruction weren’t ambiguous moral issues for it. It was a foreign invader. Vecna felt like a different sort of villain because he attacked on a personal/emotional level. Combining the two into one entity in a way minimizes both.
4. SEASON 3- Good but most goffy season with some questions at the end of season----8.7/10
3. SEASON 1- I love it , but i cant put it on 2nd or 1st place cuz i think that this season set up so many things for next seasons and i cant imagine to be a Mini series and if there was just one season it would be still phenomenal---9.4/10
2. SEASON 2-Dont unerstand how people put this as worst season, its just like season 1 but more EPIC, FUN with great groups of people ( Like what they did for Empire Strikes back style)---9.7/10
1. SEASON 4-It was just something on another level---9.8/10
All seasons are GOATED
4. Season 1
amazing starter great at building up the characters and does everything as good as it could’ve at the time. The whole demogorgon killing spree is good and the mystery in this is so chilling. From the Christmas lights to the bike chases it perfectly captures the 80s vibe but just didn’t have the sense of danger and scale as the other seasons still an incredible setup of horror and adventure
3. Stranger things 2
Everything we loved about the first season but just better. The possession thing with will Byers was awesome and genuinely terrifying and never fails to scare me. You see Steve will eleven and many more upgrade and evolve as characters and it marks the introduction of Billy and Max two of the most important characters of the show.
2. Season 4
Ultimately this is the best season of stranger things. Everything is levelled up from the horror to the genuine scale of the plot. Everyone is split up and everyone has their own initial plot lines. The California and Russia stuff is awesome but the vecna mystery in Hawkins takes the number one spot for me. We get introduced to a almost humanised villian who’s past is shocking and terrifying. This season is Gruesome and incredible with a shocking finale that left me wanting more and in TEARS…
1. Stranger Things 3
what can be said…. If season 4 is the BEST season this is MY best season. Everything about this screams stranger things and it is the most rewatcahbke and enjoyable thing about the show. Everyone has there moments and the charm is incredible. The scoop troop are underground in a secret Russian base the Hawkins gang are dealing with a possessed billy Hargrove and the finale is just SO GOOD. So many memorable moments and all in all the funniest and just best season of stranger things…
My list would have to be:
#1. Season 4 - The best overall story IMO.
#2. Season 1 - The season that started it all.
#3. Season 2 - Introduction of new characters and a decent plot.
#4. Season 3 - The weakest of all seasons by far, but has a decent finale.
I love how you said “least good to the best” because there isn’t a season that isn’t at least good of this show lol
Facts
@@choobiestudios2305 season 3...
@@knuckles2494 wym bruh that shit was good af its underrated idk why people don’t like it
@@bagelboy372 Im my opinion, no the story was pointless and felt like a cashgrab, if it was a movie it'd be my least favorite. But Alexi was good tho RIP...
@@knuckles2494 yeah ig they can’t please everyone 🤷♂️ i really enjoyed it though
Awesome ranking Sean great video
1. Season One (a tight, small-scale story with great character arcs, charming young actors, and clever subversions of tropes)
2. Season 4 (surprisingly, mostly a return to form, even if it’s the darkest and goriest; the stakes actually feel real)
3. Season 3 (fun, but too goofy for its own good and full of contrivances)
4. Season 2 (love poor Bob, but why oh why must Mike be so horrible to any girl NOT named 11, and what on Earth is that Lost Sister episode?)
My Ranking
4.Stranger Things 2 9/10
3.Strange Things 9.3/10
2.Strange Things 3 10/10
1.Strange Things 4 10/10
Totally agree with the ranking
Of course, everyone has different opinions but I hope someone can agree with me on this ranking:
4th: Stranger Things Season 2: I love this season for what it is but Eleven getting turned into sort of a side character didn’t really work out and I think the duffer brothers could’ve done something different with her this season. Besides that, everything else was pretty good besides like Sean said, there was less of a mystery than Season 1, But the introduction of new characters also helped this season because it’s not just the main cast that we had last season. I know some people will disagree on this, but I personally think that Bob’s death was the most tragic in all of stranger things, most people say Alexei’s was but I feel like Bob had more of an impact on the story than a Russian that likes slurpies. I see why people would like Alexei because, well, He likes slurpies! And he was so happy. But looking back, his character wasn’t very… I guess, complex. This part was random talking about the saddest death but I just wanted to get that in there.
3rd: Stranger Things Season 1: Some people really like this season (Like Sean), I did too! But I feel like it wasn’t as good as the 3rd and 4th seasons. It’s better than Season 2 because like I said, it has a bigger mystery. It introduces the characters we know and love today to the story and it started everything. Very well done but I don’t think it deserves 1st place like a lot of people think.
