As I started watching the series, I started realizing that the show developers must have just trolled on Tumblr for things that internet-addicted teens and twenty-somethings loved. Each character, theme, music, actor, and story arc reminded me of things that my friends and I (college-aged millennials) love. Here are my top picks for my millennials go nuts for Stranger Things:
1. The 80s music
2. Paranormal Activity
3. 80s High School Movie Themes
4. Little Kids
5. Mystery
We love mystery for the same reason we love throwing it back to the 80s. It makes us forget about our significant cheating others, student loans, homework, and tear-stained pillows.
6. The Character Dynamics
7. The Binge-Ability
Eight. Short. Episodes.