2nd: Stranger Things Season 3: I can already see the comments coming in for me doing this but I’m being honest like I said I would, This season was really good, and it might sound like I’m babying it but it genuinely was better than it was bad. The way they split the characters apart and then fight all together in the end surprised me so much but it was so cool! This season was just so good. Ok, it does sound like I’m babying it but just honest 😂. Anyways that obviously shows who 1st place belongs to.
1st: Stranger Things Season 4: Pure Perfectness, it just was. It did what Season 3 did but so much better. They split the characters up to fight Vecna whilst all being in different places. So much happened that I makes the season feel like a giant room! I feel like they also improved a lot of characters this season, for example: Steve (They pretty much turned him into a mom), Nancy (They turned her into the fighter she is), and, stay with me here, Dr Brenner, He has been the bad guy for so long and now he just wanted to help eleven, and that improved his character so much and. When he died I almost felt bad for Eleven. But overall, this was the best season out of all of them.
I hope some people could agree with me and I sure hope people don’t get mad. This is my honest opinion and if you would like you could leave your opinions in the comments of this comment. Anyways, bye and have a great day!
3 will always be my favorite due to the time period it came out and just how much it perfectly displayed a summer/4th of july vibe
4: shit except for the last 4-5 episodes
3: good
2: some of the magic is still there
1: masterpiece
Season 3 was perfection for me.
oh wow he rearranged s3 from being favorite to being 3rd i def understand i still have 4. st2 3. st1 2. st3 1. st4
Here’s my ranking of every season:
4. Season 2
3. Season 4
2. Season 1
1. Season 3
Idk If it’s just me but season 3 is very rewatchable
4th- season 3 reason: some characters felt really out of place and had a lacking of the mystery which really made me engaged but still good 8/10
3rd- season 2- I love the heavy mystery aspect though my main issue was elevens arc as we rarely saw the main character we love so much 8.5/10
2nd- season 4 was good even if the pacing for the last 2 episodes was not as good as the first 7 9/10
1st- season 1 absolutely amazing I have never found myself so engaged in a series that made me watch the other ones on end 10/10
I feel like since seasons 1 and 4 are the best I feel like they should've pulled an IT chapter 2 and done a time skip with the kids being older with them being introduced to season 4 with Vecna etc.
My list:
4. Season 3 - Russian team has random setup and lame members, some of the lighting and color grading makes it look a little cheap in a few areas, and they ruined Hopper in this season badly. Eleven and Max going to the mall was nice though. Good enough season, but has some drawbacks.
3. Season 2 - Gets more flack than deserved imo. This is less of a truly new step, and more so a step of progression. In a nutshell, it’s less like Smash Bros Melee and more like Smash Brawl. Rip Bob.
2. Season 1 - no complaints, except maybe the bullies didn’t get enough of what they deserved.
1. Season 4 - Very few hiccups and whatnot, and I love the character work and tone in this season.
1. season 4
2. season 1
3. season 2
4. season 3
Season 3 in my opinion did not advance us too much information about the series and just added another story that put the Russians into the story unlike season 4 which were there scenes I had been waiting to see for years.
Season 2 except Episode 7 is not bad at all and I do not think that is a reason to put it last because we saw so many good things - the relationship of Dustin and Steve and every time I knew what was going to happen the creators just managed to surprise me.
season 1 is always good and always classic - it's just a pleasure
Season 4 is the best of them all - not only because it just came out but because it brought me clips I've been waiting so long to see - we knew Papa lived from season 2, why did we not see any trace of it every season 3? - This is one of the reasons that season 3 is in last place - it did not advance us much in terms of the plot of the series itself. In season 4 we finally find out who is the main villain of the whole series and what he wants in principle and finally it's not a monster that is just hungry or wants to take over someone's brain, but it's a person with a hard and painful past and very strong and clear desires - in short, we found out why The series exists in general.
same!
I totally agree. Volume two of season four was amazing but season one is still undefeated
My ranking is:
4: season 1
It is a good season but since it was the first I feel like most of it was just the characters just having their whole characters fleshed out which really helped the other seasons.
Next is season 4.
Actually an amazing season and enjoyed it a lot, but since I haven’t rewatched it yet, I have to put it here.
Next is season 3
This is the funniest season in the show, especially when the kids are in the Russian base. Star court is cool and colourful, while the downtown is very dark and grey. Almost like your looking at photos of the past. I think the monsters of this season are very confusing, the hospital part lost me a bit and the physical mind flayer freaked me out. I think it’s extra dark but in return is bright and funny in star court. Even in the last episode.
LAST IS SEASON 2
Damn
This isn’t even a joke
On rewatch, I enjoyed this season more than the others. I thought that the lost sister story was good, and it was just a cool season in general. My favourite scene of the show is in this season actually. It’s when they all dress up as ghostbusters and each of their mom’s take pictures of them. I thought it was really fun and seeing Will call it stupid in season 3 broke my heart.
Anyways that’s my ranking feel free to call me a stupid dumb idiot baby in the comments below like and subscribnel
This is a perfect list, but I think I would put it
4. Season 2
3. Season 1
2. Season 3
1. Season 4
I think season 1 is perfect, it has no flaws, I like these more happier seasons tho (3 and 4) but your list is definitely perfect
1)season 4
2)season 1
3)season 3
4)season 2
My ranking:
My list:
1: Season 1
It’s just a classic and I think is the best, it’s so fun to watch and I’ve rewatched it maybe 10+ times now haha.
2: Season 4
Very good but had a lot of flaws especially at the beginning. I think it was amazing and super fun to watch but the acting from Mike and will wasn’t convincing for me and the beginning was slow which makes it just below that number 1 spot.
3: Season 2.
Loved this season, also felt quite forced and just like a second season but still had that stranger things vibe to it and was pretty good. But it also has the worst episode in my opinion in the entire show “The Lost Sister”.
4: Season 3.
Honestly, I didn’t like this season. It was the weakest in my opinion and didn’t feel like stranger things and felt weird and forced and like they were trying to do something different but it just didn’t work out. This is definitely my least favorite season but it was fine. Just very weak and I really didn’t enjoy this one.
Meh 1 is overrated imo but its good
I'll never tire of saying that the series should have ended with season 1, or should have been an anthology series with different strange things and cast every season
Maybe it would be interesting but at the same time you don t ever have the character devopolement of Steve Harrington and his duo with Dustin, you never would be able to see the amazing acting of Noah Scnapp in season 2, the amazing acting of Dacre and his dinamic there its so good in my opinion with Millie Bobby Brown, and maybe you haven t have the best villians of the show Vecna and Mind Flayer so I think it was a good decision to continue the story and with the same actors because honestly its almost impossible to find child actors as talented as Noah Scnapp, Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard, also New characters every season you don t have that much time to love that much some characters because most of them have a character devopolement through the show like Steve, Nancy, Hopper, Eleven etc...
Honestly the seasons i loved the most are :
Season 4
Season 3
Season 1
Season 2
This is also my list as well! Sort of makes me want to go back to the 1st season again because I’ve always loved that one over the others.
Agreed, season 1 may be the greatest season of anything I've watched ever
My ranking
4- Season 1, great contained story but lots of buildup for a mediocre finale, demogorgon underused.
3- Season 2, Steve’s relationship with Dustin shines, Nancy stays important and has an interesting arc, Eleven and Hoppers relationship works and Max is a great addition. I loved Bob too but I think more could’ve been done besides Eleven just shutting the portal.
2- Season 3, Lots of great comedy, Scoops Troop carried especially Robin, Billy is terrifying, Max and El’s relationship is great, Russian plot is great, finale has good build up, hated the main Russian terminator villain. He’s what brought the season down along with too much comedy taking away from the emotional moments.
1- Season 4, by far the best season, great horror, great comedy, amazing character focus and arcs, everyone gets their moment to shine, multiple storylines creates a new freshness to the series, insanely cool villain, old foes brought back, Demogorgon, Demodogs, Mind Flayer, new villains, demobats, loved the new characters, Argyle, Eddie and Chrissy.
You nailed it perfectly why Season 1 is the best season and overall one of the best seasons ever created.
For me..
1. Season 4 (pretty close with season 3)
2. Season 3
3. Season 1
4. Season 2
1. Stranger Things S1
2. Stranger Things S4
3. Stranger Things S2
4. Stranger Things S3
Hello there
My ranking would be
1. Stranger things 2
2. Stranger things 1
3. Stranger things 4
4. Stranger things 3
Here is my Ranking its controversial...
1. Season 2 it may not be the most loved but, i really enjoyed the whole eleven split off thing they had going on and we got max and Billy so that is number one. 10/10
2. Season 3 its a great season with them all being grown up and i really enjoyed it and its really funny in the beginning with the birthday for Dustin and also Dustin's song XD. 9.8/10
3. Season 4 I loved that we were able to get Vecna in the season and it was very good for them basically being adults and we got Eddy and he is now one of my favorite characters in Stranger Things. Not to mention we also got Eddy's SICK Master of Puppets song it was fire. It was a little more PG because how they die from Vecna is crazy... 9.4/10
4. Season 1 I know, I know, its a great season but i had no were to put it so its number 4 but... I still think this is a wonderful season its simple, its funny, and its nice really good. And also Steve is not the best in this season.... 9.2/10